Brachy source iodine-125 nonstranded 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

$456.00

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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$456.00

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.

$61.56 with Cigna vs $456.00 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
Cigna IFP $61.56 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $63.84 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $85.73 ↓ -81%
BCBS BluePremier $92.66 ↓ -80%
Unicare CHIP $100.32 ↓ -78%
Cigna LocalPlus $120.38 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $120.38 ↓ -74%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $124.74 ↓ -73%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $124.74 ↓ -73%
Cigna HMO $134.52 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $134.52 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $134.52 ↓ -71%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $154.13 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueEssentials $167.51 ↓ -63%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $167.51 ↓ -63%
Cigna AllOther $170.09 ↓ -63%
BCBS EPOSOA $176.06 ↓ -61%
BCBS PPO $184.26 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $202.46 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $205.20 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $228.00 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $228.00 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $240.31 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $241.68 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $250.80 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $250.80 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $250.80 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $250.80 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $264.48 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $268.58 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $268.58 ↓ -41%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $319.20 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $323.76 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $328.32 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $342.00 ↓ -25%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $364.80 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $364.80 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $364.80 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $387.60 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $392.16 ↓ -14%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $456.00 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $456.00 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $456.00 ↑ +0%

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Brachy source iodine-125 nonstranded at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $260.23 $22.81 – $161.10
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $260.23 $35.80 – $152.15
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $260.23 $35.80 – $198.69
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell $260.23 $35.80 – $161.10
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle $333.00 $92.66 – $92.66
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE $350.00 $92.66 – $92.66
MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL SAGINAW $336.00 $92.66 – $92.66
MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL RED OAK $395.00 $92.66 – $92.66

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