Nitroglycerin 50 mg/250 ml (200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous 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

$272.42

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$272.42

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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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$1.30 with Humana vs $272.42 with Independent Medical Systems — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
Humana Tricare $1.30 ↓ -100%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $1.34 ↓ -100%
United AllPayerAppendix $2.51 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2.51 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $2.51 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $4.97 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $4.97 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentials $7.27 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $7.27 ↓ -97%
BCBS EPOSOA $7.63 ↓ -97%
BCBS PPO $7.99 ↓ -97%
Cigna LocalPlus $8.59 ↓ -97%
Cigna NewBusiness $8.60 ↓ -97%
BCBS BluePremier $8.96 ↓ -97%
Cigna HMO $9.60 ↓ -96%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $9.60 ↓ -96%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $9.60 ↓ -96%
Cigna AllOther $12.14 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $19.07 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $19.07 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $19.07 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $19.07 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $19.07 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $36.78 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $38.14 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $44.40 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $51.21 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $59.93 ↓ -78%
Aetna NewBusiness $64.84 ↓ -76%
Aetna Meritain $69.74 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $69.74 ↓ -74%
Aetna OON $81.73 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $92.08 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $120.95 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $122.59 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $136.21 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $136.21 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $143.57 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $144.38 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $149.83 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $149.83 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $149.83 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $149.83 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $158.00 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $160.46 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $160.46 ↓ -41%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $190.69 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $190.69 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $193.42 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $196.14 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $204.31 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $217.94 ↓ -20%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $217.94 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $217.94 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $231.56 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $234.28 ↓ -14%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $272.42 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $272.42 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $272.42 ↑ +0%

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Nitroglycerin 50 mg/250 ml (200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $20.61 $5.54 – $5.54
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $88.20 $1.56 – $34.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $88.20 $1.59 – $36.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $88.20 $1.59 – $30.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $88.20 $1.56 – $34.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $88.20 $1.59 – $36.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $88.20 $1.83 – $36.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $88.20 $1.59 – $36.45

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