CT lower extremity without contrast (both sides) 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

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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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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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$104.75 with Amerigroup vs $4,898.51 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.

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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

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
Amerigroup MGMCD $104.75
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $104.75
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $104.75
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $104.75
United CHIP $104.75
United STAR $104.75
United STARKids $104.75
United STARPLUS $104.75
United STARPerinate $104.75
Amerigroup CHIP $104.75
Healthspring Life MCD $109.99
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $109.99
Aetna Better Health MCD $113.13
Aetna Better Health CHIP $113.13
Molina MCDSTAR $115.23
Molina STAR+PLUS $115.23
Molina STARKIDS $115.23
Molina CHIP $115.23
Humana MGMCD $130.94
BCBS BluePremier $133.38
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $141.22
BCBS MyBlueHealth $141.22
United SmallGroup $154.52
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $342.90
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $342.90
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $342.90
Superior Health Plan STARKids $342.90
Superior Health Plan CHIP $342.90
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $350.00
BCBS BlueEssentials $435.99
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $435.99
BCBS EPOSOA $457.29
BCBS PPO $478.58
Humana COMM $521.09
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00
Cigna IFP $661.30
Cigna QHP $685.79
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00
Aetna Meritain $856.00
Aetna COMM $856.00
United OptionsPPO $920.92
Aetna OON $1,006.00
Unicare CHIP $1,077.67
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,655.70
BCBS Traditional $2,174.94
City of McKinney COMM $2,204.33
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,204.33
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,449.26
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $2,449.26
Aetna ASA $2,581.51
Cigna Lifesource COMM $2,596.21
Aetna WCOMP $2,694.18
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,694.18
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,694.18
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,694.18
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,841.14
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,885.22
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,885.22
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,428.96
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,428.96
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,477.94
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $3,526.93
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,673.88
USC Health Services COMM $3,918.81
USA Managed Care COMM $3,918.81
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,163.73
Optum Transplant COMM $4,212.72
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,898.51
Unicare MCD $4,898.51
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,898.51
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital

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CT lower extremity without contrast (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $3,692.90 $522.29 – $522.29
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,715.36 $99.77 – $2,144.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,398.82 $141.23 – $2,098.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,890.36 $99.77 – $2,362.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,715.36 $99.77 – $2,144.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,398.82 $99.77 – $2,098.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,398.82 $104.75 – $2,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,890.36 $99.77 – $2,835.54

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