Arthrocentesis/aspiration/inj major joint/bursa without Ultrasound guidance (both sides) at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth

6100 Harris Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX · Texashealth · · NPI 1417980202

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

$441.30

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$735.50

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.

$27.96 with Amerigroup 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
Amerigroup Managed Medicaid $27.96 ↓ -94%
Cook Childrens Managed Medicaid $27.96 ↓ -94%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid $27.96 ↓ -94%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Managed Medicaid $27.96 ↓ -94%
Superior Wellcare Managed Medicaid $29.36 ↓ -93%
Molina Managed Medicaid $30.20 ↓ -93%
Aetna Managed Medicaid $30.76 ↓ -93%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Exchange $39.02 ↓ -91%
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO $72.94 ↓ -83%
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO $81.05 ↓ -82%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Traditional $259.37 ↓ -41%
Aetna Whole Health $284.05 ↓ -36%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $308.86 ↓ -30%
American Health Medicare Advantage $308.86 ↓ -30%
HealthSpring Medicare Advantage $315.04 ↓ -29%
Humana Medicare Advantage $321.21 ↓ -27%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Advantage HMO $324.30 ↓ -27%
Amerigroup Medicare Advantage $324.30 ↓ -27%
Molina Medicare Advantage $324.30 ↓ -27%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Advantage MMP $339.74 ↓ -23%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage PPO $342.83 ↓ -22%
City of Fort Worth Commercial $345.69 ↓ -22%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage HMO $349.01 ↓ -21%
Aetna Commercial $378.78 ↓ -14%
Fort Worth Firefighters Commercial $384.23 ↓ -13%
Cigna OAP/HMO $406.58 ↓ -8%
Quick Trip Commercial $441.30 ↑ +0%
PHCS PPO $511.17 ↑ +16%
Cigna PPO $512.64 ↑ +16%
Aetna Coventry $515.59 ↑ +17%
Aetna ASA $515.59 ↑ +17%
Healthsmart Commercial $551.63 ↑ +25%
Multiplan Commercial $639.89 ↑ +45%
Galaxy Commercial $647.24 ↑ +47%
USA MCO $647.24 ↑ +47%
Cigna Indemnity $692.11 ↑ +57%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,247.00 ↑ +183%
United Healthcare Options PPO $1,568.00 ↑ +255%

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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/inj major joint/bursa without Ultrasound guidance (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $715.37 $27.96 – $894.22
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth $441.30 $27.96 – $30.76
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth $441.30 $27.96 – $30.76
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $658.01 $38.80 – $4,826.69
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $715.37 $27.96 – $894.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $592.44 $29.92 – $888.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,080.06 $27.96 – $1,350.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $715.37 $27.96 – $894.22

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