X-ray arthrogram shoulder supervision & interpretation (both sides) 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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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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$116.32 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,710.69 with BCBS — 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

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 CHIP $116.32
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $116.32
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $116.32
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $116.32
Superior Health Plan STARKids $116.32
Amerigroup MGMCD $131.99
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $131.99
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $131.99
United CHIP $131.99
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $131.99
United STAR $131.99
United STARKids $131.99
United STARPLUS $131.99
United STARPerinate $131.99
Amerigroup CHIP $131.99
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $138.59
Healthspring Life MCD $138.59
Aetna Better Health CHIP $142.55
Aetna Better Health MCD $142.55
Molina CHIP $145.19
Molina STARKIDS $145.19
Molina STAR+PLUS $145.19
Molina MCDSTAR $145.19
Humana MGMCD $164.99
Cigna IFP $224.33
Cigna QHP $232.64
Aetna NewBusiness $246.05
Aetna Meritain $262.82
Aetna COMM $262.82
United OptionsPPO $304.09
Aetna OON $311.06
Unicare CHIP $365.58
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $407.12
Cigna LocalPlus $423.92
Cigna NewBusiness $424.33
Evry Health COMM $428.72
Cigna NetworkBenefit $473.74
Cigna HMO $473.74
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $473.74
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $523.13
BCBS MyBlueHealth $523.13
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $561.66
Cigna AllOther $599.18
United SmallGroup $616.10
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $616.10
Curative Administrators COMM $664.69
BCBS Traditional $687.95
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $747.77
United GlobalBenefitPlan $747.77
City of McKinney COMM $747.77
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $814.24
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $830.86
Aetna ASA $839.17
Cigna Lifesource COMM $880.71
Aetna WCOMP $913.95
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $913.95
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $913.95
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $913.95
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $952.17
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $952.17
Averde Health, Inc PPO $963.80
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $1,113.35
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,163.20
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,163.20
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,179.82
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,246.29
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,246.29
USA Managed Care COMM $1,329.38
USC Health Services COMM $1,329.38
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,412.46
Optum Transplant COMM $1,429.08
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,557.95
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,557.95
BCBS EPOSOA $1,634.32
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,661.72
Unicare MCD $1,661.72
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,661.72
BCBS PPO $1,710.69

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X-ray arthrogram shoulder supervision & interpretation (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $261.79 $131.99 – $952.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $937.91 $193.05 – $1,406.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $888.08 $131.99 – $1,110.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $261.79 $131.99 – $952.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $937.91 $141.23 – $1,406.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $937.91 $131.99 – $1,406.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $888.08 $131.99 – $1,332.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $261.79 $131.99 – $952.69

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