Pq dr cath chg w cont s&i 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

$889.01

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.

$889.01

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.

$62.23 with Superior Health Plan vs $889.01 with Unicare — 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 $62.23 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $62.23 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $62.23 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $62.23 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $62.23 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $81.48 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $89.70 ↓ -90%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $89.70 ↓ -90%
Aetna QHPHIX $101.17 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $120.02 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $124.46 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $138.72 ↓ -84%
Aetna Meritain $148.60 ↓ -83%
Aetna COMM $148.60 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $167.13 ↓ -81%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $168.91 ↓ -81%
Aetna OON $174.28 ↓ -80%
Unicare CHIP $195.58 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $217.81 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $229.36 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $234.70 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $234.70 ↓ -74%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $262.26 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $262.26 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $262.26 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $266.35 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueEssentials $266.35 ↓ -70%
BCBS EPOSOA $279.36 ↓ -69%
Humana COMM $286.06 ↓ -68%
BCBS PPO $292.37 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $300.49 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $331.60 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $355.60 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $394.72 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $400.05 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $400.05 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $444.50 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $444.50 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $468.51 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $471.18 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $488.96 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $488.96 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $488.96 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $488.96 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $515.63 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $523.63 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $523.63 ↓ -41%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $622.31 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $622.31 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $622.31 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $631.20 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $640.09 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $666.76 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $711.21 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $711.21 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $755.66 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $764.55 ↓ -14%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $889.01 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $889.01 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $889.01 ↑ +0%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM not published by hospital

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