Insert swan-ganz cath 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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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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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.

$747.99 with Humana vs $20,752.00 with Aetna — 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
Humana COMM $747.99
Cigna IFP $842.46
Cigna QHP $873.66
United OptionsPPO $1,173.20
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,207.00
Oscar HIX $1,298.01
Unicare CHIP $1,372.90
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,541.39
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,541.39
United SmallGroup $1,603.00
Evry Health COMM $1,610.04
Cigna LocalPlus $1,647.48
Cigna NewBusiness $1,647.48
BCBS BluePremier $1,822.21
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,840.93
Cigna HMO $1,840.93
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,840.93
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,990.70
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,990.70
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00
BCBS EPOSOA $2,090.55
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,109.27
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,129.00
BCBS PPO $2,184.16
United AllPayerAppendix $2,300.00
Cigna AllOther $2,327.69
BCBS Traditional $2,770.76
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $2,796.00
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $2,796.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2,796.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2,796.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2,796.00
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,808.20
City of McKinney COMM $2,808.20
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $3,120.22
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,120.22
Cigna Lifesource COMM $3,307.44
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,432.25
Aetna WCOMP $3,432.25
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,432.25
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,432.25
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,619.46
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $3,675.63
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $3,675.63
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $4,368.31
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,368.31
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,368.31
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,430.72
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $4,493.12
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,680.34
USC Health Services COMM $4,992.36
USA Managed Care COMM $4,992.36
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $4,992.36
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,304.38
Optum Transplant COMM $5,366.79
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,240.45
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,240.45
Unicare MCD $6,240.45
Aetna QHPHIX $12,049.00
Aetna NewBusiness $16,508.00
Aetna COMM $17,640.00
Aetna Meritain $17,640.00
Aetna OON $20,752.00
Aetna ASA not published by hospital

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,551.79 $1,006.34 – $4,439.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,952.26 $71.00 – $17,181.00
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,952.26 $2,042.00 – $5,928.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,505.49 $71.00 – $5,258.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,551.79 $947.14 – $4,439.74

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