Abd/low ext cath 1st at MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL

713 East Anderson Street, Weatherford, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1417471467

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

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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.

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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.

$147.39 with Superior Health Plan vs $7,297.63 with Humana — 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
Superior Health Plan STARKids $147.39
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $147.39
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $147.39
Superior Health Plan CHIP $147.39
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $147.39
Cigna IFP $284.25
Cigna QHP $294.78
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $400.06
United OptionsPPO $507.44
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $520.08
Cigna NewBusiness $555.87
Cigna LocalPlus $555.87
BCBS BluePremier $614.83
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $621.14
Cigna NetworkBenefit $621.14
Cigna HMO $621.14
BCBS BlueEssentials $671.68
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $671.68
BCBS EPOSOA $705.37
BCBS PPO $736.95
Cigna AllOther $785.38
BCBS Traditional $934.87
Aetna ASA $1,109.64
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,240.18
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,240.18
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,473.90
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,494.95
Parker County LOGOV $1,579.18
TriWest Veterans FED $1,684.46
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,105.57
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,105.57
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,257.00
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Humana COMM $7,297.63
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Abd/low ext cath 1st at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,724.64 $1,055.32 – $5,276.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,954.86 $71.00 – $4,432.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,886.01 $71.00 – $3,607.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,724.64 $993.24 – $5,276.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,954.86 $85.00 – $4,432.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,954.86 $1,526.68 – $4,432.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,886.01 $71.00 – $4,329.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,724.64 $993.24 – $5,276.58

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