Heavy metal qual any number 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

$274.61

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.

$274.61

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.

$12.56 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $274.61 with Unicare — 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $12.56 ↓ -95%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $12.56 ↓ -95%
United STAR $17.59 ↓ -94%
United STARKids $17.59 ↓ -94%
United STARPLUS $17.59 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup CHIP $17.59 ↓ -94%
United CHIP $17.59 ↓ -94%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $17.59 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $17.59 ↓ -94%
United STARPerinate $17.59 ↓ -94%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $18.47 ↓ -93%
Healthspring Life MCD $18.47 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $19.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health MCD $19.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $19.22 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $19.22 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $19.22 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $19.22 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $19.22 ↓ -93%
Molina MCDSTAR $19.35 ↓ -93%
Molina CHIP $19.35 ↓ -93%
Molina STAR+PLUS $19.35 ↓ -93%
Molina STARKIDS $19.35 ↓ -93%
WellMed MGMCR $20.84 ↓ -92%
Amerigroup DualEligible $20.94 ↓ -92%
TriWest FEDERAL $20.94 ↓ -92%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $20.94 ↓ -92%
Humana MGMCR $20.94 ↓ -92%
United SmallGroup $20.94 ↓ -92%
Devoted Health MME $20.94 ↓ -92%
Devoted Health MCR $20.94 ↓ -92%
Devoted Health POS $20.94 ↓ -92%
Devoted Health HMO $20.94 ↓ -92%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $20.94 ↓ -92%
Devoted Health SNP $20.94 ↓ -92%
Devoted Health PPO $20.94 ↓ -92%
United AllPayerAppendix $20.94 ↓ -92%
BCBS MCRPPO $20.94 ↓ -92%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $20.94 ↓ -92%
United MGMCR $21.04 ↓ -92%
Aetna MCR $21.12 ↓ -92%
Care N Care MGMCR $21.15 ↓ -92%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $21.36 ↓ -92%
Integranet MGMCR $21.57 ↓ -92%
WellCare MGMCR $21.57 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $21.99 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $21.99 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $21.99 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $21.99 ↓ -92%
ProCare Advantge MCR $21.99 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $21.99 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $21.99 ↓ -92%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $21.99 ↓ -92%
Humana MGMCD $21.99 ↓ -92%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $22.20 ↓ -92%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $22.20 ↓ -92%
Humana Tricare $22.56 ↓ -92%
Molina MME $22.82 ↓ -92%
Molina MMP $22.82 ↓ -92%
Molina MCR $22.82 ↓ -92%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $23.03 ↓ -92%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $23.26 ↓ -92%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $25.13 ↓ -91%
Aetna QHPHIX $26.63 ↓ -90%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $27.22 ↓ -90%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $31.41 ↓ -89%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $31.41 ↓ -89%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $31.41 ↓ -89%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $31.41 ↓ -89%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $31.41 ↓ -89%
BCBS BluePremier $35.81 ↓ -87%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $36.65 ↓ -87%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $36.65 ↓ -87%
Aetna NewBusiness $36.68 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $37.07 ↓ -87%
Superior ValueHMO $37.48 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $38.45 ↓ -86%
Aetna COMM $39.06 ↓ -86%
Aetna Meritain $39.06 ↓ -86%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $39.79 ↓ -86%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $41.46 ↓ -85%
Aetna OON $45.97 ↓ -83%
Superior HMO $46.91 ↓ -83%
Superior EPO $46.91 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $51.63 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueEssentials $51.72 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $51.72 ↓ -81%
BCBS EPOSOA $54.23 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $54.44 ↓ -80%
Molina Healthcare HIX $54.86 ↓ -80%
BCBS PPO $56.75 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $60.41 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $67.28 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $70.85 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $83.23 ↓ -70%
Cigna NewBusiness $83.31 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $92.82 ↓ -66%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $93.01 ↓ -66%
Cigna HMO $93.01 ↓ -66%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $93.01 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $117.64 ↓ -57%
BCBS Traditional $121.93 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $123.57 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $123.57 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $137.31 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $137.31 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $144.72 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $145.54 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $151.04 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $151.04 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $151.04 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $151.04 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $159.27 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $161.75 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $161.75 ↓ -41%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $192.23 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $192.23 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $192.23 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $194.97 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $197.72 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $205.96 ↓ -25%
Humana COMM $209.21 ↓ -24%
USC Health Services COMM $219.69 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $219.69 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $233.42 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $236.16 ↓ -14%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $274.61 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $274.61 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $274.61 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital

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