Ecg external < 48 hours scanning analysis w/report 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

$2,026.67

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.

$2,026.67

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.

$141.87 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,026.67 with Independent Medical Systems — 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 CHIP $141.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $141.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $141.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $141.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $141.87 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $257.31 ↓ -87%
Humana COMM $258.11 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $273.60 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $283.73 ↓ -86%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $299.83 ↓ -85%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $299.83 ↓ -85%
Aetna QHPHIX $330.35 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $381.01 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $421.55 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $445.87 ↓ -78%
Aetna NewBusiness $482.35 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $496.53 ↓ -76%
Aetna Meritain $518.83 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $518.83 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $522.88 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $530.98 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueEssentials $530.98 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $535.04 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $535.04 ↓ -74%
BCBS EPOSOA $557.14 ↓ -73%
BCBS PPO $583.31 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $597.87 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $597.87 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $597.87 ↓ -70%
Aetna OON $608.00 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $685.01 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $755.95 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $810.67 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $899.84 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $912.00 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $912.00 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,013.34 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,013.34 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,068.06 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,074.14 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $1,114.67 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,114.67 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,114.67 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,114.67 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,175.47 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,193.71 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,193.71 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,418.67 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,418.67 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,418.67 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,438.94 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $1,459.20 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,520.00 ↓ -25%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $1,621.34 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,621.34 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $1,621.34 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,722.67 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $1,742.94 ↓ -14%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,026.67 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,026.67 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,026.67 ↑ +0%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $763.92 $56.30 – $954.90
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