Incision of tibia & fibula 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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$1,995.00 with Fidelis SecureCare vs $40,105.39 with BCBS — 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
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Cigna LocalPlus $2,700.00
Cigna NewBusiness $2,702.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $3,016.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $3,016.00
Cigna HMO $3,016.00
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Cigna AllOther $3,816.00
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,972.00
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Humana COMM $4,926.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,475.00
Curative Administrators COMM $5,849.00
Evry Health COMM $6,054.00
United STARKids $6,337.31
United CHIP $6,337.31
United STAR $6,337.31
United STARPLUS $6,337.31
United STARPerinate $6,337.31
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $6,337.31
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $6,337.31
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $6,337.31
United SmallGroup $6,383.00
Amerigroup MGMCD $6,654.18
Healthspring Life MCD $6,654.18
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $6,654.18
Amerigroup CHIP $6,654.18
Molina STARKIDS $6,971.04
Molina STAR+PLUS $6,971.04
Molina CHIP $6,971.04
Molina MCDSTAR $6,971.04
Oscar HIX $7,168.00
Aetna Better Health MCD $7,604.77
Aetna Better Health CHIP $7,604.77
Humana MGMCD $7,921.64
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $8,260.00
United AllPayerAppendix $10,300.00
WellMed MGMCR $12,983.02
BCBS BluePremier $17,613.05
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $33,083.97
BCBS MyBlueHealth $33,083.97
BCBS BlueEssentials $36,535.18
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $36,535.18
BCBS EPOSOA $38,320.29
BCBS PPO $40,105.39

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Incision of tibia & fibula at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,707.12 $71.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $10,629.07 $71.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,707.12 $85.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,707.12 $2,416.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $10,629.07 $71.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $4,707.12 $71.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $4,707.12 $71.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $10,629.07 $71.00 – $32,603.53

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