Duplex scan unilateral study 93986 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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Cash price

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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

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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.

$35.54 with Superior Health Plan vs $706.99 with Cigna — 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
Superior Health Plan STARKids $35.54
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $35.54
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $35.54
Superior Health Plan CHIP $35.54
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $35.54
Cigna IFP $68.54
Cigna QHP $71.08
Aetna QHPHIX $82.76
United OptionsPPO $95.45
Oscar HIX $105.61
Unicare CHIP $111.70
Aetna NewBusiness $120.84
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $124.39
Aetna COMM $129.98
Aetna Meritain $129.98
Evry Health COMM $130.99
Aetna OON $152.32
BCBS BluePremier $156.96
Humana COMM $157.35
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $171.61
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $172.79
BCBS MyBlueHealth $172.79
Curative Administrators COMM $203.09
BCBS Traditional $225.43
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $228.48
City of McKinney COMM $228.48
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $253.87
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $253.87
Aetna ASA $267.57
Cigna Lifesource COMM $269.10
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $279.25
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $279.25
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $279.25
Aetna WCOMP $279.25
Averde Health, Inc PPO $294.48
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $299.05
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $299.05
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $355.41
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $355.41
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $355.41
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $360.49
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $365.57
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $380.80
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $406.18
USA Managed Care COMM $406.18
USC Health Services COMM $406.18
Galaxy Health Network PPO $431.57
Optum Transplant COMM $436.65
Cigna LocalPlus $500.19
Cigna NewBusiness $500.67
Unicare MCD $507.73
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $507.73
Independent Medical Systems COMM $507.73
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $513.09
BCBS BlueEssentials $513.09
BCBS EPOSOA $538.15
Cigna NetworkBenefit $558.97
Cigna HMO $558.97
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $558.97
BCBS PPO $563.21
Cigna AllOther $706.99

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $181.18 $51.33 – $272.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $134.48 $27.68 – $1,117.00
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $181.18 $48.31 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $134.48 $43.17 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $134.48 $69.48 – $272.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $134.48 $44.83 – $272.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $181.18 $48.31 – $272.35

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