CT thorax low dose for lung screening 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

$883.74

Cash price

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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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$883.74

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.

$61.86 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,006.00 with Aetna — 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
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $61.86 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $61.86 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $61.86 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $61.86 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $61.86 ↓ -93%
United STARPerinate $104.75 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup MGMCD $104.75 ↓ -88%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $104.75 ↓ -88%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $104.75 ↓ -88%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $104.75 ↓ -88%
United CHIP $104.75 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup CHIP $104.75 ↓ -88%
United STAR $104.75 ↓ -88%
United STARKids $104.75 ↓ -88%
United STARPLUS $104.75 ↓ -88%
United SmallGroup $109.22 ↓ -88%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $109.22 ↓ -88%
Healthspring Life MCD $109.99 ↓ -88%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $109.99 ↓ -88%
Aetna Better Health MCD $113.13 ↓ -87%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $113.13 ↓ -87%
Molina CHIP $115.23 ↓ -87%
Molina STARKIDS $115.23 ↓ -87%
Molina STAR+PLUS $115.23 ↓ -87%
Molina MCDSTAR $115.23 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $119.30 ↓ -87%
BCBS BluePremier $123.08 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $123.72 ↓ -86%
Humana MGMCD $130.94 ↓ -85%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $135.49 ↓ -85%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $135.49 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $166.14 ↓ -81%
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $194.42 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $298.70 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $392.38 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $397.68 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $397.68 ↓ -55%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $402.34 ↓ -54%
BCBS BlueEssentials $402.34 ↓ -54%
BCBS EPOSOA $421.99 ↓ -52%
BCBS PPO $441.65 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $441.87 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $441.87 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $465.73 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $468.38 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $486.06 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $486.06 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $486.06 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $486.06 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $512.57 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $520.52 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $520.52 ↓ -41%
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00 ↓ -34%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $618.62 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $618.62 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $627.46 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $636.29 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $662.80 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $706.99 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $706.99 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $751.18 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $760.02 ↓ -14%
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00 ↓ -9%
Aetna Meritain $856.00 ↓ -3%
Aetna COMM $856.00 ↓ -3%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $883.74 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $883.74 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $883.74 ↑ +0%
Aetna OON $1,006.00 ↑ +14%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital

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