Brace cust back lso 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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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.

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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.

$209.16 with Superior Health Plan vs $7,165.79 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
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $209.16
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $209.16
Superior Health Plan CHIP $209.16
Superior Health Plan STARKids $209.16
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $209.16
Cigna IFP $403.38
Cigna QHP $418.32
United OptionsPPO $720.11
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $738.04
Cigna LocalPlus $788.83
Cigna NewBusiness $788.83
Cigna HMO $881.46
Cigna NetworkBenefit $881.46
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $881.46
BCBS BlueEssentials $953.17
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $953.17
BCBS EPOSOA $1,000.98
BCBS PPO $1,045.80
Cigna AllOther $1,114.52
BCBS MCRPPO $1,243.50
BCBS MGMCRHMO $1,243.50
BCBS Traditional $1,326.67
Aetna ASA $1,574.68
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,759.93
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,759.93
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,121.48
Parker County LOGOV $2,241.00
TriWest Veterans FED $2,390.40
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,988.00
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,988.00
Humana COMM $7,165.79

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Brace cust back lso at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,265.81 $641.98 – $3,021.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $966.00 $198.84 – $1,449.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $966.00 $193.20 – $1,288.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,265.81 $604.22 – $3,021.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $966.00 $310.09 – $1,449.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $966.00 $499.10 – $1,449.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $966.00 $322.00 – $1,449.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,265.81 $604.22 – $3,021.08

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