Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device 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

$70.65

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$70.65

Gross charge

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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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$9.54 with Cigna vs $12,897.00 with Oscar — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $9.54 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $9.89 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $13.28 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $15.54 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $17.31 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $18.23 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $23.88 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $28.26 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $31.37 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $31.79 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $35.33 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $35.33 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $37.23 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $37.44 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $38.86 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $38.86 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $38.86 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $38.86 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $40.98 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $41.61 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $41.61 ↓ -41%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $49.45 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $49.45 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $49.45 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $50.16 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $50.87 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $52.99 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $56.52 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $56.52 ↓ -20%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $56.52 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $60.05 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $60.76 ↓ -14%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $70.65 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $70.65 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $70.65 ↑ +0%
WellMed MGMCR $134.54 ↑ +90%
Humana COMM $163.89 ↑ +132%
BCBS BluePremier $186.44 ↑ +164%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $190.80 ↑ +170%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $190.80 ↑ +170%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $269.30 ↑ +281%
BCBS BlueEssentials $269.30 ↑ +281%
BCBS EPOSOA $282.39 ↑ +300%
BCBS PPO $295.47 ↑ +318%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,572.00 ↑ +2125%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,574.00 ↑ +2128%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,757.00 ↑ +2387%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,757.00 ↑ +2387%
Cigna HMO $1,757.00 ↑ +2387%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00 ↑ +2724%
Cigna AllOther $2,222.00 ↑ +3045%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↑ +3457%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↑ +4776%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↑ +5112%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↑ +5112%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↑ +6032%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,939.00 ↑ +8306%
United SmallGroup $7,850.00 ↑ +11011%
United AllPayerAppendix $11,220.00 ↑ +15781%
Oscar HIX $12,897.00 ↑ +18155%

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Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $270.06 $419.77 – $419.77
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $202.31 $10.00 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $186.73 $12.00 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $181.55 $12.00 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $202.31 $10.00 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $186.73 $12.00 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $186.73 $8.00 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $181.55 $12.00 – $316.45

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