Natriuretic peptide 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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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$23.56 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $405.74 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $23.56
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $23.56
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $28.40
Superior Health Plan CHIP $28.40
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $28.40
Superior Health Plan STARKids $28.40
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $28.40
United STARPLUS $32.98
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $32.98
United STARPerinate $32.98
United STARKids $32.98
United STAR $32.98
Amerigroup MGMCD $32.98
United CHIP $32.98
Amerigroup CHIP $32.98
Healthspring Life MCD $34.63
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $34.63
Aetna Better Health MCD $35.62
Aetna Better Health CHIP $35.62
Molina MCDSTAR $36.28
Molina STAR+PLUS $36.28
Molina CHIP $36.28
Molina STARKIDS $36.28
WellMed MGMCR $39.06
United AllPayerAppendix $39.26
Devoted Health PPO $39.26
Devoted Health SNP $39.26
Devoted Health HMO $39.26
Devoted Health POS $39.26
Devoted Health MCR $39.26
Devoted Health MME $39.26
BCBS MGMCRHMO $39.26
Amerigroup DualEligible $39.26
Humana MGMCR $39.26
BCBS MCRPPO $39.26
TriWest FEDERAL $39.26
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $39.26
United SmallGroup $39.26
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $39.26
United MGMCR $39.46
Aetna MCR $39.59
Care N Care MGMCR $39.65
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $40.05
WellCare MGMCR $40.44
Integranet MGMCR $40.44
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $41.22
ProCare Advantge MCR $41.22
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $41.22
Humana MGMCD $41.22
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $41.22
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $41.22
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $41.22
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $41.22
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $41.22
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $41.62
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $41.62
Humana Tricare $42.30
Molina MME $42.79
Molina MCR $42.79
Molina MMP $42.79
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $43.19
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $43.61
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $47.11
Aetna QHPHIX $49.95
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $51.04
Cigna IFP $54.77
Cigna QHP $56.80
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $58.89
Bravo Health MCRPOS $58.89
Bravo Health MCRHMO $58.89
Bravo Health MCRPPO $58.89
Bravo Health MCRSNP $58.89
BCBS BluePremier $67.13
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $68.70
BCBS MyBlueHealth $68.70
Aetna NewBusiness $68.80
Superior ValueHMO $70.28
Aetna COMM $73.27
Aetna Meritain $73.27
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $74.59
United OptionsPPO $76.28
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $77.73
Aetna OON $86.23
Superior EPO $87.94
Superior HMO $87.94
Unicare CHIP $89.26
BCBS BlueEssentials $96.97
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $96.97
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $99.41
BCBS EPOSOA $101.68
Oscar HIX $102.08
Molina Healthcare HIX $102.86
Evry Health COMM $104.68
BCBS PPO $106.39
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $137.14
Cigna LocalPlus $155.71
Cigna NewBusiness $155.86
Cigna NetworkBenefit $174.00
Cigna HMO $174.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $174.00
BCBS Traditional $180.15
City of McKinney COMM $182.58
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $182.58
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $202.87
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $202.87
Aetna ASA $213.82
Cigna Lifesource COMM $215.04
Cigna AllOther $220.08
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $223.16
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $223.16
Aetna WCOMP $223.16
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $223.16
Averde Health, Inc PPO $235.33
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $238.98
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $238.98
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $284.02
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $284.02
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $284.02
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $288.08
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $292.13
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $304.31
USC Health Services COMM $324.59
USA Managed Care COMM $324.59
Galaxy Health Network PPO $344.88
Optum Transplant COMM $348.94
Humana COMM $377.03
Unicare MCD $405.74
Independent Medical Systems COMM $405.74
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $405.74
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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