Brach/thor cath addl 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

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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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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.

$388.94 with Superior Health Plan vs $5,556.22 with Independent Medical Systems — 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
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $388.94
Superior Health Plan CHIP $388.94
Superior Health Plan STARKids $388.94
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $388.94
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $388.94
Cigna IFP $750.09
Cigna QHP $777.87
United OptionsPPO $1,044.57
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $1,055.68
Unicare CHIP $1,222.37
Humana COMM $1,367.29
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,372.39
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,372.39
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,373.00
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
BCBS BluePremier $1,622.42
Cigna NewBusiness $1,642.86
Cigna LocalPlus $1,642.86
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,772.43
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,772.43
Cigna HMO $1,835.78
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,835.78
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,835.78
BCBS EPOSOA $1,861.33
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,878.00
BCBS PPO $1,944.68
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
Cigna AllOther $2,321.17
BCBS Traditional $2,466.96
City of McKinney COMM $2,500.30
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $2,778.11
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,778.11
Aetna ASA $2,928.13
Cigna Lifesource COMM $2,944.80
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,055.92
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,055.92
Aetna WCOMP $3,055.92
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,055.92
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,222.61
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $3,272.61
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $3,272.61
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,889.35
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,889.35
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,889.35
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,944.92
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $4,000.48
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,167.16
Aetna OON $4,332.00
USA Managed Care COMM $4,444.98
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $4,444.98
USC Health Services COMM $4,444.98
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,722.79
Optum Transplant COMM $4,778.35
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,556.22
Unicare MCD $5,556.22
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,556.22
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Brach/thor cath addl at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,482.14 $419.94 – $2,099.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $409.07 $71.00 – $613.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $401.07 $71.00 – $501.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,482.14 $395.24 – $2,099.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $409.07 $85.00 – $613.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $409.07 $211.35 – $613.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $401.07 $71.00 – $601.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,482.14 $395.24 – $2,099.70

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