Medical City Mental Health and Wellness Center
3100 Alliance Town Center, Fort Worth, TX 76177 · 100 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are +42% above the fair benchmark (1.42×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Wide Procedure Spread · Upper-Quartile Skew Pricer
Medical City Mental Health and Wellness Center prices routine shoppable procedures at 3.0× Medicare (median 1.25× Fair BaseRate) while upper-quartile commercial rates jump +108% to 2.60× Fair BaseRate. Self-pay cash discounts and comparing specific CPT procedure codes before scheduling yield the strongest savings.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 1.11× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 0% of shoppable procedures (25/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (54/100 safety score) with 72% patient recommendation
- Binding Good Faith Estimate rights under 45 CFR § 149.610 protect self-pay patients before scheduling
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (1.42× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
- Commercial insurance median sits at 1.25× Fair BaseRate (3.0× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 2.60×) jump +108% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.25×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 15.3× Medicare (14¢ true HCRIS cost per $1 gross)
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
Procedure Prices at Medical City Mental Health and Wellness Center
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 100 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 470 | $76,500 | unverified |
| Cataract surgery with lens implant CPT Code: 66984 | $15,630 | unverified |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $11,772 | 1.4× |
| Bunion correction surgery CPT Code: 28296 | $7,532 | 2.2× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $7,532 | 1.9× |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $4,880 | 4.9× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $4,880 | 3.9× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $4,880 | unverified |
| Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: G0260 | $4,100 | 4.8× |
| Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 451 | $1,555 | 0.1× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $1,514 | 2.6× |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only) CPT Code: 93005 | $1,198 | 18.7× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $1,117 | 3.3× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $1,117 | 3.3× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $1,117 | 3.0× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $1,117 | 2.2× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $929 | 3.4× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $856 | 5.3× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $856 | 5.3× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $856 | 5.2× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $856 | 5.1× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $856 | 5.1× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $856 | 5.1× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $856 | 3.5× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $856 | 3.3× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Medical City Mental Health and Wellness Center (Zero PHI Required)
Above Standard 400% FPL Financial-Assistance Ceiling
At 274% FPL, you exceed the standard 400% FPL tier, though medical-hardship caps (when bills exceed 10% of annual income) may still apply.
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Medical City Mental Health and Wellness Center's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $19,432 Fair BaseRate ($14,044 Medicare)
Your bill ($183,600) is $164,168 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,432) and 13.1× the $14,044 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Medical City Mental Health and Wellness Center as a non-501(c)(3) facility. Federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) statutory charity-care caps apply specifically to tax-exempt nonprofit hospitals, though state hospital fair-pricing statutes and prompt-pay self-pay discounts may still apply.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for Medical City Mental Health and Wellness Center.
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.