Dx intraop epcar Ultrasound chd i&r 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

$2,661.12

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.

$2,661.12

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.

$42.34 with BCBS vs $2,661.12 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.

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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
BCBS BluePremier $42.34 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $46.61 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $46.61 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentials $138.41 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $138.41 ↓ -95%
BCBS EPOSOA $145.17 ↓ -95%
BCBS PPO $151.93 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $186.28 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $186.28 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $186.28 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $186.28 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $186.28 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $359.25 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $372.56 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $433.76 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $500.29 ↓ -81%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $505.61 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $553.51 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $585.45 ↓ -78%
Aetna NewBusiness $633.35 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $651.97 ↓ -76%
Aetna Meritain $681.25 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $681.25 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $686.57 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $702.54 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $702.54 ↓ -74%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $785.03 ↓ -71%
Cigna HMO $785.03 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $785.03 ↓ -71%
Aetna OON $798.34 ↓ -70%
Humana COMM $824.68 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $899.46 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $992.60 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,064.45 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,181.54 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1,197.50 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,197.50 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,330.56 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,330.56 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,402.41 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,410.39 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $1,463.62 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,463.62 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,463.62 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,463.62 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,543.45 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,567.40 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,567.40 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,862.78 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,862.78 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,862.78 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,889.40 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $1,916.01 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,995.84 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,128.90 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $2,128.90 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,261.95 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $2,288.56 ↓ -14%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,661.12 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,661.12 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,661.12 ↑ +0%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $558.11 $158.13 – $790.65
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $624.88 $128.62 – $937.31
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $558.11 $148.83 – $790.65

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