Abd paracentesis/w/o image guide 49082 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.

$218.95 with Cigna vs $4,332.00 with Aetna — 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
Cigna IFP $218.95
Cigna QHP $227.06
United STARKids $334.95
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $334.95
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $334.95
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $334.95
United CHIP $334.95
United STARPerinate $334.95
United STAR $334.95
United STARPLUS $334.95
Amerigroup CHIP $351.70
Amerigroup MGMCD $351.70
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $351.70
United OptionsPPO $390.87
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $400.60
Aetna Better Health MCD $401.94
Aetna Better Health CHIP $401.94
Evry Health COMM $418.45
Humana MGMCD $418.69
Humana COMM $502.62
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $517.38
BCBS BlueEssentials $517.38
BCBS EPOSOA $543.33
BCBS PPO $567.66
BCBS Traditional $720.11
Aetna ASA $854.73
WellMed MGMCR $915.67
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $955.29
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $955.29
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,135.32
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,151.53
BCBS BluePremier $1,155.30
Parker County LOGOV $1,216.41
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,621.88
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,621.88
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,740.00
United SmallGroup $1,756.00
Cigna LocalPlus $2,095.00
Cigna NewBusiness $2,097.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,340.00
Cigna HMO $2,340.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,340.00
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Cigna AllOther $2,960.00
United AllPayerAppendix $3,000.00
Oscar HIX $3,293.00
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna OON $4,332.00

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Abd paracentesis/w/o image guide 49082 at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,281.73 $334.95 – $2,245.59
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,781.67 $334.95 – $2,672.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,459.63 $71.00 – $2,245.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,281.73 $334.95 – $2,245.59

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