Pentamidine non-comp unit 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

$786.88

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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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$786.88

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.

$55.08 with Superior Health Plan vs $934.24 with BCBS — 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 STARKids $55.08 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $55.08 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $55.08 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $55.08 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $55.08 ↓ -93%
Humana Tricare $77.11 ↓ -90%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $79.50 ↓ -90%
Cigna IFP $106.23 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $110.16 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $128.26 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $147.93 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $173.11 ↓ -78%
Aetna NewBusiness $187.28 ↓ -76%
Aetna COMM $201.44 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $201.44 ↓ -74%
Aetna OON $236.06 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $265.97 ↓ -66%
United AllPayerAppendix $271.29 ↓ -66%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $271.29 ↓ -66%
United SmallGroup $271.29 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $349.37 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $354.10 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $393.44 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $393.44 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $414.69 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $417.05 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $432.78 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $432.78 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $432.78 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $432.78 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $456.39 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $463.47 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $463.47 ↓ -41%
Cigna LocalPlus $498.42 ↓ -37%
Cigna NewBusiness $498.92 ↓ -37%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $518.19 ↓ -34%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $518.19 ↓ -34%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $550.82 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $550.82 ↓ -30%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $556.82 ↓ -29%
Cigna HMO $556.82 ↓ -29%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $556.82 ↓ -29%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $558.68 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $566.55 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $590.16 ↓ -25%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $629.50 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $629.50 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $629.50 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $668.85 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $676.72 ↓ -14%
Cigna AllOther $704.43 ↓ -10%
BCBS BlueEssentials $758.51 ↓ -4%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $758.51 ↓ -4%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $786.88 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $786.88 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $786.88 ↑ +0%
BCBS EPOSOA $796.06 ↑ +1%
BCBS PPO $833.61 ↑ +6%
Humana COMM $868.75 ↑ +10%
BCBS BluePremier $934.24 ↑ +19%

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Pentamidine non-comp unit at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $352.30 $79.50 – $1,182.83
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $846.88 $79.50 – $1,182.83
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE $531.69 $199.34 – $1,182.83
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock $318.90 $198.44 – $653.53
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas $536.63 $77.11 – $498.42
MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL McKinney $877.23 $77.11 – $518.19
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas not published $578.27 – $578.27
CHRISTUS Children's Hospital San Antonio not published $312.19 – $312.19

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