Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) 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

$228.60

Cash price

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$228.60

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.

$10.36 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $228.60 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $10.36 ↓ -95%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $10.36 ↓ -95%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $14.51 ↓ -94%
United CHIP $14.51 ↓ -94%
United STAR $14.51 ↓ -94%
United STARPerinate $14.51 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $14.51 ↓ -94%
United STARKids $14.51 ↓ -94%
United STARPLUS $14.51 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup CHIP $14.51 ↓ -94%
Healthspring Life MCD $15.24 ↓ -93%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $15.24 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $15.67 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health MCD $15.67 ↓ -93%
Molina STAR+PLUS $15.96 ↓ -93%
Molina STARKIDS $15.96 ↓ -93%
Molina CHIP $15.96 ↓ -93%
Molina MCDSTAR $15.96 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $16.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $16.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $16.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $16.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $16.00 ↓ -93%
WellMed MGMCR $17.18 ↓ -92%
Devoted Health PPO $17.27 ↓ -92%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $17.27 ↓ -92%
Devoted Health SNP $17.27 ↓ -92%
Devoted Health HMO $17.27 ↓ -92%
Devoted Health POS $17.27 ↓ -92%
Devoted Health MCR $17.27 ↓ -92%
Devoted Health MME $17.27 ↓ -92%
BCBS MCRPPO $17.27 ↓ -92%
Humana MGMCR $17.27 ↓ -92%
TriWest FEDERAL $17.27 ↓ -92%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $17.27 ↓ -92%
Amerigroup DualEligible $17.27 ↓ -92%
United AllPayerAppendix $17.27 ↓ -92%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $17.27 ↓ -92%
United SmallGroup $17.27 ↓ -92%
United MGMCR $17.36 ↓ -92%
Aetna MCR $17.42 ↓ -92%
Care N Care MGMCR $17.44 ↓ -92%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $17.62 ↓ -92%
WellCare MGMCR $17.79 ↓ -92%
Integranet MGMCR $17.79 ↓ -92%
ProCare Advantge MCR $18.13 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $18.13 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $18.13 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $18.13 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $18.13 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $18.13 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $18.13 ↓ -92%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $18.13 ↓ -92%
Humana MGMCD $18.14 ↓ -92%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $18.31 ↓ -92%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $18.31 ↓ -92%
Humana Tricare $18.61 ↓ -92%
Molina MME $18.82 ↓ -92%
Molina MMP $18.82 ↓ -92%
Molina MCR $18.82 ↓ -92%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $19.00 ↓ -92%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $19.19 ↓ -92%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $20.72 ↓ -91%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $22.45 ↓ -90%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $25.91 ↓ -89%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $25.91 ↓ -89%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $25.91 ↓ -89%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $25.91 ↓ -89%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $25.91 ↓ -89%
BCBS BluePremier $29.53 ↓ -87%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $30.22 ↓ -87%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $30.22 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $30.86 ↓ -87%
Superior ValueHMO $30.91 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $32.00 ↓ -86%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $32.81 ↓ -86%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $34.19 ↓ -85%
Aetna QHPHIX $37.26 ↓ -84%
Superior EPO $38.68 ↓ -83%
Superior HMO $38.68 ↓ -83%
BCBS BlueEssentials $42.66 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $42.66 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $42.98 ↓ -81%
BCBS EPOSOA $44.73 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $44.90 ↓ -80%
Molina Healthcare HIX $45.25 ↓ -80%
BCBS PPO $46.80 ↓ -80%
Unicare CHIP $50.29 ↓ -78%
Aetna NewBusiness $54.41 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $56.01 ↓ -75%
Aetna COMM $58.52 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $58.52 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $58.98 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $68.47 ↓ -70%
Cigna NewBusiness $68.54 ↓ -70%
Aetna OON $68.58 ↓ -70%
Humana COMM $70.84 ↓ -69%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $76.52 ↓ -67%
Cigna HMO $76.52 ↓ -67%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $76.52 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $77.27 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $96.78 ↓ -58%
BCBS Traditional $101.50 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $102.87 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $102.87 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $114.30 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $114.30 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $120.47 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $121.16 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $125.73 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $125.73 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $125.73 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $125.73 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $132.59 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $134.65 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $134.65 ↓ -41%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $160.02 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $160.02 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $160.02 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $162.31 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $164.59 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $171.45 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $182.88 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $182.88 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $194.31 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $196.60 ↓ -14%
Unicare MCD $228.60 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $228.60 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $228.60 ↑ +0%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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