X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast 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

$2,070.22

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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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$2,070.22

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.

$139.34 with United vs $2,070.22 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
United STARPerinate $139.34 ↓ -93%
United STARPLUS $139.34 ↓ -93%
United STARKids $139.34 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $139.34 ↓ -93%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $139.34 ↓ -93%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $139.34 ↓ -93%
United STAR $139.34 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup CHIP $139.34 ↓ -93%
United CHIP $139.34 ↓ -93%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $139.34 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $144.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $144.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $144.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $144.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $144.92 ↓ -93%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $146.31 ↓ -93%
Healthspring Life MCD $146.31 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health MCD $150.49 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $150.49 ↓ -93%
Molina STARKIDS $153.27 ↓ -93%
Molina MCDSTAR $153.27 ↓ -93%
Molina CHIP $153.27 ↓ -93%
Molina STAR+PLUS $153.27 ↓ -93%
Humana MGMCD $174.18 ↓ -92%
Aetna NewBusiness $235.21 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $249.64 ↓ -88%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $249.64 ↓ -88%
Aetna Meritain $251.24 ↓ -88%
Aetna COMM $251.24 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $279.48 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $289.83 ↓ -86%
Aetna OON $297.35 ↓ -86%
United SmallGroup $341.20 ↓ -84%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $378.85 ↓ -82%
Cigna LocalPlus $399.78 ↓ -81%
Cigna NewBusiness $400.16 ↓ -81%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -81%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $446.75 ↓ -78%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $446.75 ↓ -78%
Cigna HMO $446.75 ↓ -78%
Unicare CHIP $455.45 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $507.20 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $534.12 ↓ -74%
Cigna AllOther $565.06 ↓ -73%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $699.73 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueEssentials $743.46 ↓ -64%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $743.46 ↓ -64%
BCBS EPOSOA $779.90 ↓ -62%
BCBS PPO $816.35 ↓ -61%
Curative Administrators COMM $828.09 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $857.07 ↓ -59%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $931.60 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $931.60 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $931.60 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,014.41 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,035.11 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,045.46 ↓ -50%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,097.22 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,138.62 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,138.62 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,138.62 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,138.62 ↓ -45%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,186.24 ↓ -43%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,186.24 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,200.73 ↓ -42%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $1,387.05 ↓ -33%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,449.15 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,449.15 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,469.86 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,552.66 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,552.66 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $1,656.18 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,656.18 ↓ -20%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,759.69 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $1,780.39 ↓ -14%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,070.22 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,070.22 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,070.22 ↑ +0%

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X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $704.42 $144.99 – $1,056.64
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $704.42 $149.09 – $1,056.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $704.42 $139.34 – $1,056.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $665.87 $139.34 – $998.81
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