Cytopathology fluids/washings/brushings smears with interpretation 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.
$33.84 with United vs $629.00 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.
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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| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $33.84 | — |
| United | SmallGroup | $33.84 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $33.84 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $44.03 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $44.03 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $44.03 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $44.03 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $44.03 | — |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $53.08 | — |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $57.17 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $58.50 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $58.50 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $73.12 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $77.87 | — |
| Aetna | Meritain | $77.87 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $82.57 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $82.57 | — |
| Cigna | IFP | $84.92 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $86.58 | — |
| Cigna | QHP | $88.06 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $90.60 | — |
| Aetna | OON | $91.65 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $118.25 | — |
| Oscar | HIX | $130.83 | — |
| Unicare | CHIP | $138.38 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | NarrowNetwork | $154.10 | — |
| Evry Health | COMM | $162.28 | — |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $169.97 | — |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $170.13 | — |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $189.94 | — |
| Cigna | HMO | $189.94 | — |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $189.94 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $212.60 | — |
| Cigna | AllOther | $240.24 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $279.28 | — |
| Fidelis SecureCare | MGMCR | $283.05 | — |
| City of McKinney | COMM | $283.05 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MGMCR | $314.50 | — |
| National ChoiceCare | WCOMP | $314.50 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $331.48 | — |
| Cigna Lifesource | COMM | $333.37 | — |
| Rockport Health Group | WORKERSCOMP | $345.95 | — |
| Physicians Coop of TX | MGMCR | $345.95 | — |
| Aetna | WCOMP | $345.95 | — |
| PC Texas Partners | WCOMP | $345.95 | — |
| Averde Health, Inc | PPO | $364.82 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | NONEXCLUSIVE | $370.48 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | EXCLUSIVE | $370.48 | — |
| Humana | COMM | $373.25 | — |
| Mega Life | MGMCRPPO | $440.30 | — |
| Multiplan PHCS | PrimaryNetwork | $440.30 | — |
| Coastal Comp Health Networks | WCOMP | $440.30 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $446.59 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | Commercial | $452.88 | — |
| LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING | COMMPPO | $471.75 | — |
| USA Managed Care | COMM | $503.20 | — |
| USC Health Services | COMM | $503.20 | — |
| Galaxy Health Network | PPO | $534.65 | — |
| Optum Transplant | COMM | $540.94 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $629.00 | — |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $629.00 | — |
| Unicare | MCD | $629.00 | — |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | not published by hospital | — |
| TCU ATHLETICS | COMM | not published by hospital | — |
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Cytopathology fluids/washings/brushings smears with interpretation at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $179.62 | $10.00 – $224.53 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $181.17 | $12.00 – $271.75 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $181.17 | $12.00 – $226.46 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $179.62 | $10.00 – $224.53 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $181.17 | $12.00 – $271.75 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $181.17 | $8.00 – $271.75 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $181.17 | $12.00 – $271.75 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $179.62 | $10.00 – $224.53 |