Cortisol acth stimulation test - sendout 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

$945.04

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.

$945.04

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.

$19.57 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $945.04 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $19.57 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $19.57 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $27.40 ↓ -97%
United STARKids $27.40 ↓ -97%
United STARPLUS $27.40 ↓ -97%
United STARPerinate $27.40 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $27.40 ↓ -97%
United STAR $27.40 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup CHIP $27.40 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $27.40 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $28.77 ↓ -97%
Healthspring Life MCD $28.77 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $29.59 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $29.59 ↓ -97%
Molina STAR+PLUS $30.14 ↓ -97%
Molina MCDSTAR $30.14 ↓ -97%
Molina CHIP $30.14 ↓ -97%
Molina STARKIDS $30.14 ↓ -97%
WellMed MGMCR $32.46 ↓ -97%
TriWest FEDERAL $32.62 ↓ -97%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $32.62 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup DualEligible $32.62 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCR $32.62 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health PPO $32.62 ↓ -97%
BCBS MCRPPO $32.62 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $32.62 ↓ -97%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $32.62 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health SNP $32.62 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health HMO $32.62 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health MME $32.62 ↓ -97%
United SmallGroup $32.62 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health POS $32.62 ↓ -97%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $32.62 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health MCR $32.62 ↓ -97%
United MGMCR $32.78 ↓ -97%
Aetna MCR $32.90 ↓ -97%
Care N Care MGMCR $32.95 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $33.27 ↓ -96%
Integranet MGMCR $33.60 ↓ -96%
WellCare MGMCR $33.60 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $34.25 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCD $34.25 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $34.25 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $34.25 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $34.25 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $34.25 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $34.25 ↓ -96%
ProCare Advantge MCR $34.25 ↓ -96%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $34.25 ↓ -96%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $34.58 ↓ -96%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $34.58 ↓ -96%
Humana Tricare $35.15 ↓ -96%
Molina MMP $35.56 ↓ -96%
Molina MCR $35.56 ↓ -96%
Molina MME $35.56 ↓ -96%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $35.88 ↓ -96%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $36.24 ↓ -96%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $39.14 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHPHIX $41.49 ↓ -96%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $42.41 ↓ -96%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $48.93 ↓ -95%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $48.93 ↓ -95%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $48.93 ↓ -95%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $48.93 ↓ -95%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $48.93 ↓ -95%
BCBS BluePremier $55.78 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $57.08 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $57.08 ↓ -94%
Aetna NewBusiness $57.14 ↓ -94%
Superior ValueHMO $58.39 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMM $60.86 ↓ -94%
Aetna Meritain $60.86 ↓ -94%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $61.98 ↓ -93%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $64.59 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $66.15 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $66.15 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $66.15 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $66.15 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $66.15 ↓ -93%
Aetna OON $71.63 ↓ -92%
Superior HMO $73.07 ↓ -92%
Superior EPO $73.07 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $80.57 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueEssentials $80.57 ↓ -91%
BCBS EPOSOA $84.49 ↓ -91%
Oscar HIX $84.81 ↓ -91%
Molina Healthcare HIX $85.46 ↓ -91%
BCBS PPO $88.40 ↓ -91%
Cigna IFP $127.58 ↓ -87%
Cigna LocalPlus $128.89 ↓ -86%
Cigna NewBusiness $129.02 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $132.31 ↓ -86%
Cigna HMO $144.04 ↓ -85%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $144.04 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $144.04 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $177.67 ↓ -81%
Cigna AllOther $182.18 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $207.91 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $231.53 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $243.82 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $319.42 ↓ -66%
Humana COMM $362.36 ↓ -62%
BCBS Traditional $419.60 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $425.27 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $425.27 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $472.52 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $472.52 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $498.04 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $500.87 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $519.77 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $519.77 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $519.77 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $519.77 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $548.12 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $556.63 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $556.63 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $661.53 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $661.53 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $661.53 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $670.98 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $680.43 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $708.78 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $756.03 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $756.03 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $803.28 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $812.73 ↓ -14%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $945.04 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $945.04 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $945.04 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital

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