Assay of prostaglandin 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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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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$25.06 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $375.86 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

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 $25.06
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $25.06
United STARKids $35.09
United STAR $35.09
United CHIP $35.09
United STARPerinate $35.09
United STARPLUS $35.09
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $35.09
Amerigroup MGMCD $35.09
Amerigroup CHIP $35.09
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $36.84
Aetna Better Health MCD $37.90
Aetna Better Health CHIP $37.90
BCBS TriWestGOV $40.93
WellMed MGMCR $41.56
Humana MGMCR $41.77
Devoted Health SNP $41.77
Devoted Health HMO $41.77
Devoted Health POS $41.77
Devoted Health MCR $41.77
Devoted Health MME $41.77
Devoted Health PPO $41.77
United AllPayerAppendix $41.77
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $41.77
United SmallGroup $41.77
Amerigroup DualEligible $41.77
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $41.77
BCBS MCRPPO $41.77
BCBS MGMCRHMO $41.77
TriWest Veterans FED $41.77
United MGMCR $41.98
Care N Care MGMCR $42.19
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $42.61
Integranet MGMCR $43.02
WellCare MGMCR $43.02
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $43.86
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $43.86
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $43.86
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $43.86
ProCare Advantge MCR $43.86
Humana MGMCD $43.86
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $43.86
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $43.86
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $43.86
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $44.28
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $44.28
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $45.21
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $45.95
Aetna QHPHIX $53.13
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $54.30
Molina MMP $66.41
Molina MME $66.41
Molina MCR $66.41
BCBS BluePremier $71.43
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $73.10
Aetna NewBusiness $73.18
Superior ValueHMO $74.77
Aetna Meritain $77.94
Aetna COMM $77.94
Aetna OON $91.72
Superior EPO $93.56
Superior HMO $93.56
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $103.17
BCBS BlueEssentials $103.17
BCBS EPOSOA $108.18
Oscar HIX $108.60
Molina Healthcare HIX $109.44
BCBS PPO $113.20
Cigna LocalPlus $158.84
Cigna NewBusiness $158.99
Cigna NetworkBenefit $177.41
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $177.41
Cigna HMO $177.41
Cigna AllOther $224.53
Humana COMM $375.86

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Assay of prostaglandin at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $738.90 $10.00 – $100.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $738.90 $12.00 – $116.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $738.90 $12.00 – $100.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $738.90 $10.00 – $100.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $738.90 $12.00 – $116.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $738.90 $8.00 – $116.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $738.90 $12.00 – $116.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $738.90 $10.00 – $100.25

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