Accepted Insurance Plans
Health care coverage is more than insurance, it's a major investment in your health, and the health of your family. At Cook Children's, we believe that every child should have access to excellent care, and we are working hard every day to ensure that happens.
As of November 22, 2021, Cook Children's Medical Center and Cook Children's Physician Network have contracts with the following health care insurance companies, and we are committed to growing this list. We want to be sure that every family and child in our community has the coverage they need to get and stay healthy.
Please note that not all of the plans listed here are accepted by all affiliated companies of Cook Children's Health Care System. If you have questions about coverage for Cook Children's Home Health, or Cook Children's Pediatric Surgery Centers, we recommend that you review their specific insurance plans or contact your health insurance carrier/employee benefits administrator to verify coverage and for information regarding your health insurance plan.
Please be advised Cook Children's DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY Healthcare Sharing Ministry Plans, Physicians Only Product, or Referenced based pricing plans regardless of Plan name- these are SELF PAY.
Physicians may have an existing only or closed panel status with some plans. Please make sure you are aware of your physician's panel status.
2022 Exchange Plans
We recommend that you contact your health insurance carrier to verify coverage for your specific benefit plan: please note that not all products are contracted for the listed plans.
- FirstCare
- Friday Health Plan
Commercial plans
We recommend that you contact your health insurance carrier to verify coverage for your specific benefit plan; please note that not all products are contracted for the listed plans.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO Blue Essentials
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PAR - Cook Children's Medical Center Only
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Premier
- Blue Cross Blue Shield TX HealthSelect of Texas
- Cigna Healthcare of Texas
- EHN- Employers Health Network (01/01/2022)
- First Health Network*
- FirstCare HMO & PPO
- Fort Worth Firefighters 440
- Galaxy Healthcare Network
- HealthScope*
- HealthSmart Payors Organization/HealthSmart*
- Humana Choice Care & Concentric Network
- Imagine Health
- MultiPlan Inc/PHCS*
- Providence Health Alliance
- Scott and White Health Plan (excluding individual products)
- United Healthcare PPO/EPO
- USA Managed Care Organizations
*Does NOT include Physician Only Plans or Christian Healthcare Sharing Ministry Plans
Behavioral health plans
We recommend that you contact your health insurance carrier to verify coverage for your specific benefit plan; please note that not all products are contracted for the listed plans.
- Aetna
- Amerigroup
- Aetna Better Health
- Beacon (Cook Children's Health Plan members Only)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO & some HMO products
- First Health Network
- FirstCare Commercial
- FirstCare STAR
- Friday Health Plan
- Galaxy Healthcare Network
- HealthScope
- HealthSmart
- HealthSmart Payors Organization
- Imagine Health Plan
- MultiPlan Inc/PHCS*
- Texas Children’s Health Plan CHIP and STAR
- TMHP
- USA Managed Care Organizations
Transplant networks
We recommend that you contact your health insurance carrier to verify coverage for your specific benefit plan; please note that not all products are contracted for the listed plans.
- Aetna Institutes of Excellence (BMT, Kidney)
- Blue Distinction Centers for Transplant (BMT, Kidney)
- Cigna LifeSource Network (BMT)
- Humana Transplant Network (BMT)
- OptumHealth Care Solutions Complex Medical Conditions (BMT, Neonatology)
Medicaid
We recommend that you contact your health insurance carrier to verify coverage for your specific benefit plan; please note that not all products are contracted for the listed plans.
Managed Medicaid - STAR
- Aetna Better Health
- Amerigroup
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicaid
- Cook Children's Health Plan
- El Paso Health
- Molina Healthcare
- Superior Health Plan
- Superior STAR Health (Foster Care)
- Texas Children's Health Plan
Managed Medicaid - StarKids
- Aetna Better Health
- Amerigroup
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicaid
- Cook Children's Health Plan
- Children's Medical Center Health Plan
- Superior
- Texas Children's Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP/CHIP Perinate)
- Aetna Better Health
- Amerigroup
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicaid
- Cook Children's Health Plan
- El Paso Health
- Molina Healthcare
- Superior Health Plan
- Texas Children's Health Plan
Managed Medicaid - Medicaid Rural Service Area (MRSA)
- Amerigroup CHIP RSA
- Amerigroup STAR RSA
- FirstCare STAR RSA
- Molina Healthcare CHIP RSA
- Superior CHIP RSA
- Right Care (Scott and White)
Traditional Medicaid
- Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP)