Ultrasound joint complete left at MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL

900 EIGHTH AVENUE, FT WORTH, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1659323772

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 23, 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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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.

$44.04 with Cigna vs $1,256.54 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
Cigna LocalPlus $44.04
Cigna NewBusiness $44.08
Cigna HMO $49.21
Cigna NetworkBenefit $49.21
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $49.21
Cigna AllOther $62.24
Aetna NewBusiness $65.51
Aetna COMM $69.97
Aetna Meritain $69.97
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $79.49
BCBS MyBlueHealth $79.49
Aetna OON $82.81
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $87.96
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $87.96
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $87.96
Superior Health Plan STARKids $87.96
Superior Health Plan CHIP $87.96
United STARPerinate $96.28
Amerigroup CHIP $96.28
Amerigroup MGMCD $96.28
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $96.28
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $96.28
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $96.28
United CHIP $96.28
United STAR $96.28
United STARKids $96.28
United STARPLUS $96.28
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $101.09
Healthspring Life MCD $101.09
Aetna Better Health MCD $103.98
Aetna Better Health CHIP $103.98
Molina MCDSTAR $105.91
Molina CHIP $105.91
Molina STAR+PLUS $105.91
Molina STARKIDS $105.91
Humana MGMCD $120.35
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52
United SmallGroup $154.52
Cigna IFP $169.63
Cigna QHP $175.92
United OptionsPPO $229.95
BCBS BlueEssentials $236.72
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $236.72
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
BCBS EPOSOA $248.33
BCBS PPO $259.93
Unicare CHIP $276.44
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $307.85
Evry Health COMM $324.19
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $424.71
Curative Administrators COMM $502.62
BCBS Traditional $520.21
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $565.44
United GlobalBenefitPlan $565.44
City of McKinney COMM $565.44
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $615.70
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $628.27
Aetna ASA $634.55
Cigna Lifesource COMM $665.97
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $691.10
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $691.10
Aetna WCOMP $691.10
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $691.10
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $720.00
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $720.00
Averde Health, Inc PPO $728.79
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $841.88
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $879.58
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $879.58
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $892.14
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $942.40
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $942.40
USC Health Services COMM $1,005.23
USA Managed Care COMM $1,005.23
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,068.06
Optum Transplant COMM $1,080.62
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,256.54
Unicare MCD $1,256.54
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,256.54

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Ultrasound joint complete left at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,399.39 $223.38 – $223.38
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $623.67 $96.28 – $779.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $544.62 $112.10 – $816.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $499.95 $96.28 – $624.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $623.67 $96.28 – $779.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $544.62 $99.77 – $816.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $544.62 $96.28 – $816.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $499.95 $96.28 – $749.92

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