Evaluation heart device 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

$4,027.31

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$4,027.31

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.

$442.26 with BCBS vs $43,890.00 with Curative Administrators — 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 $442.26 ↓ -89%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $515.35 ↓ -87%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $515.35 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $543.69 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $563.82 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $656.45 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $757.13 ↓ -81%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $765.19 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $837.68 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $886.01 ↓ -78%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $912.64 ↓ -77%
BCBS BlueEssentials $912.64 ↓ -77%
BCBS EPOSOA $957.61 ↓ -76%
Aetna NewBusiness $958.50 ↓ -76%
BCBS PPO $1,002.59 ↓ -75%
Aetna COMM $1,030.99 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $1,030.99 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,063.21 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,063.21 ↓ -74%
Cigna HMO $1,188.06 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,188.06 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,188.06 ↓ -70%
Aetna OON $1,208.19 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,361.23 ↓ -66%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,373.00 ↓ -66%
United SmallGroup $1,454.00 ↓ -64%
Cigna AllOther $1,502.19 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $1,788.13 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1,812.29 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,013.65 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $2,013.65 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,122.39 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $2,134.47 ↓ -47%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00 ↓ -46%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,215.02 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $2,215.02 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,215.02 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,215.02 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,335.84 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,372.09 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,372.09 ↓ -41%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,819.12 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,819.12 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,819.12 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,859.39 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $2,899.66 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,020.48 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $3,221.85 ↓ -20%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $3,221.85 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,221.85 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,423.21 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $3,463.49 ↓ -14%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,027.31 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $4,027.31 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,027.31 ↑ +0%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $5,591.00 ↑ +39%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $5,591.00 ↑ +39%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $5,591.00 ↑ +39%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $5,591.00 ↑ +39%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $5,591.00 ↑ +39%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $8,300.00 ↑ +106%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $26,766.00 ↑ +565%
Humana COMM $27,514.00 ↑ +583%
Evry Health COMM $29,597.00 ↑ +635%
Curative Administrators COMM $43,890.00 ↑ +990%

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