X-ray exam of eye sockets 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.

$48.11 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $907.02 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $48.11
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $48.11
United STARPerinate $48.11
Amerigroup CHIP $48.11
Amerigroup MGMCD $48.11
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $48.11
United STARPLUS $48.11
United STARKids $48.11
United STAR $48.11
United CHIP $48.11
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $50.52
Healthspring Life MCD $50.52
Aetna Better Health CHIP $51.96
Aetna Better Health MCD $51.96
Molina MCDSTAR $52.92
Molina CHIP $52.92
Molina STAR+PLUS $52.92
Molina STARKIDS $52.92
Humana MGMCD $60.14
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $63.49
Superior Health Plan CHIP $63.49
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $63.49
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $63.49
Superior Health Plan STARKids $63.49
Aetna NewBusiness $81.00
Aetna COMM $86.52
Aetna Meritain $86.52
Aetna OON $102.39
Cigna IFP $122.45
Cigna QHP $126.98
Cigna LocalPlus $139.36
Cigna NewBusiness $139.50
BCBS MyBlueHealth $153.55
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $153.55
United SmallGroup $154.52
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52
Cigna NetworkBenefit $155.74
Cigna HMO $155.74
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $155.74
United OptionsPPO $165.98
Cigna AllOther $196.98
Unicare CHIP $199.54
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $222.22
Evry Health COMM $234.01
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $306.57
Curative Administrators COMM $362.81
BCBS Traditional $375.51
City of McKinney COMM $408.16
United GlobalBenefitPlan $408.16
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $408.16
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $444.44
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $453.51
BCBS BlueEssentials $457.29
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $457.29
Aetna ASA $458.05
BCBS EPOSOA $479.70
Cigna Lifesource COMM $480.72
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $498.86
Aetna WCOMP $498.86
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $498.86
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $498.86
BCBS PPO $502.12
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $519.72
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $519.72
Averde Health, Inc PPO $526.07
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $607.70
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $634.91
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $634.91
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $643.98
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $680.26
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $680.26
USC Health Services COMM $725.62
USA Managed Care COMM $725.62
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $770.97
Optum Transplant COMM $780.04
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $907.02
Independent Medical Systems COMM $907.02
Unicare MCD $907.02

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X-ray exam of eye sockets at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $155.33 $48.11 – $272.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $349.15 $71.87 – $523.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $339.16 $48.11 – $423.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $155.33 $48.11 – $272.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $349.15 $51.48 – $523.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $349.15 $48.11 – $523.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $339.16 $48.11 – $508.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $155.33 $48.11 – $272.35

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