Myelogphy 2/> spine regions 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

$5,950.33

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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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$5,950.33

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.

$153.04 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $5,950.33 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $153.04 ↓ -97%
United CHIP $153.04 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $153.04 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup CHIP $153.04 ↓ -97%
United STARPerinate $153.04 ↓ -97%
United STARPLUS $153.04 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $153.04 ↓ -97%
United STARKids $153.04 ↓ -97%
United STAR $153.04 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $153.04 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $160.69 ↓ -97%
Healthspring Life MCD $160.69 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $165.28 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $165.28 ↓ -97%
Molina CHIP $168.34 ↓ -97%
Molina MCDSTAR $168.34 ↓ -97%
Molina STAR+PLUS $168.34 ↓ -97%
Molina STARKIDS $168.34 ↓ -97%
Aetna QHPHIX $171.06 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCD $191.30 ↓ -97%
Aetna NewBusiness $234.54 ↓ -96%
Humana COMM $241.94 ↓ -96%
Aetna COMM $251.24 ↓ -96%
Aetna Meritain $251.24 ↓ -96%
Aetna OON $294.68 ↓ -95%
Cigna LocalPlus $399.78 ↓ -93%
Cigna NewBusiness $400.16 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $416.52 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $416.52 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $416.52 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $416.52 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $416.52 ↓ -93%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $446.75 ↓ -92%
Cigna HMO $446.75 ↓ -92%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $446.75 ↓ -92%
Cigna AllOther $565.06 ↓ -91%
Cigna IFP $803.29 ↓ -87%
BCBS BluePremier $810.18 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $833.05 ↓ -86%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $891.87 ↓ -85%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $891.87 ↓ -85%
United SmallGroup $920.54 ↓ -85%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $920.54 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $1,118.66 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $1,309.07 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,457.83 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $1,535.19 ↓ -74%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,609.16 ↓ -73%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,011.21 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,380.13 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $2,641.95 ↓ -56%
BCBS BlueEssentials $2,648.39 ↓ -55%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $2,648.39 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,677.65 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $2,677.65 ↓ -55%
BCBS EPOSOA $2,777.75 ↓ -53%
BCBS PPO $2,907.10 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,975.16 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $2,975.16 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $3,135.82 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $3,153.67 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,272.68 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $3,272.68 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,272.68 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,272.68 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,451.19 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $3,504.74 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $3,504.74 ↓ -41%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,165.23 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,165.23 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $4,165.23 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,224.73 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $4,284.24 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,462.75 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $4,760.26 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $4,760.26 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,057.78 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $5,117.28 ↓ -14%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,950.33 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $5,950.33 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,950.33 ↑ +0%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital

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