Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section each additional block 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

$828.45

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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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$828.45

Gross charge

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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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$24.08 with United vs $828.45 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

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

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
United AllPayerAppendix $24.08 ↓ -97%
United SmallGroup $24.08 ↓ -97%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $24.08 ↓ -97%
Aetna QHPHIX $31.86 ↓ -96%
BCBS BluePremier $37.59 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $38.47 ↓ -95%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $38.47 ↓ -95%
Aetna NewBusiness $43.89 ↓ -95%
Aetna Meritain $46.74 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMM $46.74 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueEssentials $54.29 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $54.29 ↓ -93%
Aetna OON $55.01 ↓ -93%
BCBS EPOSOA $56.93 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $57.99 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $57.99 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $57.99 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $57.99 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $57.99 ↓ -93%
BCBS PPO $59.57 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $99.08 ↓ -88%
Cigna NewBusiness $99.17 ↓ -88%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $110.72 ↓ -87%
Cigna HMO $110.72 ↓ -87%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $110.72 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $111.84 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $115.98 ↓ -86%
Cigna AllOther $140.04 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $155.75 ↓ -81%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $157.41 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $172.32 ↓ -79%
Humana COMM $181.86 ↓ -78%
Unicare CHIP $182.26 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $202.97 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $213.74 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $280.02 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $367.83 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $372.80 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $372.80 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $414.23 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $414.23 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $436.59 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $439.08 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $455.65 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $455.65 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $455.65 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $455.65 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $480.50 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $487.96 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $487.96 ↓ -41%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $579.91 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $579.91 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $579.91 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $588.20 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $596.48 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $621.34 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $662.76 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $662.76 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $704.18 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $712.47 ↓ -14%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $828.45 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $828.45 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $828.45 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital

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