Intracranial complete study 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

$3,476.46

Cash price

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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.

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$3,476.46

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.

$233.52 with United vs $3,476.46 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
United STAR $233.52 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $233.52 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup CHIP $233.52 ↓ -93%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $233.52 ↓ -93%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $233.52 ↓ -93%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $233.52 ↓ -93%
United STARPerinate $233.52 ↓ -93%
United STARPLUS $233.52 ↓ -93%
United CHIP $233.52 ↓ -93%
United STARKids $233.52 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $243.35 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $243.35 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $243.35 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $243.35 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $243.35 ↓ -93%
Healthspring Life MCD $245.20 ↓ -93%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $245.20 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $252.20 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health MCD $252.20 ↓ -93%
Molina STARKIDS $256.87 ↓ -93%
Molina CHIP $256.87 ↓ -93%
Molina STAR+PLUS $256.87 ↓ -93%
Molina MCDSTAR $256.87 ↓ -93%
Humana MGMCD $291.90 ↓ -92%
Cigna IFP $469.32 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $486.70 ↓ -86%
BCBS BluePremier $538.39 ↓ -85%
Aetna QHPHIX $566.66 ↓ -84%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $627.36 ↓ -82%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $627.36 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $653.57 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $723.10 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $764.82 ↓ -78%
Aetna NewBusiness $827.40 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $851.73 ↓ -76%
Aetna Meritain $889.97 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $889.97 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $896.93 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $905.06 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $905.92 ↓ -74%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,011.41 ↓ -71%
Cigna HMO $1,011.41 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,011.41 ↓ -71%
Aetna OON $1,042.94 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,110.99 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,110.99 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,165.74 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,175.04 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $1,220.50 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $1,279.23 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,390.58 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,543.55 ↓ -56%
Humana COMM $1,554.93 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,564.41 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,564.41 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,738.23 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,738.23 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,832.09 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,842.52 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $1,912.05 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,912.05 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,912.05 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,912.05 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,016.35 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,047.63 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,047.63 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,433.52 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,433.52 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,433.52 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,468.29 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $2,503.05 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,607.34 ↓ -25%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $2,781.17 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $2,781.17 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,781.17 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,954.99 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $2,989.76 ↓ -14%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,476.46 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $3,476.46 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,476.46 ↑ +0%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,308.50 $227.71 – $1,635.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,308.50 $269.33 – $1,962.75
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,308.50 $241.72 – $1,962.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $687.43 $227.71 – $1,031.15
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,308.50 $227.71 – $1,635.62

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