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

$2,307.01

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.

$2,307.01

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.

$122.96 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $2,307.01 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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 $122.96 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MGMCD $122.96 ↓ -95%
United STARKids $122.96 ↓ -95%
United STAR $122.96 ↓ -95%
United CHIP $122.96 ↓ -95%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $122.96 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup CHIP $122.96 ↓ -95%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $122.96 ↓ -95%
United STARPerinate $122.96 ↓ -95%
United STARPLUS $122.96 ↓ -95%
Healthspring Life MCD $129.11 ↓ -94%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $129.11 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $132.80 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health MCD $132.80 ↓ -94%
Molina STARKIDS $135.26 ↓ -94%
Molina CHIP $135.26 ↓ -94%
Molina STAR+PLUS $135.26 ↓ -94%
Molina MCDSTAR $135.26 ↓ -94%
Humana MGMCD $153.70 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $161.49 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $161.49 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $161.49 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $161.49 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $161.49 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $204.20 ↓ -91%
Aetna COMM $218.12 ↓ -91%
Aetna Meritain $218.12 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $249.64 ↓ -89%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $249.64 ↓ -89%
Aetna OON $258.14 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $311.45 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $322.98 ↓ -86%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20 ↓ -85%
United SmallGroup $341.20 ↓ -85%
Cigna LocalPlus $348.78 ↓ -85%
Cigna NewBusiness $349.11 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $389.76 ↓ -83%
Cigna HMO $389.76 ↓ -83%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $389.76 ↓ -83%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $422.18 ↓ -82%
Cigna AllOther $492.97 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $507.54 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $565.22 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $595.21 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueEssentials $743.46 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $743.46 ↓ -68%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $779.77 ↓ -66%
BCBS EPOSOA $779.90 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $816.35 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $922.80 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $955.10 ↓ -59%
City of McKinney COMM $1,038.15 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,038.15 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,038.15 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,130.43 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,153.51 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,165.04 ↓ -50%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $1,222.72 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,268.86 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,268.86 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,268.86 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,268.86 ↓ -45%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,321.92 ↓ -43%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,321.92 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,338.07 ↓ -42%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $1,545.70 ↓ -33%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,614.91 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,614.91 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,637.98 ↓ -29%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,730.26 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,730.26 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,845.61 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $1,845.61 ↓ -20%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,960.96 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $1,984.03 ↓ -14%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,307.01 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,307.01 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,307.01 ↑ +0%

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

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $555.04 $122.96 – $693.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $771.95 $158.89 – $1,157.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $622.09 $122.96 – $777.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $555.04 $122.96 – $693.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $771.95 $131.57 – $1,157.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $771.95 $122.96 – $1,157.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $622.09 $122.96 – $933.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $555.04 $122.96 – $693.79

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