Assay of somatostatin 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

$2,288.97

Cash price

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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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$2,288.97

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.

$10.97 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $2,288.97 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 CHIP $10.97 ↓ -100%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $10.97 ↓ -100%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $15.36 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $15.36 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $15.36 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $15.36 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $15.36 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $15.36 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $15.36 ↓ -99%
United STAR $15.36 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $16.13 ↓ -99%
Healthspring Life MCD $16.13 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $16.59 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $16.59 ↓ -99%
Molina MCDSTAR $16.90 ↓ -99%
Molina STARKIDS $16.90 ↓ -99%
Molina STAR+PLUS $16.90 ↓ -99%
Molina CHIP $16.90 ↓ -99%
WellMed MGMCR $18.19 ↓ -99%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $18.28 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health PPO $18.28 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup DualEligible $18.28 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health POS $18.28 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $18.28 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health SNP $18.28 ↓ -99%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $18.28 ↓ -99%
TriWest FEDERAL $18.28 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health HMO $18.28 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCR $18.28 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $18.28 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MCR $18.28 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $18.28 ↓ -99%
BCBS MCRPPO $18.28 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MME $18.28 ↓ -99%
United MGMCR $18.37 ↓ -99%
Aetna MCR $18.44 ↓ -99%
Care N Care MGMCR $18.46 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $18.65 ↓ -99%
WellCare MGMCR $18.83 ↓ -99%
Integranet MGMCR $18.83 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $19.19 ↓ -99%
ProCare Advantge MCR $19.19 ↓ -99%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $19.19 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $19.19 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $19.19 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $19.19 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $19.19 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $19.19 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCD $19.20 ↓ -99%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $19.38 ↓ -99%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $19.38 ↓ -99%
Humana Tricare $19.70 ↓ -99%
Molina MMP $19.93 ↓ -99%
Molina MME $19.93 ↓ -99%
Molina MCR $19.93 ↓ -99%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $20.11 ↓ -99%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $20.31 ↓ -99%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $21.94 ↓ -99%
Aetna QHPHIX $23.26 ↓ -99%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $23.76 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $27.42 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $27.42 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $27.42 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $27.42 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $27.42 ↓ -99%
BCBS BluePremier $31.26 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $31.99 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $31.99 ↓ -99%
Aetna NewBusiness $32.03 ↓ -99%
Superior ValueHMO $32.72 ↓ -99%
Aetna Meritain $34.12 ↓ -99%
Aetna COMM $34.12 ↓ -99%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $34.73 ↓ -98%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $36.19 ↓ -98%
Aetna OON $40.15 ↓ -98%
Superior EPO $40.95 ↓ -98%
Superior HMO $40.95 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentials $45.15 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $45.15 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $47.35 ↓ -98%
Oscar HIX $47.53 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare HIX $47.89 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $49.54 ↓ -98%
Cigna LocalPlus $72.47 ↓ -97%
Cigna NewBusiness $72.54 ↓ -97%
Cigna HMO $80.99 ↓ -96%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $80.99 ↓ -96%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $80.99 ↓ -96%
Cigna AllOther $102.44 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $160.23 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $160.23 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $160.23 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $160.23 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $160.23 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $203.00 ↓ -91%
Cigna IFP $309.01 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $320.46 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $430.33 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $503.57 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $560.80 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $590.55 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $773.67 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $1,016.30 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,030.04 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,030.04 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,144.48 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,144.48 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,206.29 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,213.15 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $1,258.93 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,258.93 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,258.93 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,258.93 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,327.60 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,348.20 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,348.20 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,602.28 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,602.28 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,602.28 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,625.17 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $1,648.06 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,716.73 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,831.18 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $1,831.18 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,945.62 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $1,968.51 ↓ -14%
Unicare MCD $2,288.97 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,288.97 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,288.97 ↑ +0%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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