Insertion peripherally inserted central venous catheter (picc) without port/pump/img gud >= 5 years 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

$6,840.84

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$6,840.84

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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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$446.27 with United vs $12,897.00 with Oscar — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
United STARKids $446.27 ↓ -93%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $446.27 ↓ -93%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $446.27 ↓ -93%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $446.27 ↓ -93%
United CHIP $446.27 ↓ -93%
United STARPerinate $446.27 ↓ -93%
United STARPLUS $446.27 ↓ -93%
United STAR $446.27 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup CHIP $468.58 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $468.58 ↓ -93%
Healthspring Life MCD $468.58 ↓ -93%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $468.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $478.86 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $478.86 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $478.86 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $478.86 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $478.86 ↓ -93%
Molina STAR+PLUS $490.90 ↓ -93%
Molina MCDSTAR $490.90 ↓ -93%
Molina STARKIDS $490.90 ↓ -93%
Molina CHIP $490.90 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $535.52 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health MCD $535.52 ↓ -92%
Humana MGMCD $557.84 ↓ -92%
Cigna IFP $923.51 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $957.72 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $1,286.08 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $1,504.98 ↓ -78%
WellMed MGMCR $1,591.85 ↓ -77%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00 ↓ -71%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00 ↓ -71%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,129.00 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,312.20 ↓ -66%
Evry Health COMM $2,356.00 ↓ -66%
BCBS BluePremier $2,414.07 ↓ -65%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↓ -63%
Cigna LocalPlus $2,514.00 ↓ -63%
Cigna NewBusiness $2,515.00 ↓ -63%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,808.00 ↓ -59%
Cigna HMO $2,808.00 ↓ -59%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,808.00 ↓ -59%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,838.00 ↓ -59%
BCBS Traditional $3,037.33 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $3,078.38 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,420.42 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $3,420.42 ↓ -50%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↓ -50%
Cigna AllOther $3,553.00 ↓ -48%
Aetna ASA $3,605.12 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $3,625.65 ↓ -47%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↓ -46%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↓ -46%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,762.46 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,762.46 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,762.46 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $3,762.46 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,967.69 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $4,029.25 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $4,029.25 ↓ -41%
Humana COMM $4,116.00 ↓ -40%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↓ -37%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $4,534.54 ↓ -34%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $4,534.54 ↓ -34%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,788.59 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,788.59 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,857.00 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $4,925.40 ↓ -28%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $5,007.57 ↓ -27%
BCBS BlueEssentials $5,007.57 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $5,130.63 ↓ -25%
BCBS EPOSOA $5,252.24 ↓ -23%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $5,472.67 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $5,472.67 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $5,472.67 ↓ -20%
BCBS PPO $5,496.91 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,814.71 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $5,883.12 ↓ -14%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,939.00 ↓ -13%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,840.84 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,840.84 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $6,840.84 ↑ +0%
United SmallGroup $7,850.00 ↑ +15%
United AllPayerAppendix $11,220.00 ↑ +64%
Oscar HIX $12,897.00 ↑ +89%

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Insertion peripherally inserted central venous catheter (picc) without port/pump/img gud >= 5 years at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,079.43 $446.27 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,079.43 $71.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,079.43 $71.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,079.43 $446.27 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,079.43 $85.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,079.43 $446.27 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,079.43 $71.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,079.43 $446.27 – $3,967.42

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