Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) 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

$772.99

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$772.99

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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$10.36 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $772.99 with National Healthcare Solutions — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $10.36 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $10.36 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $14.51 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $14.51 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $14.51 ↓ -98%
United STAR $14.51 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $14.51 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $14.51 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $14.51 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $14.51 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $15.24 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $15.67 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $15.67 ↓ -98%
BCBS TriWestGOV $16.92 ↓ -98%
WellMed MGMCR $17.18 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $17.27 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health SNP $17.27 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health HMO $17.27 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health POS $17.27 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MCR $17.27 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MME $17.27 ↓ -98%
TriWest Veterans FED $17.27 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCR $17.27 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health PPO $17.27 ↓ -98%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $17.27 ↓ -98%
BCBS MCRPPO $17.27 ↓ -98%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $17.27 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup DualEligible $17.27 ↓ -98%
United SmallGroup $17.27 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $17.27 ↓ -98%
United MGMCR $17.36 ↓ -98%
Care N Care MGMCR $17.44 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $17.62 ↓ -98%
WellCare MGMCR $17.79 ↓ -98%
Integranet MGMCR $17.79 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $18.13 ↓ -98%
ProCare Advantge MCR $18.13 ↓ -98%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $18.13 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $18.13 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $18.13 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $18.13 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $18.13 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $18.13 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $18.14 ↓ -98%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $18.31 ↓ -98%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $18.31 ↓ -98%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $18.69 ↓ -98%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $19.00 ↓ -98%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $22.45 ↓ -97%
Molina MCR $27.46 ↓ -96%
Molina MMP $27.46 ↓ -96%
Molina MME $27.46 ↓ -96%
BCBS BluePremier $29.53 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $30.22 ↓ -96%
Superior ValueHMO $30.91 ↓ -96%
Superior HMO $38.68 ↓ -95%
Superior EPO $38.68 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueEssentials $42.66 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $42.66 ↓ -94%
BCBS EPOSOA $44.73 ↓ -94%
Oscar HIX $44.90 ↓ -94%
Molina Healthcare HIX $45.25 ↓ -94%
BCBS PPO $46.80 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $54.11 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $54.11 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $54.11 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $54.11 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $54.11 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $65.86 ↓ -91%
Cigna NewBusiness $65.93 ↓ -91%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $73.56 ↓ -90%
Cigna HMO $73.56 ↓ -90%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $73.56 ↓ -90%
Cigna AllOther $93.10 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $104.35 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $108.22 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $126.00 ↓ -84%
Aetna NewBusiness $183.97 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $186.29 ↓ -76%
Aetna Meritain $197.89 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $197.89 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $199.43 ↓ -74%
Aetna OON $231.90 ↓ -70%
Humana COMM $239.55 ↓ -69%
BCBS Traditional $343.21 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $407.37 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $455.29 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $455.29 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $541.09 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $548.82 ↓ -29%
Parker County LOGOV $579.74 ↓ -25%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $772.99 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $772.99 ↑ +0%

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