Tc-99m sulfur colloid 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

$4,323.00

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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$4,323.00

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.

$70.00 with Imaging Providers of Texas vs $4,323.00 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
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $70.00 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $183.75 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $183.75 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentials $268.96 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $268.96 ↓ -94%
BCBS EPOSOA $282.28 ↓ -93%
BCBS PPO $295.59 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $302.61 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $302.61 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $302.61 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $302.61 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $302.61 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $331.28 ↓ -92%
Humana COMM $459.05 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $583.61 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $605.22 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $657.08 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $812.72 ↓ -81%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $821.37 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $899.18 ↓ -79%
Aetna NewBusiness $900.91 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $951.06 ↓ -78%
Aetna Meritain $965.08 ↓ -78%
Aetna COMM $965.08 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,059.13 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $1,115.33 ↓ -74%
United SmallGroup $1,239.81 ↓ -71%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,239.81 ↓ -71%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,239.81 ↓ -71%
Aetna OON $1,296.90 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,461.17 ↓ -66%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,650.17 ↓ -62%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,651.80 ↓ -62%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,729.20 ↓ -60%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,843.52 ↓ -57%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,843.52 ↓ -57%
Cigna HMO $1,843.52 ↓ -57%
BCBS Traditional $1,919.41 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,945.35 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,945.35 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,161.50 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $2,161.50 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,278.22 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $2,291.19 ↓ -47%
Cigna AllOther $2,332.22 ↓ -46%
Aetna WCOMP $2,377.65 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,377.65 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,377.65 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,377.65 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,507.34 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,546.25 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,546.25 ↓ -41%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,026.10 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,026.10 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,026.10 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,069.33 ↓ -29%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $3,112.56 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,242.25 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $3,458.40 ↓ -20%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $3,458.40 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,458.40 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,674.55 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $3,717.78 ↓ -14%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,323.00 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,323.00 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $4,323.00 ↑ +0%

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