External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells 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

$267.46

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.

$267.46

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.

$18.72 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,384.66 with Humana — 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 STARPLUS $18.72 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $18.72 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $18.72 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $18.72 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $18.72 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $36.11 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $37.44 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $50.28 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $58.84 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $65.53 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $69.00 ↓ -74%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $86.77 ↓ -68%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $86.77 ↓ -68%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $90.40 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $118.75 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $120.36 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $120.36 ↓ -55%
United STARPLUS $121.47 ↓ -55%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $121.47 ↓ -55%
Amerigroup MGMCD $121.47 ↓ -55%
Amerigroup CHIP $121.47 ↓ -55%
United STARPerinate $121.47 ↓ -55%
United STARKids $121.47 ↓ -55%
United STAR $121.47 ↓ -55%
United CHIP $121.47 ↓ -55%
Healthspring Life MCD $127.54 ↓ -52%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $127.54 ↓ -52%
Aetna Better Health MCD $131.19 ↓ -51%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $131.19 ↓ -51%
Molina STAR+PLUS $133.62 ↓ -50%
Molina CHIP $133.62 ↓ -50%
Molina STARKIDS $133.62 ↓ -50%
Molina MCDSTAR $133.62 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $133.73 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $133.73 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $140.95 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $141.75 ↓ -47%
WellMed MGMCR $143.89 ↓ -46%
Devoted Health SNP $144.61 ↓ -46%
Devoted Health HMO $144.61 ↓ -46%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $144.61 ↓ -46%
United AllPayerAppendix $144.61 ↓ -46%
Humana MGMCR $144.61 ↓ -46%
Devoted Health MME $144.61 ↓ -46%
Devoted Health PPO $144.61 ↓ -46%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $144.61 ↓ -46%
United SmallGroup $144.61 ↓ -46%
Devoted Health POS $144.61 ↓ -46%
BCBS MCRPPO $144.61 ↓ -46%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $144.61 ↓ -46%
TriWest FEDERAL $144.61 ↓ -46%
Amerigroup DualEligible $144.61 ↓ -46%
Devoted Health MCR $144.61 ↓ -46%
United MGMCR $145.33 ↓ -46%
Aetna MCR $145.84 ↓ -45%
Care N Care MGMCR $146.06 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $147.10 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $147.10 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $147.10 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $147.10 ↓ -45%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $147.50 ↓ -45%
Integranet MGMCR $148.95 ↓ -44%
WellCare MGMCR $148.95 ↓ -44%
Humana MGMCD $151.84 ↓ -43%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $151.84 ↓ -43%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $151.84 ↓ -43%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $151.84 ↓ -43%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $151.84 ↓ -43%
ProCare Advantge MCR $151.84 ↓ -43%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $151.84 ↓ -43%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $151.84 ↓ -43%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $151.84 ↓ -43%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $153.29 ↓ -43%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $153.29 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $155.13 ↓ -42%
Humana Tricare $155.83 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $157.53 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $157.53 ↓ -41%
Molina MME $157.62 ↓ -41%
Molina MCR $157.62 ↓ -41%
Molina MMP $157.62 ↓ -41%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $159.07 ↓ -41%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $160.65 ↓ -40%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $173.53 ↓ -35%
Aetna QHPHIX $183.95 ↓ -31%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $187.22 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $187.22 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $187.22 ↓ -30%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $187.99 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $189.90 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $192.57 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $200.59 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $213.97 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $213.97 ↓ -20%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $216.92 ↓ -19%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $216.92 ↓ -19%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $216.92 ↓ -19%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $216.92 ↓ -19%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $216.92 ↓ -19%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $227.34 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $230.02 ↓ -14%
BCBS BluePremier $247.28 ↓ -8%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $253.07 ↓ -5%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $253.07 ↓ -5%
Aetna NewBusiness $253.37 ↓ -5%
Superior ValueHMO $258.85 ↓ -3%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $267.46 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $267.46 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $267.46 ↑ +0%
Aetna Meritain $269.85 ↑ +1%
Aetna COMM $269.85 ↑ +1%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $274.76 ↑ +3%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $286.33 ↑ +7%
Aetna OON $317.58 ↑ +19%
Superior EPO $323.93 ↑ +21%
Superior HMO $323.93 ↑ +21%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $357.19 ↑ +34%
BCBS BlueEssentials $357.19 ↑ +34%
BCBS EPOSOA $374.54 ↑ +40%
Oscar HIX $375.99 ↑ +41%
Molina Healthcare HIX $378.88 ↑ +42%
BCBS PPO $391.89 ↑ +47%
Cigna LocalPlus $573.21 ↑ +114%
Cigna NewBusiness $573.76 ↑ +115%
Cigna HMO $640.56 ↑ +139%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $640.56 ↑ +139%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $640.56 ↑ +139%
Cigna AllOther $810.19 ↑ +203%
Humana COMM $1,384.66 ↑ +418%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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