Assay of sialic acid 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 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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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.

$8.06 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $149.28 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
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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
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $8.06
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $8.06
United STARKids $11.29
United STAR $11.29
United CHIP $11.29
United STARPerinate $11.29
United STARPLUS $11.29
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $11.29
Amerigroup MGMCD $11.29
Amerigroup CHIP $11.29
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $11.85
Aetna Better Health MCD $12.19
Aetna Better Health CHIP $12.19
BCBS TriWestGOV $13.17
WellMed MGMCR $13.37
Humana MGMCR $13.44
Devoted Health SNP $13.44
Devoted Health HMO $13.44
Devoted Health POS $13.44
Devoted Health MCR $13.44
Devoted Health MME $13.44
Devoted Health PPO $13.44
United AllPayerAppendix $13.44
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $13.44
United SmallGroup $13.44
Amerigroup DualEligible $13.44
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $13.44
BCBS MCRPPO $13.44
BCBS MGMCRHMO $13.44
TriWest Veterans FED $13.44
United MGMCR $13.51
Care N Care MGMCR $13.57
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $13.71
Integranet MGMCR $13.84
WellCare MGMCR $13.84
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $14.11
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $14.11
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $14.11
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $14.11
ProCare Advantge MCR $14.11
Humana MGMCD $14.11
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $14.11
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $14.11
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $14.11
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $14.25
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $14.25
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $14.55
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $14.78
Aetna QHPHIX $17.09
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $17.47
Molina MMP $21.37
Molina MME $21.37
Molina MCR $21.37
BCBS BluePremier $22.98
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $23.52
Aetna NewBusiness $23.54
Superior ValueHMO $24.06
Aetna Meritain $25.07
Aetna COMM $25.07
Aetna OON $29.50
Superior EPO $30.11
Superior HMO $30.11
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $33.20
BCBS BlueEssentials $33.20
BCBS EPOSOA $34.81
Oscar HIX $34.94
Molina Healthcare HIX $35.21
BCBS PPO $36.42
Cigna LocalPlus $51.66
Cigna NewBusiness $51.71
Cigna NetworkBenefit $57.70
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $57.70
Cigna HMO $57.70
Cigna AllOther $73.03
Humana COMM $149.28

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Assay of sialic acid at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $113.47 $12.00 – $170.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $102.00 $11.29 – $127.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $113.47 $12.00 – $170.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $113.47 $8.00 – $170.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $102.00 $11.29 – $153.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $113.47 $11.29 – $141.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $113.47 $11.29 – $170.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $102.00 $11.29 – $153.00

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