Ertapenem 1000 mg/10 ml IV (dilution #1) desensitization - cnr 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

$763.57

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$763.57

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$8.90 with Humana vs $763.57 with Independent Medical Systems — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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
Humana Tricare $8.90 ↓ -99%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $9.18 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $15.11 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $15.11 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $15.11 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $53.45 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $53.45 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $53.45 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $53.45 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $53.45 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $54.58 ↓ -93%
Cigna NewBusiness $54.63 ↓ -93%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $60.98 ↓ -92%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $60.98 ↓ -92%
Cigna HMO $60.98 ↓ -92%
Cigna AllOther $77.14 ↓ -90%
Cigna IFP $103.08 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $106.90 ↓ -86%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $116.33 ↓ -85%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $116.33 ↓ -85%
Aetna QHPHIX $124.46 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $143.55 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $167.99 ↓ -78%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $170.29 ↓ -78%
BCBS BlueEssentials $170.29 ↓ -78%
BCBS EPOSOA $178.72 ↓ -77%
Aetna NewBusiness $181.73 ↓ -76%
BCBS PPO $187.15 ↓ -75%
Aetna COMM $195.47 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $195.47 ↓ -74%
BCBS BluePremier $209.74 ↓ -73%
Aetna OON $229.07 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $258.09 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $339.03 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $343.61 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $381.79 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $381.79 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $402.40 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $404.69 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $419.96 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $419.96 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $419.96 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $419.96 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $442.87 ↓ -42%
Humana COMM $446.75 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $449.74 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $449.74 ↓ -41%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $534.50 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $534.50 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $542.13 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $549.77 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $572.68 ↓ -25%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $610.86 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $610.86 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $610.86 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $649.03 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $656.67 ↓ -14%
Unicare MCD $763.57 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $763.57 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $763.57 ↑ +0%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Ertapenem 1000 mg/10 ml IV (dilution #1) desensitization - cnr at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $268.61 $129.82 – $129.82
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $350.38 $7.94 – $496.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $350.38 $7.94 – $525.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $350.38 $7.94 – $437.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $350.38 $7.94 – $496.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $350.38 $7.94 – $525.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $350.38 $7.94 – $525.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $350.38 $7.94 – $525.57

All Texas hospitals for this procedure →