Nm imaging gastric emptying study 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

$3,496.20

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$3,496.20

Gross charge

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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.

$244.73 with Superior Health Plan vs $3,496.20 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
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $244.73 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $244.73 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $244.73 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $244.73 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $244.73 ↓ -93%
United STARKids $308.08 ↓ -91%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $308.08 ↓ -91%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $308.08 ↓ -91%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $308.08 ↓ -91%
Amerigroup MGMCD $308.08 ↓ -91%
United CHIP $308.08 ↓ -91%
Amerigroup CHIP $308.08 ↓ -91%
United STARPerinate $308.08 ↓ -91%
United STAR $308.08 ↓ -91%
United STARPLUS $308.08 ↓ -91%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $323.48 ↓ -91%
Healthspring Life MCD $323.48 ↓ -91%
Aetna Better Health MCD $332.73 ↓ -90%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $332.73 ↓ -90%
Molina STARKIDS $338.89 ↓ -90%
Molina MCDSTAR $338.89 ↓ -90%
Molina CHIP $338.89 ↓ -90%
Molina STAR+PLUS $338.89 ↓ -90%
BCBS BluePremier $366.67 ↓ -90%
Humana MGMCD $385.10 ↓ -89%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $403.65 ↓ -88%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $403.65 ↓ -88%
Aetna QHPHIX $464.18 ↓ -87%
United SmallGroup $471.74 ↓ -87%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $471.74 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $471.99 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $489.47 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $636.43 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $657.29 ↓ -81%
Aetna Meritain $681.76 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMM $681.76 ↓ -80%
Unicare CHIP $769.16 ↓ -78%
Aetna OON $799.62 ↓ -77%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $856.57 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $902.02 ↓ -74%
Humana COMM $1,083.47 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,181.72 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,198.63 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,198.63 ↓ -66%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,257.17 ↓ -64%
BCBS PPO $1,315.72 ↓ -62%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,398.48 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,552.31 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,573.29 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,573.29 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,748.10 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,748.10 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,842.50 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,852.99 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,922.91 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,922.91 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,922.91 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,922.91 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,027.80 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,059.26 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,059.26 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,447.34 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,447.34 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,447.34 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,482.30 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $2,517.26 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,622.15 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $2,796.96 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,796.96 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,971.77 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $3,006.73 ↓ -14%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,496.20 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $3,496.20 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,496.20 ↑ +0%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital

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