Immunofluorescence per specimen initial single antibody stain 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

$231.30

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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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$385.50

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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$35.38 with Fort Worth Firefighters vs $297.83 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

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 ↓ -85%
Cook Childrens Managed Medicaid $41.02 ↓ -82%
Amerigroup Managed Medicaid $41.02 ↓ -82%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid $41.02 ↓ -82%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Managed Medicaid $41.02 ↓ -82%
Superior Wellcare Managed Medicaid $43.08 ↓ -81%
Molina Managed Medicaid $44.31 ↓ -81%
Aetna Managed Medicaid $45.13 ↓ -80%
City of Fort Worth Commercial $120.27 ↓ -48%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Exchange $120.59 ↓ -48%
Aetna Whole Health $133.23 ↓ -42%
Cigna OAP/HMO $148.33 ↓ -36%
Cigna PPO $148.33 ↓ -36%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $171.15 ↓ -26%
American Health Medicare Advantage $171.15 ↓ -26%
HealthSpring Medicare Advantage $174.57 ↓ -25%
Aetna Commercial $177.64 ↓ -23%
Humana Medicare Advantage $177.99 ↓ -23%
Amerigroup Medicare Advantage $179.70 ↓ -22%
Molina Medicare Advantage $179.70 ↓ -22%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Advantage HMO $179.70 ↓ -22%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Advantage MMP $188.26 ↓ -19%
Quick Trip Commercial $189.90 ↓ -18%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage PPO $189.97 ↓ -18%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage HMO $193.40 ↓ -16%
PHCS PPO $219.97 ↓ -5%
Aetna ASA $221.87 ↓ -4%
Aetna Coventry $221.87 ↓ -4%
Healthsmart Commercial $237.38 ↑ +3%
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO $238.01 ↑ +3%
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO $264.28 ↑ +14%
Multiplan Commercial $275.36 ↑ +19%
Galaxy Commercial $278.52 ↑ +20%
USA MCO $278.52 ↑ +20%
United Healthcare Options PPO $283.41 ↑ +23%
United Healthcare All Payer $283.41 ↑ +23%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Traditional $290.23 ↑ +25%
Cigna Indemnity $297.83 ↑ +29%
Amerigroup Medicare Advantage HMO not published by hospital
Parkland Managed Medicaid not published by hospital

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Immunofluorescence per specimen initial single antibody stain at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,007.00 $12.99 – $423.12
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth $231.30 $35.38 – $315.15
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth $231.30 $35.38 – $315.15
MEDICAL CITY MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER - ALLIANCE FORT WORTH not published $156.05 – $156.05
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,007.00 $13.80 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,007.00 $10.03 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,007.00 $9.74 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,007.00 $12.99 – $423.12

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