Brace back t-lso custom at MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL
713 East Anderson Street, Weatherford, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1417471467
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Cash price 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.
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Gross charge 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.
$1,928.71 with Superior Health Plan vs $27,553.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $1,928.71 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $1,928.71 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $1,928.71 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $1,928.71 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $1,928.71 | — |
| BCBS | MCRPPO | $2,160.40 | — |
| BCBS | MGMCRHMO | $2,160.40 | — |
| Cigna | IFP | $3,719.66 | — |
| Cigna | QHP | $3,857.42 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $6,640.27 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $6,805.59 | — |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $7,273.99 | — |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $7,273.99 | — |
| Cigna | HMO | $8,128.14 | — |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $8,128.14 | — |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $8,128.14 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $8,789.41 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $8,789.41 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $9,230.25 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $9,643.55 | — |
| Cigna | AllOther | $10,277.27 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $12,233.53 | — |
| Humana | COMM | $12,449.51 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $14,520.43 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | NONEXCLUSIVE | $16,228.72 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | EXCLUSIVE | $16,228.72 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $19,562.63 | — |
| Parker County | LOGOV | $20,664.75 | — |
| TriWest Veterans | FED | $22,042.40 | — |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $27,553.00 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $27,553.00 | — |
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Brace back t-lso custom at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $3,159.48 | $895.19 – $4,212.64 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $5,991.49 | $345.31 – $2,516.40 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $5,991.49 | $335.52 – $2,236.80 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $3,159.48 | $842.53 – $4,212.64 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $5,991.49 | $538.51 – $2,516.40 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $5,991.49 | $866.76 – $2,516.40 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $5,991.49 | $559.20 – $2,516.40 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $3,159.48 | $842.53 – $4,212.64 |