Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section first tissue block at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth

1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, Fort Worth, TX · Texashealth · · NPI 1336172105

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

$832.50

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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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$1,387.50

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.

$35.38 with Fort Worth Firefighters vs $1,305.64 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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
Fort Worth Firefighters Commercial $35.38 ↓ -96%
Aetna Whole Health $67.96 ↓ -92%
Cigna PPO $76.82 ↓ -91%
Cigna OAP/HMO $76.82 ↓ -91%
Aetna Commercial $90.61 ↓ -89%
United Healthcare All Payer $143.50 ↓ -83%
United Healthcare Options PPO $143.50 ↓ -83%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Exchange $159.57 ↓ -81%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $171.15 ↓ -79%
American Health Medicare Advantage $171.15 ↓ -79%
HealthSpring Medicare Advantage $174.57 ↓ -79%
Humana Medicare Advantage $177.99 ↓ -79%
Amerigroup Medicare Advantage $179.70 ↓ -78%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Advantage HMO $179.70 ↓ -78%
Molina Medicare Advantage $179.70 ↓ -78%
Cook Childrens Managed Medicaid $179.82 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid $179.82 ↓ -78%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Managed Medicaid $179.82 ↓ -78%
Amerigroup Managed Medicaid $179.82 ↓ -78%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Advantage MMP $188.26 ↓ -77%
Superior Wellcare Managed Medicaid $188.84 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage PPO $189.97 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage HMO $193.40 ↓ -77%
Molina Managed Medicaid $194.25 ↓ -77%
Aetna Managed Medicaid $197.86 ↓ -76%
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO $284.13 ↓ -66%
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO $315.70 ↓ -62%
City of Fort Worth Commercial $527.25 ↓ -37%
Quick Trip Commercial $832.50 ↑ +0%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Traditional $841.05 ↑ +1%
PHCS PPO $964.31 ↑ +16%
Aetna ASA $972.64 ↑ +17%
Aetna Coventry $972.64 ↑ +17%
Healthsmart Commercial $1,040.63 ↑ +25%
Multiplan Commercial $1,207.13 ↑ +45%
USA MCO $1,221.00 ↑ +47%
Galaxy Commercial $1,221.00 ↑ +47%
Cigna Indemnity $1,305.64 ↑ +57%
Amerigroup Medicare Advantage HMO not published by hospital
Parkland Managed Medicaid not published by hospital

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Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section first tissue block at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $297.87 $35.00 – $423.12
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth $832.50 $35.38 – $159.57
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth $832.50 $35.38 – $159.57
MEDICAL CITY MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER - ALLIANCE FORT WORTH not published $53.98 – $53.98
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $297.87 $35.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $282.52 $36.00 – $423.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $210.80 $36.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $297.87 $35.00 – $423.12

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