Zoledronic acid 4 mg/5 ml intravenous solution 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

$17,564.15

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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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$17,564.15

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.

$23.29 with BCBS vs $17,564.15 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $23.29 ↓ -100%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $23.29 ↓ -100%
Humana Tricare $29.95 ↓ -100%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $30.88 ↓ -100%
Cigna LocalPlus $31.47 ↓ -100%
Cigna NewBusiness $31.50 ↓ -100%
BCBS BlueEssentials $34.09 ↓ -100%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $34.09 ↓ -100%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $35.15 ↓ -100%
Cigna HMO $35.15 ↓ -100%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $35.15 ↓ -100%
BCBS EPOSOA $35.77 ↓ -100%
BCBS PPO $37.46 ↓ -100%
Cigna AllOther $44.47 ↓ -100%
United AllPayerAppendix $50.95 ↓ -100%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $50.95 ↓ -100%
United SmallGroup $50.95 ↓ -100%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,229.49 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,229.49 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,229.49 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $1,229.49 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $1,229.49 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $2,371.16 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $2,458.98 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $3,214.24 ↓ -82%
Superior EPO $3,512.83 ↓ -80%
Superior ValueHMO $3,512.83 ↓ -80%
Superior HMO $3,512.83 ↓ -80%
Unicare CHIP $3,864.11 ↓ -78%
Molina Healthcare HIX $4,391.04 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $5,936.68 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $7,271.56 ↓ -59%
City of McKinney COMM $7,903.87 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $7,903.87 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $8,606.43 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $8,782.08 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $8,869.90 ↓ -49%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $9,309.00 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $9,660.28 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $9,660.28 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $9,660.28 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $9,660.28 ↓ -45%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $10,064.26 ↓ -43%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $10,064.26 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $10,187.21 ↓ -42%
Emerging Therapy Solutions Commercial $11,767.98 ↓ -33%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $12,294.91 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $12,294.91 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $12,470.55 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $13,173.11 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $13,173.11 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $14,051.32 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $14,051.32 ↓ -20%
TCU ATHLETICS COMM $14,051.32 ↓ -20%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $14,929.53 ↓ -15%
Optum Transplant COMM $15,105.17 ↓ -14%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $17,564.15 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $17,564.15 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $17,564.15 ↑ +0%

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