Assay of corticosterone 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

$528.45

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$528.45

Gross charge

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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.

$13.51 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $528.45 with National Healthcare Solutions — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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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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
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $13.51 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $13.51 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $18.92 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $18.92 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup CHIP $18.92 ↓ -96%
United STAR $18.92 ↓ -96%
United STARPerinate $18.92 ↓ -96%
United STARPLUS $18.92 ↓ -96%
United STARKids $18.92 ↓ -96%
United CHIP $18.92 ↓ -96%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $19.87 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health MCD $20.43 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $20.43 ↓ -96%
BCBS TriWestGOV $22.07 ↓ -96%
WellMed MGMCR $22.41 ↓ -96%
United AllPayerAppendix $22.52 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health SNP $22.52 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health HMO $22.52 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health POS $22.52 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health MCR $22.52 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health MME $22.52 ↓ -96%
TriWest Veterans FED $22.52 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCR $22.52 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health PPO $22.52 ↓ -96%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $22.52 ↓ -96%
BCBS MCRPPO $22.52 ↓ -96%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $22.52 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup DualEligible $22.52 ↓ -96%
United SmallGroup $22.52 ↓ -96%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $22.52 ↓ -96%
United MGMCR $22.63 ↓ -96%
Care N Care MGMCR $22.75 ↓ -96%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $22.97 ↓ -96%
WellCare MGMCR $23.20 ↓ -96%
Integranet MGMCR $23.20 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCD $23.65 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $23.65 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $23.65 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $23.65 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $23.65 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $23.65 ↓ -96%
ProCare Advantge MCR $23.65 ↓ -96%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $23.65 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $23.65 ↓ -96%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $23.87 ↓ -95%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $23.87 ↓ -95%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $24.37 ↓ -95%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $24.77 ↓ -95%
Aetna QHPHIX $28.64 ↓ -95%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $29.28 ↓ -94%
Molina MMP $35.81 ↓ -93%
Molina MCR $35.81 ↓ -93%
Molina MME $35.81 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $36.99 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $36.99 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $36.99 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $36.99 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $36.99 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $38.51 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $39.41 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $39.45 ↓ -93%
Superior ValueHMO $40.31 ↓ -92%
Aetna Meritain $42.02 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMM $42.02 ↓ -92%
Aetna OON $49.45 ↓ -91%
Superior HMO $50.44 ↓ -90%
Superior EPO $50.44 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $55.62 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueEssentials $55.62 ↓ -89%
BCBS EPOSOA $58.33 ↓ -89%
Oscar HIX $58.55 ↓ -89%
Molina Healthcare HIX $59.00 ↓ -89%
BCBS PPO $61.03 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $71.34 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $73.98 ↓ -86%
Cigna LocalPlus $85.23 ↓ -84%
Cigna NewBusiness $85.32 ↓ -84%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $95.20 ↓ -82%
Cigna HMO $95.20 ↓ -82%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $95.20 ↓ -82%
Cigna AllOther $120.49 ↓ -77%
United OptionsPPO $127.36 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $136.34 ↓ -74%
BCBS Traditional $234.63 ↓ -56%
Humana COMM $250.15 ↓ -53%
Aetna ASA $278.49 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $311.26 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $311.26 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $369.92 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $375.20 ↓ -29%
Parker County LOGOV $396.34 ↓ -25%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $528.45 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $528.45 ↑ +0%

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