Ghs intro needle/intracath vein - 36000 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

not published by hospital

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.

not published by hospital

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.

$27.63 with Superior Health Plan vs $4,332.00 with Aetna — 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
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $27.63
Superior Health Plan CHIP $27.63
Superior Health Plan STARKids $27.63
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $27.63
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $27.63
Cigna IFP $53.29
Cigna QHP $55.26
United OptionsPPO $74.21
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $75.00
Oscar HIX $82.11
Unicare CHIP $86.84
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $96.71
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $97.50
BCBS MyBlueHealth $97.50
Cigna NewBusiness $104.21
Cigna LocalPlus $104.21
Humana COMM $113.53
BCBS BluePremier $115.26
Cigna NetworkBenefit $116.45
Cigna HMO $116.45
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $116.45
Evry Health COMM $119.00
BCBS BlueEssentials $125.92
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $125.92
BCBS EPOSOA $132.24
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $133.42
BCBS PPO $138.16
Cigna AllOther $147.24
BCBS Traditional $175.26
City of McKinney COMM $177.63
Curative Administrators COMM $184.50
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $197.37
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $197.37
Aetna ASA $208.03
Cigna Lifesource COMM $209.21
Aetna WCOMP $217.11
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $217.11
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $217.11
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $217.11
Averde Health, Inc PPO $228.95
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $232.50
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $232.50
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $276.32
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $276.32
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $276.32
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $280.27
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $284.21
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $296.06
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $315.79
USA Managed Care COMM $315.79
USC Health Services COMM $315.79
Galaxy Health Network PPO $335.53
Optum Transplant COMM $339.48
Independent Medical Systems COMM $394.74
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $394.74
Unicare MCD $394.74
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,373.00
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna OON $4,332.00
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Ghs intro needle/intracath vein - 36000 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $213.75 $60.56 – $302.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $250.13 $51.48 – $375.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $231.60 $46.32 – $289.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $213.75 $57.00 – $302.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $250.13 $80.29 – $375.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $250.13 $129.23 – $1,667.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $231.60 $77.20 – $347.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $213.75 $57.00 – $302.81

All Texas hospitals for this procedure →