Spirometry bronchodilation responsiveness pre/post bronchodilator administration 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

$1,224.33

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.

$1,224.33

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.

$85.70 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,224.33 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 CHIP $85.70 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $85.70 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $85.70 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $85.70 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $85.70 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $111.42 ↓ -91%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $129.83 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $129.83 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $165.28 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $171.41 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $199.57 ↓ -84%
BCBS BlueEssentials $229.91 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $229.91 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $230.17 ↓ -81%
BCBS EPOSOA $241.24 ↓ -80%
BCBS PPO $252.57 ↓ -79%
Oscar HIX $254.66 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $269.35 ↓ -78%
Aetna NewBusiness $291.39 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $299.96 ↓ -76%
Aetna Meritain $313.43 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $313.43 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $315.88 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $323.22 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $323.22 ↓ -74%
Humana COMM $325.71 ↓ -73%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $361.18 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $361.18 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $361.18 ↓ -70%
Aetna OON $367.30 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $413.82 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $456.68 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $489.73 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $543.60 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $550.95 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $550.95 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $612.16 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $612.16 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $645.22 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $648.89 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $673.38 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $673.38 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $673.38 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $673.38 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $710.11 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $721.13 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $721.13 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $857.03 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $857.03 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $857.03 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $869.27 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $881.52 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $918.25 ↓ -25%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $979.46 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $979.46 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $979.46 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,040.68 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $1,052.92 ↓ -14%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,224.33 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,224.33 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,224.33 ↑ +0%

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