Anterior thoracic extension 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

$1,427.00

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$1,427.00

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.

$99.89 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,643.92 with Humana — 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

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

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $99.89 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $99.89 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $99.89 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $99.89 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $99.89 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $192.65 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $199.78 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $268.28 ↓ -81%
Humana Tricare $282.26 ↓ -80%
BCBS MCRPPO $285.28 ↓ -80%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $285.28 ↓ -80%
WellMed MGMCR $289.54 ↓ -80%
Devoted Health MME $290.99 ↓ -80%
Devoted Health PPO $290.99 ↓ -80%
Devoted Health SNP $290.99 ↓ -80%
Devoted Health HMO $290.99 ↓ -80%
Devoted Health POS $290.99 ↓ -80%
Devoted Health MCR $290.99 ↓ -80%
Humana MGMCR $290.99 ↓ -80%
TriWest FEDERAL $290.99 ↓ -80%
Amerigroup DualEligible $290.99 ↓ -80%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $290.99 ↓ -80%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $290.99 ↓ -80%
United MGMCR $292.44 ↓ -80%
Aetna MCR $293.46 ↓ -79%
Care N Care MGMCR $293.90 ↓ -79%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $296.81 ↓ -79%
Integranet MGMCR $299.72 ↓ -79%
WellCare MGMCR $299.72 ↓ -79%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $305.54 ↓ -79%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $305.54 ↓ -79%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $305.54 ↓ -79%
ProCare Advantge MCR $305.54 ↓ -79%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $305.54 ↓ -79%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $305.54 ↓ -79%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $305.54 ↓ -79%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $305.54 ↓ -79%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $308.45 ↓ -78%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $308.45 ↓ -78%
Unicare CHIP $313.94 ↓ -78%
Molina MCR $317.18 ↓ -78%
Molina MME $317.18 ↓ -78%
Molina MMP $317.18 ↓ -78%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $320.09 ↓ -78%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $349.19 ↓ -76%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $352.47 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $352.47 ↓ -75%
Cigna LocalPlus $376.73 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $376.73 ↓ -74%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $378.29 ↓ -73%
Cigna HMO $420.96 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $420.96 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $420.96 ↓ -71%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $436.49 ↓ -69%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $436.49 ↓ -69%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $436.49 ↓ -69%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $436.49 ↓ -69%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $436.49 ↓ -69%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $455.21 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentials $455.21 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $478.05 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $482.33 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $499.45 ↓ -65%
Superior ValueHMO $520.87 ↓ -63%
Cigna AllOther $532.27 ↓ -63%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $552.88 ↓ -61%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $576.16 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $633.59 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $642.15 ↓ -55%
Superior HMO $651.82 ↓ -54%
Superior EPO $651.82 ↓ -54%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $713.50 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $713.50 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $752.03 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $756.31 ↓ -47%
Molina Healthcare HIX $762.39 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $784.85 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $784.85 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $784.85 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $784.85 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $827.66 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $840.50 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $840.50 ↓ -41%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $998.90 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,013.17 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $1,027.44 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,070.25 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,141.60 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $1,141.60 ↓ -20%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $1,141.60 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,212.95 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $1,227.22 ↓ -14%
Unicare MCD $1,427.00 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,427.00 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,427.00 ↑ +0%
Humana COMM $1,643.92 ↑ +15%

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MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE $794.00 $282.26 – $762.39
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