Brace ankle joint dflxn assist 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

$972.00

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.

$972.00

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.

$68.04 with Superior Health Plan vs $972.00 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
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $68.04 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $68.04 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $68.04 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $68.04 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $68.04 ↓ -93%
BCBS MCRPPO $75.73 ↓ -92%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $75.73 ↓ -92%
Cigna IFP $131.22 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $136.08 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $234.25 ↓ -76%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $240.08 ↓ -75%
Cigna NewBusiness $256.61 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $256.61 ↓ -74%
Cigna HMO $286.74 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $286.74 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $286.74 ↓ -71%
BCBS BlueEssentials $310.07 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $310.07 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $325.62 ↓ -67%
BCBS PPO $340.20 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $362.56 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $431.57 ↓ -56%
Humana COMM $436.38 ↓ -55%
Aetna ASA $512.24 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $572.51 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $572.51 ↓ -41%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $690.12 ↓ -29%
Parker County LOGOV $729.00 ↓ -25%
TriWest Veterans FED $777.60 ↓ -20%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $972.00 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $972.00 ↑ +0%

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