Bacterial meningitis antigen 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

$274.61

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.

$274.61

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 $274.61 with Unicare — 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 $6.92 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $6.92 ↓ -97%
United CHIP $9.69 ↓ -96%
United STARKids $9.69 ↓ -96%
United STARPLUS $9.69 ↓ -96%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $9.69 ↓ -96%
United STAR $9.69 ↓ -96%
United STARPerinate $9.69 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup CHIP $9.69 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $9.69 ↓ -96%
Healthspring Life MCD $10.17 ↓ -96%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $10.17 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $10.47 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health MCD $10.47 ↓ -96%
Molina STARKIDS $10.66 ↓ -96%
Molina STAR+PLUS $10.66 ↓ -96%
Molina CHIP $10.66 ↓ -96%
Molina MCDSTAR $10.66 ↓ -96%
WellMed MGMCR $11.48 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health MME $11.54 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health MCR $11.54 ↓ -96%
United SmallGroup $11.54 ↓ -96%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $11.54 ↓ -96%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $11.54 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup DualEligible $11.54 ↓ -96%
TriWest FEDERAL $11.54 ↓ -96%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $11.54 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCR $11.54 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health PPO $11.54 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health SNP $11.54 ↓ -96%
United AllPayerAppendix $11.54 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health HMO $11.54 ↓ -96%
BCBS MCRPPO $11.54 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health POS $11.54 ↓ -96%
United MGMCR $11.60 ↓ -96%
Aetna MCR $11.64 ↓ -96%
Care N Care MGMCR $11.66 ↓ -96%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $11.77 ↓ -96%
Integranet MGMCR $11.89 ↓ -96%
WellCare MGMCR $11.89 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCD $12.11 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $12.12 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $12.12 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $12.12 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $12.12 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $12.12 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $12.12 ↓ -96%
ProCare Advantge MCR $12.12 ↓ -96%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $12.12 ↓ -96%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $12.23 ↓ -96%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $12.23 ↓ -96%
Humana Tricare $12.44 ↓ -95%
Molina MMP $12.58 ↓ -95%
Molina MCR $12.58 ↓ -95%
Molina MME $12.58 ↓ -95%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $12.69 ↓ -95%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $12.82 ↓ -95%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $13.85 ↓ -95%
Aetna QHPHIX $14.67 ↓ -95%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $15.00 ↓ -95%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $17.31 ↓ -94%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $17.31 ↓ -94%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $17.31 ↓ -94%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $17.31 ↓ -94%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $17.31 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $19.22 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $19.22 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $19.22 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $19.22 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $19.22 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $19.73 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $20.20 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $20.20 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $20.21 ↓ -93%
Superior ValueHMO $20.66 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMM $21.52 ↓ -92%
Aetna Meritain $21.52 ↓ -92%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $21.93 ↓ -92%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $22.85 ↓ -92%
Aetna OON $25.33 ↓ -91%
Superior EPO $25.85 ↓ -91%
Superior HMO $25.85 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueEssentials $28.50 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $28.50 ↓ -90%
BCBS EPOSOA $29.89 ↓ -89%
Oscar HIX $30.00 ↓ -89%
Molina Healthcare HIX $30.23 ↓ -89%
BCBS PPO $31.27 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $37.07 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $38.45 ↓ -86%
Cigna LocalPlus $45.66 ↓ -83%
Cigna NewBusiness $45.71 ↓ -83%
Cigna HMO $51.03 ↓ -81%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $51.03 ↓ -81%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $51.03 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $51.63 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $60.41 ↓ -78%
Cigna AllOther $64.54 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $67.28 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $70.85 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $92.82 ↓ -66%
Humana COMM $113.20 ↓ -59%
BCBS Traditional $121.93 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $123.57 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $123.57 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $137.31 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $137.31 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $144.72 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $145.54 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $151.04 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $151.04 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $151.04 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $151.04 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $159.27 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $161.75 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $161.75 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $192.23 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $192.23 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $192.23 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $194.97 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $197.72 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $205.96 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $219.69 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $219.69 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $233.42 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $236.16 ↓ -14%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $274.61 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $274.61 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $274.61 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital

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