Discography cerv/thor spine 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

$2,809.71

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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.

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$2,809.71

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.

$120.35 with Aetna vs $7,341.62 with BCBS — 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
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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
Aetna QHPHIX $120.35 ↓ -96%
United CHIP $132.31 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MGMCD $132.31 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup CHIP $132.31 ↓ -95%
United STARPerinate $132.31 ↓ -95%
United STARPLUS $132.31 ↓ -95%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $132.31 ↓ -95%
United STARKids $132.31 ↓ -95%
United STAR $132.31 ↓ -95%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $132.31 ↓ -95%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $132.31 ↓ -95%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $138.93 ↓ -95%
Healthspring Life MCD $138.93 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $142.89 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health MCD $142.89 ↓ -95%
Molina MCDSTAR $145.54 ↓ -95%
Molina CHIP $145.54 ↓ -95%
Molina STAR+PLUS $145.54 ↓ -95%
Molina STARKIDS $145.54 ↓ -95%
Aetna NewBusiness $165.01 ↓ -94%
Humana MGMCD $165.39 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMM $176.76 ↓ -94%
Aetna Meritain $176.76 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $196.68 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $196.68 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $196.68 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $196.68 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $196.68 ↓ -93%
Aetna OON $207.31 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $209.13 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $296.40 ↓ -89%
Cigna NewBusiness $296.69 ↓ -89%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $331.23 ↓ -88%
Cigna HMO $331.23 ↓ -88%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $331.23 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $379.31 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $393.36 ↓ -86%
Cigna AllOther $418.95 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $528.23 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $618.14 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $688.38 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $724.91 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $949.68 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,123.88 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,247.51 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,264.37 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,264.37 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,404.86 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,404.86 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,480.72 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,489.15 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,545.34 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,545.34 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,545.34 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,545.34 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,629.63 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,654.92 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,654.92 ↓ -41%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,966.80 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,966.80 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,966.80 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,994.89 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $2,022.99 ↓ -28%
BCBS BluePremier $2,046.03 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,107.28 ↓ -25%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,174.18 ↓ -23%
United SmallGroup $2,174.18 ↓ -23%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,247.77 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $2,247.77 ↓ -20%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $2,252.35 ↓ -20%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2,252.35 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,388.25 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $2,416.35 ↓ -14%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,809.71 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,809.71 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,809.71 ↑ +0%
United AllPayerAppendix $3,947.38 ↑ +40%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $6,688.27 ↑ +138%
BCBS BlueEssentials $6,688.27 ↑ +138%
BCBS EPOSOA $7,014.95 ↑ +150%
BCBS PPO $7,341.62 ↑ +161%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital

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