Kidney (Retroperitoneal) Ultrasound (complete) 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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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.

$104.75 with United vs $1,666.90 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
United STAR $104.75
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $104.75
Amerigroup MGMCD $104.75
Amerigroup CHIP $104.75
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $104.75
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $104.75
United CHIP $104.75
United STARPerinate $104.75
United STARPLUS $104.75
United STARKids $104.75
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $109.99
Healthspring Life MCD $109.99
Aetna Better Health CHIP $113.13
Aetna Better Health MCD $113.13
Molina MCDSTAR $115.23
Molina CHIP $115.23
Molina STAR+PLUS $115.23
Molina STARKIDS $115.23
Superior Health Plan STARKids $116.68
Superior Health Plan CHIP $116.68
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $116.68
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $116.68
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $116.68
Aetna QHPHIX $125.41
Humana MGMCD $130.94
BCBS BluePremier $133.38
BCBS MyBlueHealth $146.82
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $146.82
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52
United SmallGroup $154.52
Aetna NewBusiness $171.95
Aetna COMM $184.20
Aetna Meritain $184.20
Aetna OON $216.05
Cigna IFP $225.03
Cigna QHP $233.37
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Cigna LocalPlus $299.11
Cigna NewBusiness $299.40
Humana COMM $310.32
United OptionsPPO $313.38
Cigna NetworkBenefit $334.26
Cigna HMO $334.26
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $334.26
Unicare CHIP $366.72
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $408.39
Cigna AllOther $422.78
Evry Health COMM $430.06
BCBS BlueEssentials $435.99
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $435.99
BCBS EPOSOA $457.29
BCBS PPO $478.58
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $563.41
Curative Administrators COMM $666.76
BCBS Traditional $740.10
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $750.11
City of McKinney COMM $750.11
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $833.45
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $833.45
Aetna ASA $878.46
Cigna Lifesource COMM $883.46
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $916.79
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $916.79
Aetna WCOMP $916.79
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $916.79
Averde Health, Inc PPO $966.80
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $981.80
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $981.80
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,166.83
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,166.83
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,166.83
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,183.50
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $1,200.17
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,250.17
USC Health Services COMM $1,333.52
USA Managed Care COMM $1,333.52
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,416.87
Optum Transplant COMM $1,433.53
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,666.90
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,666.90
Unicare MCD $1,666.90
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital

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Kidney (Retroperitoneal) Ultrasound (complete) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,161.71 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $691.73 $99.77 – $864.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $673.36 $138.60 – $1,010.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $673.36 $99.77 – $841.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $691.73 $99.77 – $864.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $673.36 $99.77 – $1,010.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $673.36 $104.75 – $1,010.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $673.36 $99.77 – $1,010.03

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