Abdominal MRI (without contrast) 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

$7,765.61

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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$7,765.61

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.

$201.81 with Amerigroup vs $7,765.61 with Independent Medical Systems — 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
Amerigroup MGMCD $201.81 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $201.81 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $201.81 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $201.81 ↓ -97%
United CHIP $201.81 ↓ -97%
United STAR $201.81 ↓ -97%
United STARKids $201.81 ↓ -97%
United STARPLUS $201.81 ↓ -97%
United STARPerinate $201.81 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup CHIP $201.81 ↓ -97%
Healthspring Life MCD $211.90 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $211.90 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $217.95 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $217.95 ↓ -97%
Molina MCDSTAR $221.99 ↓ -97%
Molina STAR+PLUS $221.99 ↓ -97%
Molina STARKIDS $221.99 ↓ -97%
Molina CHIP $221.99 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCD $252.26 ↓ -97%
BCBS BluePremier $277.32 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $293.63 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $293.63 ↓ -96%
United SmallGroup $313.62 ↓ -96%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $313.62 ↓ -96%
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $450.00 ↓ -94%
United AllPayerAppendix $517.79 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $543.59 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $543.59 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $543.59 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $543.59 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $543.59 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00 ↓ -90%
Humana COMM $842.97 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $906.53 ↓ -88%
BCBS BlueEssentials $906.53 ↓ -88%
BCBS EPOSOA $950.80 ↓ -88%
BCBS PPO $995.08 ↓ -87%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $1,048.36 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $1,087.19 ↓ -86%
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00 ↓ -86%
Aetna COMM $1,117.00 ↓ -86%
Aetna OON $1,314.00 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,459.93 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $1,708.43 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,624.78 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $3,447.93 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $3,494.52 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $3,494.52 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,882.80 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $3,882.80 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $4,092.48 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $4,115.77 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,271.09 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,271.09 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $4,271.09 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,271.09 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $4,504.05 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $4,573.94 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $4,573.94 ↓ -41%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $5,435.93 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $5,435.93 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,513.58 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $5,591.24 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $5,824.21 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $6,212.49 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $6,212.49 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $6,600.77 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $6,678.42 ↓ -14%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $7,765.61 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $7,765.61 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $7,765.61 ↑ +0%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital

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Abdominal MRI (without contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,197.95 $201.81 – $2,747.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,048.36 $314.76 – $3,072.54
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,048.36 $215.94 – $3,072.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,048.36 $201.81 – $3,072.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,742.65 $201.81 – $4,113.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,197.95 $201.81 – $2,747.44

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