Aquaporin-4 antibody elisa 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

$598.33

Cash price

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$598.33

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.

$6.92 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $598.33 with Unicare — same scan, same building. Share

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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
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $6.92 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $6.92 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $9.69 ↓ -98%
United STAR $9.69 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $9.69 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $9.69 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $9.69 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $9.69 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $9.69 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $9.69 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $10.17 ↓ -98%
Healthspring Life MCD $10.17 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $10.47 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $10.47 ↓ -98%
Molina STAR+PLUS $10.66 ↓ -98%
Molina CHIP $10.66 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $10.66 ↓ -98%
Molina MCDSTAR $10.66 ↓ -98%
WellMed MGMCR $11.47 ↓ -98%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $11.53 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health SNP $11.53 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health HMO $11.53 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health POS $11.53 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MCR $11.53 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MME $11.53 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCR $11.53 ↓ -98%
TriWest FEDERAL $11.53 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health PPO $11.53 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $11.53 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $11.53 ↓ -98%
United SmallGroup $11.53 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup DualEligible $11.53 ↓ -98%
BCBS MCRPPO $11.53 ↓ -98%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $11.53 ↓ -98%
United MGMCR $11.59 ↓ -98%
Aetna MCR $11.63 ↓ -98%
Care N Care MGMCR $11.65 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $11.76 ↓ -98%
WellCare MGMCR $11.88 ↓ -98%
Integranet MGMCR $11.88 ↓ -98%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $12.11 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $12.11 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $12.11 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $12.11 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $12.11 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $12.11 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $12.11 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $12.11 ↓ -98%
ProCare Advantge MCR $12.11 ↓ -98%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $12.22 ↓ -98%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $12.22 ↓ -98%
Humana Tricare $12.43 ↓ -98%
Molina MCR $12.57 ↓ -98%
Molina MMP $12.57 ↓ -98%
Molina MME $12.57 ↓ -98%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $12.68 ↓ -98%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $12.81 ↓ -98%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $13.84 ↓ -98%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $14.99 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $17.29 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $17.29 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $17.29 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $17.29 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $17.29 ↓ -97%
BCBS BluePremier $19.72 ↓ -97%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $20.18 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $20.18 ↓ -97%
Superior ValueHMO $20.64 ↓ -97%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $21.91 ↓ -96%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $22.83 ↓ -96%
Superior HMO $25.83 ↓ -96%
Superior EPO $25.83 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentials $28.48 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $28.48 ↓ -95%
BCBS EPOSOA $29.86 ↓ -95%
Oscar HIX $29.98 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare HIX $30.21 ↓ -95%
BCBS PPO $31.25 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $41.88 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $41.88 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $41.88 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $41.88 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $41.88 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $45.66 ↓ -92%
Cigna NewBusiness $45.71 ↓ -92%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $51.03 ↓ -91%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $51.03 ↓ -91%
Cigna HMO $51.03 ↓ -91%
Cigna AllOther $64.54 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $80.77 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $83.77 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $97.53 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $112.49 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $131.63 ↓ -78%
Aetna NewBusiness $142.40 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $146.59 ↓ -76%
Aetna COMM $153.17 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $153.17 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $154.37 ↓ -74%
Aetna OON $179.50 ↓ -70%
Humana COMM $185.42 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $202.24 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $265.66 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $269.25 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $269.25 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $299.17 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $299.17 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $315.32 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $317.11 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $329.08 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $329.08 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $329.08 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $329.08 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $347.03 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $352.42 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $352.42 ↓ -41%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $418.83 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $418.83 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $418.83 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $424.81 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $430.80 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $448.75 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $478.66 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $478.66 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $508.58 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $514.56 ↓ -14%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $598.33 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $598.33 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $598.33 ↑ +0%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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