ER Visit (level 2) 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

$298.65

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.

$497.75

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.

$64.51 with United Healthcare vs $1,416.00 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
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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 $64.51 ↓ -78%
Cook Childrens Managed Medicaid $64.51 ↓ -78%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Managed Medicaid $64.51 ↓ -78%
Amerigroup Managed Medicaid $64.51 ↓ -78%
Superior Wellcare Managed Medicaid $67.74 ↓ -77%
Molina Managed Medicaid $69.69 ↓ -77%
Aetna Managed Medicaid $70.98 ↓ -76%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $154.24 ↓ -48%
American Health Medicare Advantage $154.24 ↓ -48%
HealthSpring Medicare Advantage $157.33 ↓ -47%
Humana Medicare Advantage $160.41 ↓ -46%
Molina Medicare Advantage $161.96 ↓ -46%
Amerigroup Medicare Advantage $161.96 ↓ -46%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Advantage HMO $161.96 ↓ -46%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Advantage MMP $169.67 ↓ -43%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage PPO $171.21 ↓ -43%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage HMO $174.30 ↓ -42%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Exchange $189.64 ↓ -37%
City of Fort Worth Commercial $233.94 ↓ -22%
Aetna Whole Health $255.40 ↓ -14%
Fort Worth Firefighters Commercial $260.02 ↓ -13%
Cigna OAP/HMO $275.16 ↓ -8%
Quick Trip Commercial $298.65 ↑ +0%
Aetna Commercial $340.51 ↑ +14%
PHCS PPO $345.94 ↑ +16%
Cigna PPO $346.93 ↑ +16%
Aetna Coventry $348.92 ↑ +17%
Aetna ASA $348.92 ↑ +17%
Healthsmart Commercial $373.31 ↑ +25%
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO $374.31 ↑ +25%
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO $415.62 ↑ +39%
Multiplan Commercial $433.04 ↑ +45%
Galaxy Commercial $438.02 ↑ +47%
USA MCO $438.02 ↑ +47%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Traditional $456.44 ↑ +53%
Cigna Indemnity $468.38 ↑ +57%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,060.00 ↑ +255%
United Healthcare Options PPO $1,416.00 ↑ +374%

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ER Visit (level 2) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $469.39 $125.17 – $1,185.00
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth $298.65 not published
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth $298.65 not published
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $481.37 $99.08 – $1,718.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $561.69 $112.34 – $1,718.00
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