CT guidance for needle placement at MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL
900 EIGHTH AVENUE, FT WORTH, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1659323772
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Cash price 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.
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Gross charge 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.
$93.06 with BCBS vs $9,467.68 with Independent Medical Systems — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BCBS | BluePremier | $93.06 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $102.44 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $102.44 | — |
| Humana | COMM | $270.42 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $304.20 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $304.20 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $319.06 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $333.91 | — |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $584.00 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $662.74 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $662.74 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $662.74 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $662.74 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $662.74 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $800.00 | — |
| Aetna | Meritain | $856.00 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $856.00 | — |
| Aetna | OON | $1,006.00 | — |
| Cigna | IFP | $1,278.14 | — |
| Cigna | QHP | $1,325.48 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $1,779.92 | — |
| Imperial Insurance Company | MCR | $1,798.86 | — |
| Unicare | CHIP | $2,082.89 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $3,200.08 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $4,203.65 | — |
| Fidelis SecureCare | MGMCR | $4,260.46 | — |
| City of McKinney | COMM | $4,260.46 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MGMCR | $4,733.84 | — |
| National ChoiceCare | WCOMP | $4,733.84 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $4,989.47 | — |
| Cigna Lifesource | COMM | $5,017.87 | — |
| Physicians Coop of TX | MGMCR | $5,207.22 | — |
| PC Texas Partners | WCOMP | $5,207.22 | — |
| Rockport Health Group | WORKERSCOMP | $5,207.22 | — |
| Aetna | WCOMP | $5,207.22 | — |
| Averde Health, Inc | PPO | $5,491.25 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | EXCLUSIVE | $5,576.46 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | NONEXCLUSIVE | $5,576.46 | — |
| Coastal Comp Health Networks | WCOMP | $6,627.38 | — |
| Mega Life | MGMCRPPO | $6,627.38 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $6,722.05 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | Commercial | $6,816.73 | — |
| LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING | COMMPPO | $7,100.76 | — |
| USA Managed Care | COMM | $7,574.14 | — |
| USC Health Services | COMM | $7,574.14 | — |
| Galaxy Health Network | PPO | $8,047.53 | — |
| Optum Transplant | COMM | $8,142.20 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $9,467.68 | — |
| Unicare | MCD | $9,467.68 | — |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $9,467.68 | — |
| TCU ATHLETICS | COMM | not published by hospital | — |
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CT guidance for needle placement at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $1,506.04 | $156.40 – $2,133.56 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $1,650.56 | $262.75 – $2,475.84 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $1,981.41 | $262.75 – $2,476.76 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $1,506.04 | $179.08 – $2,133.56 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $1,650.56 | $319.84 – $2,475.84 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $1,650.56 | $852.79 – $2,475.84 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $1,981.41 | $262.75 – $2,972.11 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $1,506.04 | $156.40 – $2,133.56 |