An fluoro guide for cvp 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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$86.63 with BCBS vs $2,316.71 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
BCBS BluePremier $86.63
BCBS MyBlueHealth $95.37
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $95.37
Aetna QHPHIX $142.87
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $162.17
Superior Health Plan CHIP $162.17
Superior Health Plan STARKids $162.17
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $162.17
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $162.17
Aetna NewBusiness $195.89
Aetna Meritain $209.85
Aetna COMM $209.85
Aetna OON $246.12
Humana COMM $263.29
BCBS BlueEssentials $283.19
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $283.19
BCBS EPOSOA $297.02
BCBS PPO $310.86
Cigna IFP $312.76
Cigna QHP $324.34
United OptionsPPO $435.54
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $440.17
Unicare CHIP $509.68
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $567.59
Evry Health COMM $597.71
Cigna LocalPlus $611.61
Cigna NewBusiness $611.61
Cigna HMO $683.43
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $683.43
Cigna NetworkBenefit $683.43
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $783.05
Cigna AllOther $864.13
Curative Administrators COMM $926.68
BCBS Traditional $1,028.62
City of McKinney COMM $1,042.52
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,042.52
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,158.36
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,158.36
Aetna ASA $1,220.91
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,227.86
Aetna WCOMP $1,274.19
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,274.19
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,274.19
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,274.19
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,343.69
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,364.54
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,364.54
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,621.70
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,621.70
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,621.70
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,644.86
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $1,668.03
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,737.53
USC Health Services COMM $1,853.37
USA Managed Care COMM $1,853.37
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,969.20
Optum Transplant COMM $1,992.37
Unicare MCD $2,316.71
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,316.71
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,316.71
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital

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An fluoro guide for cvp at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $604.24 $145.60 – $856.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $549.76 $113.16 – $824.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $754.13 $150.83 – $942.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $604.24 $161.13 – $856.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $549.76 $176.47 – $824.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $549.76 $284.04 – $824.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $754.13 $244.61 – $1,131.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $604.24 $145.60 – $856.00

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