Dch validity tests 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.
$2.09 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $211.72 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Childrens Health Plan | CHIP | $2.09 | — |
| Cook Childrens Health Plan | STAR | $2.09 | — |
| Parkland Community Health Plan | MCD | $2.92 | — |
| Amerigroup | CHIP | $2.92 | — |
| United | CHIP | $2.92 | — |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $2.92 | — |
| United | STARPerinate | $2.92 | — |
| United | STARPLUS | $2.92 | — |
| United | STARKids | $2.92 | — |
| United | STAR | $2.92 | — |
| Cigna Healthspring | MGMCD | $3.07 | — |
| Healthspring Life | MCD | $3.07 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | CHIP | $3.15 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | MCD | $3.15 | — |
| Molina | MCDSTAR | $3.21 | — |
| Molina | STARKIDS | $3.21 | — |
| Molina | STAR+PLUS | $3.21 | — |
| Molina | CHIP | $3.21 | — |
| WellMed | MGMCR | $3.46 | — |
| Mutual of Omaha | MGMCR | $3.48 | — |
| Devoted Health | PPO | $3.48 | — |
| Amerigroup | DualEligible | $3.48 | — |
| Devoted Health | POS | $3.48 | — |
| United | SmallGroup | $3.48 | — |
| Devoted Health | SNP | $3.48 | — |
| BCBS | MGMCRHMO | $3.48 | — |
| TriWest | FEDERAL | $3.48 | — |
| Devoted Health | HMO | $3.48 | — |
| Humana | MGMCR | $3.48 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $3.48 | — |
| Devoted Health | MCR | $3.48 | — |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $3.48 | — |
| BCBS | MCRPPO | $3.48 | — |
| Devoted Health | MME | $3.48 | — |
| United | MGMCR | $3.50 | — |
| Care N Care | MGMCR | $3.51 | — |
| Aetna | MCR | $3.51 | — |
| Cigna Healthspring | MGMCR | $3.55 | — |
| WellCare | MGMCR | $3.58 | — |
| Integranet | MGMCR | $3.58 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MGMCRSNP | $3.65 | — |
| ProCare Advantge | MCR | $3.65 | — |
| American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. | MGMCR | $3.65 | — |
| Humana | MGMCD | $3.65 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MGMCRPFFS | $3.65 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MGMCRPOS | $3.65 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MGMCRHMO | $3.65 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MGMCRPPO | $3.65 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MGMCRDualEligible | $3.65 | — |
| Provider Partners Health Plan | MCR | $3.69 | — |
| Texas Independent Health Plan | MGMCR | $3.69 | — |
| Humana | Tricare | $3.75 | — |
| Molina | MMP | $3.79 | — |
| Molina | MME | $3.79 | — |
| Molina | MCR | $3.79 | — |
| Imperial Insurance Company | MCR | $3.83 | — |
| TriWest Health Alliance | TRCR | $3.87 | — |
| Universal Healthcare Group | MCR | $4.18 | — |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $4.43 | — |
| Verda Health Plan | MGMCR | $4.52 | — |
| Bravo Health | MCRPFFS | $5.22 | — |
| Bravo Health | MCRSNP | $5.22 | — |
| Bravo Health | MCRPPO | $5.22 | — |
| Bravo Health | MCRPOS | $5.22 | — |
| Bravo Health | MCRHMO | $5.22 | — |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $5.95 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $6.09 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $6.09 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $6.10 | — |
| Superior | ValueHMO | $6.23 | — |
| Aetna | Meritain | $6.50 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $6.50 | — |
| USA Managed Care | WORKERSCOMP | $6.61 | — |
| Corvel Corporation | WORKERSCOMP | $6.89 | — |
| Aetna | OON | $7.65 | — |
| Superior | EPO | $7.80 | — |
| Superior | HMO | $7.80 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $8.60 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $8.60 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $9.01 | — |
| Oscar | HIX | $9.05 | — |
| Molina Healthcare | HIX | $9.12 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $9.43 | — |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $13.43 | — |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $13.44 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $14.82 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $14.82 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $14.82 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $14.82 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $14.82 | — |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $15.01 | — |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $15.01 | — |
| Cigna | HMO | $15.01 | — |
| Cigna | AllOther | $18.98 | — |
| Cigna | IFP | $28.58 | — |
| Cigna | QHP | $29.64 | — |
| Humana | COMM | $31.31 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $39.80 | — |
| Unicare | CHIP | $46.58 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | NarrowNetwork | $51.87 | — |
| Evry Health | COMM | $54.62 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $71.56 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $94.00 | — |
| Fidelis SecureCare | MGMCR | $95.27 | — |
| City of McKinney | COMM | $95.27 | — |
| National ChoiceCare | WCOMP | $105.86 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MGMCR | $105.86 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $111.58 | — |
| Cigna Lifesource | COMM | $112.21 | — |
| Aetna | WCOMP | $116.45 | — |
| Rockport Health Group | WORKERSCOMP | $116.45 | — |
| Physicians Coop of TX | MGMCR | $116.45 | — |
| PC Texas Partners | WCOMP | $116.45 | — |
| Averde Health, Inc | PPO | $122.80 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | EXCLUSIVE | $124.70 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | NONEXCLUSIVE | $124.70 | — |
| Multiplan PHCS | PrimaryNetwork | $148.20 | — |
| Coastal Comp Health Networks | WCOMP | $148.20 | — |
| Mega Life | MGMCRPPO | $148.20 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $150.32 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | Commercial | $152.44 | — |
| LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING | COMMPPO | $158.79 | — |
| USA Managed Care | COMM | $169.38 | — |
| USC Health Services | COMM | $169.38 | — |
| Galaxy Health Network | PPO | $179.96 | — |
| Optum Transplant | COMM | $182.08 | — |
| Unicare | MCD | $211.72 | — |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $211.72 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $211.72 | — |
| TCU ATHLETICS | COMM | not published by hospital | — |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | not published by hospital | — |
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Dch validity tests at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $35.80 | $2.92 – $44.75 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $19.38 | $3.99 – $29.07 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $24.61 | $2.92 – $30.76 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $35.80 | $2.92 – $44.75 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $19.38 | $3.12 – $29.07 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $19.38 | $2.92 – $29.07 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $24.61 | $2.92 – $36.91 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $35.80 | $2.92 – $44.75 |