Sinus CT scan (with contrast) at MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL
900 EIGHTH AVENUE, FT WORTH, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1659323772
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Cash price 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 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.
$156.38 with Amerigroup vs $5,319.18 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $156.38 | — |
| Parkland Community Health Plan | MCD | $156.38 | — |
| Cook Childrens Health Plan | STAR | $156.38 | — |
| Cook Childrens Health Plan | CHIP | $156.38 | — |
| United | CHIP | $156.38 | — |
| United | STAR | $156.38 | — |
| United | STARKids | $156.38 | — |
| United | STARPLUS | $156.38 | — |
| United | STARPerinate | $156.38 | — |
| Amerigroup | CHIP | $156.38 | — |
| Healthspring Life | MCD | $164.20 | — |
| Cigna Healthspring | MGMCD | $164.20 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | MCD | $168.89 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | CHIP | $168.89 | — |
| Molina | MCDSTAR | $172.02 | — |
| Molina | STAR+PLUS | $172.02 | — |
| Molina | STARKIDS | $172.02 | — |
| Molina | CHIP | $172.02 | — |
| Humana | MGMCD | $195.47 | — |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $216.84 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $229.60 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $229.60 | — |
| United | SmallGroup | $341.20 | — |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $341.20 | — |
| Imaging Providers of Texas | HMOBlue | $350.00 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $372.34 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $372.34 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $372.34 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $372.34 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $372.34 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $401.74 | — |
| Humana | COMM | $447.02 | — |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $584.00 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $708.84 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $708.84 | — |
| Cigna | IFP | $718.09 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $743.46 | — |
| Cigna | QHP | $744.69 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $778.08 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $800.00 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $856.00 | — |
| Aetna | Meritain | $856.00 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $1,000.01 | — |
| Aetna | OON | $1,006.00 | — |
| Unicare | CHIP | $1,170.22 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $1,797.88 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $2,361.72 | — |
| City of McKinney | COMM | $2,393.63 | — |
| Fidelis SecureCare | MGMCR | $2,393.63 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MGMCR | $2,659.59 | — |
| National ChoiceCare | WCOMP | $2,659.59 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $2,803.21 | — |
| Cigna Lifesource | COMM | $2,819.17 | — |
| Physicians Coop of TX | MGMCR | $2,925.55 | — |
| Rockport Health Group | WORKERSCOMP | $2,925.55 | — |
| Aetna | WCOMP | $2,925.55 | — |
| PC Texas Partners | WCOMP | $2,925.55 | — |
| Averde Health, Inc | PPO | $3,085.12 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | NONEXCLUSIVE | $3,133.00 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | EXCLUSIVE | $3,133.00 | — |
| Mega Life | MGMCRPPO | $3,723.43 | — |
| Coastal Comp Health Networks | WCOMP | $3,723.43 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $3,776.62 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | Commercial | $3,829.81 | — |
| LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING | COMMPPO | $3,989.39 | — |
| USC Health Services | COMM | $4,255.34 | — |
| USA Managed Care | COMM | $4,255.34 | — |
| Galaxy Health Network | PPO | $4,521.30 | — |
| Optum Transplant | COMM | $4,574.49 | — |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $5,319.18 | — |
| Unicare | MCD | $5,319.18 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $5,319.18 | — |
| TCU ATHLETICS | COMM | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Sinus CT scan (with contrast) at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas | $3,250.16 | $849.15 – $849.15 |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $2,004.41 | $156.38 – $2,505.51 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $1,930.24 | $236.02 – $2,895.35 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $2,561.70 | $156.38 – $3,202.12 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $2,004.41 | $156.38 – $2,505.51 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $1,930.24 | $167.33 – $2,895.35 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $1,930.24 | $156.38 – $2,895.35 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $2,561.70 | $156.38 – $3,842.55 |