CT heart w/evaluation of calcium without contrast 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

$331.97

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$331.97

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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$23.24 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,006.00 with Aetna — 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

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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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
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $23.24 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $23.24 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $23.24 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $23.24 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $23.24 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $44.82 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $46.48 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $62.41 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $73.03 ↓ -78%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86 ↓ -75%
United SmallGroup $83.86 ↓ -75%
United STARPerinate $86.58 ↓ -74%
Amerigroup MGMCD $86.58 ↓ -74%
Amerigroup CHIP $86.58 ↓ -74%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $86.58 ↓ -74%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $86.58 ↓ -74%
United CHIP $86.58 ↓ -74%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $86.58 ↓ -74%
United STAR $86.58 ↓ -74%
United STARKids $86.58 ↓ -74%
United STARPLUS $86.58 ↓ -74%
Healthspring Life MCD $90.91 ↓ -73%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $90.91 ↓ -73%
Aetna Better Health MCD $93.51 ↓ -72%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $93.51 ↓ -72%
BCBS BluePremier $94.97 ↓ -71%
Molina CHIP $95.24 ↓ -71%
Molina STAR+PLUS $95.24 ↓ -71%
Molina STARKIDS $95.24 ↓ -71%
Molina MCDSTAR $95.24 ↓ -71%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $104.55 ↓ -69%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $104.55 ↓ -69%
Humana MGMCD $108.22 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $112.21 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $147.39 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $149.39 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $149.39 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $165.99 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $165.99 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $174.95 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $175.94 ↓ -47%
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $182.58 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $182.58 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $182.58 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $182.58 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $192.54 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $195.53 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $195.53 ↓ -41%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $232.38 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $232.38 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $235.70 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $239.02 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $248.98 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $265.58 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $265.58 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $282.17 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $285.49 ↓ -14%
Humana COMM $298.89 ↓ -10%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $310.46 ↓ -6%
BCBS BlueEssentials $310.46 ↓ -6%
BCBS EPOSOA $325.62 ↓ -2%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $331.97 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $331.97 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $331.97 ↑ +0%
BCBS PPO $340.79 ↑ +3%
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00 ↑ +76%
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00 ↑ +141%
Aetna COMM $856.00 ↑ +158%
Aetna Meritain $856.00 ↑ +158%
Aetna OON $1,006.00 ↑ +203%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital

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