Abd/low ext cath addl at MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL

900 EIGHTH AVENUE, FT WORTH, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1659323772

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

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Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$530.92 with Superior Health Plan vs $7,584.51 with National Healthcare Solutions — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $530.92
Superior Health Plan CHIP $530.92
Superior Health Plan STARKids $530.92
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $530.92
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $530.92
Humana COMM $702.99
Cigna IFP $1,023.91
Cigna QHP $1,061.83
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,373.00
United OptionsPPO $1,425.89
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $1,441.06
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
Unicare CHIP $1,668.59
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,873.37
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,873.37
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Cigna LocalPlus $2,002.31
Cigna NewBusiness $2,002.31
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
BCBS BluePremier $2,214.68
Cigna HMO $2,237.43
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,237.43
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,237.43
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
BCBS BlueEssentials $2,419.46
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $2,419.46
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
BCBS EPOSOA $2,540.81
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,563.56
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
BCBS PPO $2,654.58
Cigna AllOther $2,829.02
BCBS Traditional $3,367.52
City of McKinney COMM $3,413.03
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,792.26
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $3,792.26
Aetna ASA $3,997.04
Cigna Lifesource COMM $4,019.79
Aetna WCOMP $4,171.48
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,171.48
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,171.48
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,171.48
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Averde Health, Inc PPO $4,399.02
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $4,467.28
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $4,467.28
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $5,309.16
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $5,309.16
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $5,309.16
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,385.00
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $5,460.85
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $5,688.38
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $6,067.61
USA Managed Care COMM $6,067.61
USC Health Services COMM $6,067.61
Galaxy Health Network PPO $6,446.83
Optum Transplant COMM $6,522.68
Independent Medical Systems COMM $7,584.51
Unicare MCD $7,584.51
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $7,584.51
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Abd/low ext cath addl at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,680.49 $476.14 – $2,380.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,020.60 $71.00 – $1,530.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,020.60 $71.00 – $1,275.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,680.49 $448.13 – $2,380.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,020.60 $85.00 – $1,530.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,020.60 $527.31 – $1,530.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,020.60 $71.00 – $1,530.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,680.49 $448.13 – $2,380.69

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