St evaluation swallow function 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

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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.

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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.

$38.64 with Superior Health Plan vs $552.04 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 STARPLUS $38.64
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $38.64
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $38.64
Superior Health Plan CHIP $38.64
Superior Health Plan STARKids $38.64
Cigna IFP $74.53
Cigna QHP $77.29
Humana Tricare $81.20
BCBS MCRPPO $83.71
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $83.71
BCBS MGMCRHMO $83.71
WellMed MGMCR $84.19
Devoted Health POS $84.61
Devoted Health MME $84.61
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $84.61
Devoted Health PPO $84.61
Humana MGMCR $84.61
TriWest FEDERAL $84.61
Amerigroup DualEligible $84.61
Devoted Health HMO $84.61
Devoted Health MCR $84.61
Devoted Health SNP $84.61
United MGMCR $85.03
Aetna MCR $85.33
Care N Care MGMCR $85.46
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $86.30
Integranet MGMCR $87.15
WellCare MGMCR $87.15
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $88.84
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $88.84
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $88.84
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $88.84
ProCare Advantge MCR $88.84
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $88.84
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $88.84
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $88.84
Humana COMM $89.35
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $89.69
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $89.69
Aetna QHPHIX $89.98
Molina MME $92.22
Molina MMP $92.22
Molina MCR $92.22
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $93.07
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $101.53
United OptionsPPO $103.78
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $109.99
Oscar HIX $114.82
Unicare CHIP $121.45
Bravo Health MCRPPO $126.91
Bravo Health MCRPOS $126.91
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $126.91
Bravo Health MCRSNP $126.91
Bravo Health MCRHMO $126.91
Aetna NewBusiness $131.39
Aetna Meritain $141.32
Aetna COMM $141.32
Superior ValueHMO $151.45
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $160.76
Aetna OON $165.61
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $167.53
BCBS BluePremier $175.21
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $186.59
Superior EPO $189.53
Superior HMO $189.53
BCBS MyBlueHealth $204.16
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $204.16
Molina Healthcare HIX $221.68
BCBS Traditional $245.11
City of McKinney COMM $248.42
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $248.42
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $276.02
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $276.02
Aetna ASA $290.93
Cigna Lifesource COMM $292.58
Aetna WCOMP $303.62
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $303.62
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $303.62
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $303.62
Averde Health, Inc PPO $320.18
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $325.15
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $325.15
BCBS BlueEssentials $361.55
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $361.55
BCBS EPOSOA $379.37
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $386.43
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $386.43
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $386.43
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $391.95
BCBS PPO $397.18
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $397.47
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $414.03
USA Managed Care COMM $441.63
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $441.63
USC Health Services COMM $441.63
Galaxy Health Network PPO $469.23
Optum Transplant COMM $474.75
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $552.04
Unicare MCD $552.04
Independent Medical Systems COMM $552.04

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