Whole blood for transfusion 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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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.

$51.27 with Aetna vs $876.61 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
Aetna NewBusiness $51.27
Aetna Meritain $54.81
Aetna COMM $54.81
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $61.36
Superior Health Plan STARKids $61.36
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $61.36
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $61.36
Superior Health Plan CHIP $61.36
Aetna OON $64.90
Cigna IFP $118.34
Cigna QHP $122.73
United OptionsPPO $160.42
Oscar HIX $182.33
Unicare CHIP $192.85
BCBS MyBlueHealth $209.51
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $209.51
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $214.77
Evry Health COMM $226.17
Cigna NewBusiness $231.43
Cigna LocalPlus $231.43
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $258.60
Cigna NetworkBenefit $258.60
Cigna HMO $258.60
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $275.26
BCBS BlueEssentials $275.26
BCBS EPOSOA $289.28
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $296.29
BCBS PPO $302.43
Cigna AllOther $326.98
Curative Administrators COMM $350.64
BCBS Traditional $362.92
City of McKinney COMM $394.47
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $394.47
United GlobalBenefitPlan $394.47
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $429.54
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $438.31
Aetna ASA $442.69
Cigna Lifesource COMM $464.60
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $482.14
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $482.14
Aetna WCOMP $482.14
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $482.14
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $502.30
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $502.30
Averde Health, Inc PPO $508.43
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $587.33
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $613.63
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $613.63
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $622.39
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $657.46
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $657.46
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $701.29
USA Managed Care COMM $701.29
USC Health Services COMM $701.29
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $745.12
Optum Transplant COMM $753.88
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $876.61
Unicare MCD $876.61
Independent Medical Systems COMM $876.61

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $485.68 $99.97 – $728.51
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $509.96 $169.99 – $764.94
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