Inj proc myelogram lumbar 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

$651.90

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$1,086.50

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.

$140.81 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
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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 $140.81 ↓ -78%
Cook Childrens Managed Medicaid $140.81 ↓ -78%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Managed Medicaid $140.81 ↓ -78%
Amerigroup Managed Medicaid $140.81 ↓ -78%
Superior Wellcare Managed Medicaid $147.87 ↓ -77%
Molina Managed Medicaid $152.11 ↓ -77%
Aetna Managed Medicaid $154.93 ↓ -76%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $178.05 ↓ -73%
American Health Medicare Advantage $178.05 ↓ -73%
HealthSpring Medicare Advantage $181.61 ↓ -72%
Humana Medicare Advantage $185.17 ↓ -72%
Amerigroup Medicare Advantage $186.95 ↓ -71%
Molina Medicare Advantage $186.95 ↓ -71%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Advantage HMO $186.95 ↓ -71%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Advantage MMP $195.85 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage PPO $197.63 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage HMO $201.19 ↓ -69%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Exchange $413.96 ↓ -36%
Aetna Whole Health $419.61 ↓ -36%
City of Fort Worth Commercial $510.66 ↓ -22%
Aetna Commercial $559.55 ↓ -14%
Cigna OAP/HMO $600.62 ↓ -8%
Quick Trip Commercial $651.90 ↑ +0%
Fort Worth Firefighters Commercial $663.31 ↑ +2%
PHCS PPO $755.12 ↑ +16%
Cigna PPO $757.29 ↑ +16%
Aetna Coventry $761.64 ↑ +17%
Aetna ASA $761.64 ↑ +17%
Healthsmart Commercial $814.88 ↑ +25%
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO $817.05 ↑ +25%
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO $907.23 ↑ +39%
Multiplan Commercial $945.26 ↑ +45%
Galaxy Commercial $956.12 ↑ +47%
USA MCO $956.12 ↑ +47%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Traditional $996.32 ↑ +53%
Cigna Indemnity $1,022.40 ↑ +57%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,247.00 ↑ +91%
United Healthcare Options PPO $1,568.00 ↑ +141%

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Inj proc myelogram lumbar at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,267.73 $338.06 – $1,795.96
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth $651.90 not published
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth $651.90 not published
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,267.73 $359.19 – $1,795.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $266.48 $54.85 – $399.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $317.24 $63.45 – $396.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,267.73 $338.06 – $1,795.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $266.48 $85.00 – $399.72

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