Carcinoembryonic ag (cea) 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

$1,049.36

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.

$1,049.36

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.

$11.38 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $1,049.36 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 $11.38 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $11.38 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $15.93 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $15.93 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $15.93 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $15.93 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $15.93 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $15.93 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $15.93 ↓ -98%
United STAR $15.93 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $16.73 ↓ -98%
Healthspring Life MCD $16.73 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $17.20 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $17.20 ↓ -98%
Molina MCDSTAR $17.52 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $17.52 ↓ -98%
Molina STAR+PLUS $17.52 ↓ -98%
Molina CHIP $17.52 ↓ -98%
WellMed MGMCR $18.87 ↓ -98%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $18.96 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health PPO $18.96 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup DualEligible $18.96 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health POS $18.96 ↓ -98%
United SmallGroup $18.96 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health SNP $18.96 ↓ -98%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $18.96 ↓ -98%
TriWest FEDERAL $18.96 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health HMO $18.96 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCR $18.96 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $18.96 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MCR $18.96 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $18.96 ↓ -98%
BCBS MCRPPO $18.96 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MME $18.96 ↓ -98%
United MGMCR $19.05 ↓ -98%
Aetna MCR $19.12 ↓ -98%
Care N Care MGMCR $19.15 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $19.34 ↓ -98%
WellCare MGMCR $19.53 ↓ -98%
Integranet MGMCR $19.53 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $19.91 ↓ -98%
ProCare Advantge MCR $19.91 ↓ -98%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $19.91 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $19.91 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $19.91 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $19.91 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $19.91 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $19.91 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $19.91 ↓ -98%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $20.10 ↓ -98%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $20.10 ↓ -98%
Humana Tricare $20.43 ↓ -98%
Molina MMP $20.67 ↓ -98%
Molina MME $20.67 ↓ -98%
Molina MCR $20.67 ↓ -98%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $20.86 ↓ -98%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $21.06 ↓ -98%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $22.75 ↓ -98%
Aetna QHPHIX $24.13 ↓ -98%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $24.65 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $28.44 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $28.44 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $28.44 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $28.44 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $28.44 ↓ -97%
BCBS BluePremier $32.42 ↓ -97%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $33.18 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $33.18 ↓ -97%
Aetna NewBusiness $33.23 ↓ -97%
Superior ValueHMO $33.94 ↓ -97%
Aetna Meritain $35.39 ↓ -97%
Aetna COMM $35.39 ↓ -97%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $36.02 ↓ -97%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $37.54 ↓ -96%
Aetna OON $41.65 ↓ -96%
Superior EPO $42.47 ↓ -96%
Superior HMO $42.47 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentials $46.83 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $46.83 ↓ -96%
BCBS EPOSOA $49.11 ↓ -95%
Oscar HIX $49.30 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare HIX $49.68 ↓ -95%
BCBS PPO $51.38 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $73.46 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $73.46 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $73.46 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $73.46 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $73.46 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $75.19 ↓ -93%
Cigna NewBusiness $75.26 ↓ -93%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $84.02 ↓ -92%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $84.02 ↓ -92%
Cigna HMO $84.02 ↓ -92%
Cigna AllOther $106.27 ↓ -90%
Cigna IFP $141.66 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $146.91 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $197.28 ↓ -81%
Humana COMM $210.65 ↓ -80%
Unicare CHIP $230.86 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $257.09 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $270.73 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $354.68 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $465.92 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $472.21 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $472.21 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $524.68 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $524.68 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $553.01 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $556.16 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $577.15 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $577.15 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $577.15 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $577.15 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $608.63 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $618.07 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $618.07 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $734.55 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $734.55 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $734.55 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $745.05 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $755.54 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $787.02 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $839.49 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $839.49 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $891.96 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $902.45 ↓ -14%
Unicare MCD $1,049.36 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,049.36 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,049.36 ↑ +0%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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