Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 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

$348.60

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.

$348.60

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.

$5.67 with BCBS vs $348.60 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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
BCBS TriWestGOV $5.67 ↓ -98%
WellMed MGMCR $5.76 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health HMO $5.79 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health POS $5.79 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MCR $5.79 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MME $5.79 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health PPO $5.79 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCR $5.79 ↓ -98%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $5.79 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup DualEligible $5.79 ↓ -98%
TriWest Veterans FED $5.79 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health SNP $5.79 ↓ -98%
United MGMCR $5.82 ↓ -98%
Care N Care MGMCR $5.85 ↓ -98%
BCBS MCRPPO $5.91 ↓ -98%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $5.91 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $5.91 ↓ -98%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $5.92 ↓ -98%
WellCare MGMCR $5.96 ↓ -98%
Integranet MGMCR $5.96 ↓ -98%
ProCare Advantge MCR $6.08 ↓ -98%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $6.08 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $6.08 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $6.08 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $6.08 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $6.08 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $6.08 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $6.08 ↓ -98%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $6.14 ↓ -98%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $6.14 ↓ -98%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $6.37 ↓ -98%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $7.53 ↓ -98%
Molina MME $9.21 ↓ -97%
Molina MMP $9.21 ↓ -97%
Molina MCR $9.21 ↓ -97%
Superior ValueHMO $10.36 ↓ -97%
Superior HMO $12.97 ↓ -96%
Superior EPO $12.97 ↓ -96%
Molina Healthcare HIX $15.17 ↓ -96%
BCBS BluePremier $17.02 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $19.83 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $24.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $24.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $24.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $24.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $24.40 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $35.11 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueEssentials $35.11 ↓ -90%
BCBS EPOSOA $36.84 ↓ -89%
BCBS PPO $38.57 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $47.06 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $48.80 ↓ -86%
Humana COMM $60.95 ↓ -83%
Oscar HIX $72.51 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $84.01 ↓ -76%
Aetna QHPHIX $106.00 ↓ -70%
Aetna NewBusiness $143.00 ↓ -59%
BCBS Traditional $154.78 ↓ -56%
Aetna Meritain $155.00 ↓ -56%
Aetna COMM $155.00 ↓ -56%
Aetna OON $179.00 ↓ -49%
Aetna ASA $183.71 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $205.33 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $205.33 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $244.02 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $247.51 ↓ -29%
Parker County LOGOV $261.45 ↓ -25%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $348.60 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $348.60 ↑ +0%

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