Pretreat rbc density gradient separation reference 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

$153.60

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.

$256.00

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.

$19.53 with Fort Worth Firefighters vs $841.05 with Blue Cross Blue Shield — 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
Fort Worth Firefighters Commercial $19.53 ↓ -87%
Cook Childrens Managed Medicaid $21.02 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid $21.02 ↓ -86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Managed Medicaid $21.02 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup Managed Medicaid $21.02 ↓ -86%
Superior Wellcare Managed Medicaid $22.07 ↓ -86%
Molina Managed Medicaid $22.71 ↓ -85%
Aetna Managed Medicaid $23.12 ↓ -85%
Aetna Whole Health $58.40 ↓ -62%
Cigna PPO $69.59 ↓ -55%
Cigna OAP/HMO $69.59 ↓ -55%
Aetna Commercial $77.87 ↓ -49%
City of Fort Worth Commercial $120.32 ↓ -22%
United Healthcare All Payer $143.50 ↓ -7%
United Healthcare Options PPO $143.50 ↓ -7%
Quick Trip Commercial $153.60 ↑ +0%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Exchange $159.57 ↑ +4%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $171.43 ↑ +12%
American Health Medicare Advantage $171.43 ↑ +12%
HealthSpring Medicare Advantage $174.86 ↑ +14%
PHCS PPO $177.92 ↑ +16%
Humana Medicare Advantage $178.29 ↑ +16%
Aetna Coventry $179.46 ↑ +17%
Aetna ASA $179.46 ↑ +17%
Amerigroup Medicare Advantage $180.00 ↑ +17%
Molina Medicare Advantage $180.00 ↑ +17%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Advantage HMO $180.00 ↑ +17%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Advantage MMP $188.57 ↑ +23%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage PPO $190.29 ↑ +24%
Healthsmart Commercial $192.00 ↑ +25%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage HMO $193.71 ↑ +26%
Multiplan Commercial $222.72 ↑ +45%
Galaxy Commercial $225.28 ↑ +47%
USA MCO $225.28 ↑ +47%
Cigna Indemnity $240.90 ↑ +57%
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO $284.13 ↑ +85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO $315.70 ↑ +106%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Traditional $841.05 ↑ +448%

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Pretreat rbc density gradient separation reference at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $47.73 $10.00 – $423.12
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth $153.60 $19.53 – $159.57
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth $153.60 $19.53 – $159.57
MEDICAL CITY MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER - ALLIANCE FORT WORTH not published $53.74 – $53.74
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $47.73 $10.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $196.70 $12.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $182.31 $12.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $47.73 $10.00 – $423.12

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