Thyrotropin alfa 0.9 mg intramuscular solution 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

$16,240.60

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$16,240.60

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.

$1,136.84 with Superior Health Plan vs $18,072.43 with Cigna — 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

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 $1,136.84 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $1,136.84 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $1,136.84 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,136.84 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,136.84 ↓ -93%
Humana Tricare $2,016.35 ↓ -88%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $2,078.71 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $2,192.48 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $2,273.68 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,647.22 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $3,053.23 ↓ -81%
United AllPayerAppendix $3,507.31 ↓ -78%
United SmallGroup $3,507.31 ↓ -78%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $3,507.31 ↓ -78%
Unicare CHIP $3,572.93 ↓ -78%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,865.26 ↓ -76%
Aetna Meritain $4,157.59 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $4,157.59 ↓ -74%
Aetna OON $4,872.18 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $5,489.32 ↓ -66%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $5,585.55 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $5,585.55 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $7,210.83 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $7,308.27 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $8,120.30 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $8,120.30 ↓ -50%
BCBS BlueEssentials $8,175.95 ↓ -50%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $8,175.95 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $8,558.80 ↓ -47%
BCBS EPOSOA $8,580.70 ↓ -47%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $8,607.52 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $8,932.33 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $8,932.33 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $8,932.33 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $8,932.33 ↓ -45%
BCBS PPO $8,985.45 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $9,419.55 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $9,565.71 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $9,565.71 ↓ -41%
BCBS BluePremier $10,070.18 ↓ -38%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $11,368.42 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $11,368.42 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $11,530.83 ↓ -29%
Humana COMM $11,620.83 ↓ -28%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $11,693.23 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $12,180.45 ↓ -25%
Cigna LocalPlus $12,787.22 ↓ -21%
Cigna NewBusiness $12,799.89 ↓ -21%
USC Health Services COMM $12,992.48 ↓ -20%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $12,992.48 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $12,992.48 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $13,804.51 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $13,966.92 ↓ -14%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $14,285.50 ↓ -12%
Cigna HMO $14,285.50 ↓ -12%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $14,285.50 ↓ -12%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $16,240.60 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $16,240.60 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $16,240.60 ↑ +0%
Cigna AllOther $18,072.43 ↑ +11%

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Thyrotropin alfa 0.9 mg intramuscular solution at other Texas hospitals

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HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $9,577.76 $2,078.71 – $15,822.14
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