Diagnostic laryngoscopy 31505 at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance

10864 Texas Health Trail, Fort Worth, TX · Texashealth · · NPI 1215296884

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 21, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$163.35

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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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$272.25

Gross charge

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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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$56.20 with United Healthcare vs $1,568.00 with United Healthcare Options — 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

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 Healthcare Managed Medicaid $56.20 ↓ -66%
Cook Childrens Managed Medicaid $56.20 ↓ -66%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Managed Medicaid $56.20 ↓ -66%
Amerigroup Managed Medicaid $56.20 ↓ -66%
Superior Wellcare Managed Medicaid $59.01 ↓ -64%
Molina Managed Medicaid $60.70 ↓ -63%
Aetna Managed Medicaid $61.82 ↓ -62%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Exchange $80.75 ↓ -51%
City of Fort Worth Commercial $127.96 ↓ -22%
Aetna Whole Health $139.69 ↓ -14%
Fort Worth Firefighters Commercial $142.22 ↓ -13%
Cigna OAP/HMO $150.50 ↓ -8%
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO $150.96 ↓ -8%
Quick Trip Commercial $163.35 ↑ +0%
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO $167.73 ↑ +3%
Aetna Commercial $186.25 ↑ +14%
PHCS PPO $189.21 ↑ +16%
Cigna PPO $189.76 ↑ +16%
Aetna Coventry $190.85 ↑ +17%
Aetna ASA $190.85 ↑ +17%
American Health Medicare Advantage $200.85 ↑ +23%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $200.85 ↑ +23%
Healthsmart Commercial $204.19 ↑ +25%
HealthSpring Medicare Advantage $204.86 ↑ +25%
Humana Medicare Advantage $208.88 ↑ +28%
Amerigroup Medicare Advantage $210.89 ↑ +29%
Molina Medicare Advantage $210.89 ↑ +29%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Advantage HMO $210.89 ↑ +29%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Advantage MMP $220.93 ↑ +35%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage PPO $222.94 ↑ +36%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage HMO $226.96 ↑ +39%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Traditional $233.86 ↑ +43%
Multiplan Commercial $236.86 ↑ +45%
USA MCO $239.58 ↑ +47%
Galaxy Commercial $239.58 ↑ +47%
Cigna Indemnity $256.19 ↑ +57%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,247.00 ↑ +663%
United Healthcare Options PPO $1,568.00 ↑ +860%

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Diagnostic laryngoscopy 31505 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $325.51 $56.20 – $490.70
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth $163.35 $56.20 – $61.82
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth $163.35 $56.20 – $61.82
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $325.51 $56.20 – $490.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $242.14 $49.84 – $490.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $231.71 $56.20 – $490.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $325.51 $56.20 – $490.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $242.14 $60.13 – $490.70

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