Hydration IV infusion initial 31minutes - 1 hour 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

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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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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.

$47.91 with Superior Health Plan vs $684.47 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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 STARKids $47.91
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $47.91
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $47.91
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $47.91
Superior Health Plan CHIP $47.91
BCBS BluePremier $91.00
Cigna IFP $92.40
Cigna QHP $95.83
BCBS MyBlueHealth $106.04
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $106.04
Aetna QHPHIX $111.57
United OptionsPPO $128.68
Oscar HIX $142.37
Unicare CHIP $150.58
Aetna NewBusiness $162.90
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $167.70
Aetna COMM $175.22
Aetna Meritain $175.22
Evry Health COMM $176.59
Cigna LocalPlus $180.70
Cigna NewBusiness $180.70
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $187.79
BCBS BlueEssentials $187.79
BCBS EPOSOA $197.04
Cigna NetworkBenefit $201.92
Cigna HMO $201.92
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $201.92
Aetna OON $205.34
BCBS PPO $206.30
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $231.35
Cigna AllOther $255.31
Curative Administrators COMM $273.79
BCBS Traditional $303.90
City of McKinney COMM $308.01
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $308.01
Humana COMM $320.84
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $342.24
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $342.24
United AllPayerAppendix $358.56
United SmallGroup $358.56
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $358.56
Aetna ASA $360.72
Cigna Lifesource COMM $362.77
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $376.46
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $376.46
Aetna WCOMP $376.46
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $376.46
Averde Health, Inc PPO $396.99
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $403.15
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $403.15
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $479.13
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $479.13
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $479.13
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $485.97
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $492.82
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $513.35
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $547.58
USA Managed Care COMM $547.58
USC Health Services COMM $547.58
Galaxy Health Network PPO $581.80
Optum Transplant COMM $588.64
Unicare MCD $684.47
Independent Medical Systems COMM $684.47
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $684.47

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