Injection, famotidine, 20 mg 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

$121.58

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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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$121.58

Gross charge

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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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$2.00 with BCBS vs $121.58 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
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $2.00 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2.00 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $2.93 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentials $2.93 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $3.07 ↓ -97%
BCBS PPO $3.22 ↓ -97%
BCBS BluePremier $3.61 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $8.51 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $8.51 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $8.51 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $8.51 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $8.51 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $12.09 ↓ -90%
Cigna IFP $16.41 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $17.02 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $19.82 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $22.86 ↓ -81%
Superior ValueHMO $24.32 ↓ -80%
Superior HMO $24.32 ↓ -80%
Superior EPO $24.32 ↓ -80%
Unicare CHIP $26.75 ↓ -78%
Aetna NewBusiness $28.94 ↓ -76%
Molina Healthcare HIX $30.39 ↓ -75%
Aetna COMM $31.12 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $31.12 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $32.10 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $32.10 ↓ -74%
Cigna HMO $35.87 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $35.87 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $35.87 ↓ -70%
Aetna OON $36.47 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $41.09 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $45.35 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $53.98 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $54.71 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $60.79 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $60.79 ↓ -50%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $64.44 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $66.87 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $66.87 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $66.87 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $66.87 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $70.52 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $71.61 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $71.61 ↓ -41%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $85.11 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $85.11 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $86.32 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $87.54 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $91.19 ↓ -25%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $97.26 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $97.26 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $97.26 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $103.34 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $104.56 ↓ -14%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $121.58 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $121.58 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $121.58 ↑ +0%
Aetna ASA not published by hospital

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Injection, famotidine, 20 mg at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE $59.37 $16.46 – $16.46
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland $33.06 $1.14 – $16.46
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA $55.79 $1.14 – $16.46
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Beeville Beeville $4.17 $1.72 – $3.32
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio $8.74 $0.88 – $3.21
CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont Beaumont $4.65 $2.26 – $3.84
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline Corpus Christi $4.12 $1.44 – $3.32
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle $61.77 $2.00 – $12.09

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