MRA chest wwo IV cont 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

$6,725.53

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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$6,725.53

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.

$454.40 with BCBS vs $6,725.53 with Independent Medical Systems — 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 BluePremier $454.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $470.79 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $470.79 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $470.79 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $470.79 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $470.79 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $500.22 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $500.22 ↓ -93%
United SmallGroup $616.10 ↓ -91%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $616.10 ↓ -91%
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $907.95 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $941.57 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $1,096.26 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $1,264.40 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $1,479.62 ↓ -78%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40 ↓ -78%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40 ↓ -78%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95 ↓ -77%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,600.68 ↓ -76%
BCBS PPO $1,630.50 ↓ -76%
Aetna Meritain $1,721.74 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $1,721.74 ↓ -74%
Aetna OON $2,017.66 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,273.23 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $2,986.14 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $3,026.49 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $3,026.49 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $3,362.76 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,362.76 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $3,544.35 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $3,564.53 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,699.04 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $3,699.04 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,699.04 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,699.04 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,900.81 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $3,961.34 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $3,961.34 ↓ -41%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,707.87 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,707.87 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,775.13 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $4,842.38 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $5,044.15 ↓ -25%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $5,380.42 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $5,380.42 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $5,380.42 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,716.70 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $5,783.96 ↓ -14%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,725.53 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $6,725.53 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,725.53 ↑ +0%

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MRA chest wwo IV cont at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $10,418.18 $672.06 – $699.43
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $1,654.38 $538.41 – $3,545.10
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $1,943.20 $458.22 – $5,552.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $790.50 $400.00 – $4,743.00
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland $8,469.49 $672.06 – $699.43
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $1,943.20 $538.41 – $5,552.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land $1,943.20 $538.41 – $5,552.00
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA $11,685.36 $672.06 – $699.43

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