Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section first tissue block 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

$1,138.67

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,138.67

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.

$53.98 with Aetna vs $1,138.67 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
Aetna QHPHIX $53.98 ↓ -95%
Aetna NewBusiness $74.34 ↓ -93%
Aetna Meritain $79.18 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMM $79.18 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $79.71 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $79.71 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $79.71 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $79.71 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $79.71 ↓ -93%
Aetna OON $93.18 ↓ -92%
United SmallGroup $149.16 ↓ -87%
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16 ↓ -87%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $149.16 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $153.72 ↓ -87%
Cigna LocalPlus $158.55 ↓ -86%
Cigna NewBusiness $158.71 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $159.41 ↓ -86%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $177.09 ↓ -84%
Cigna HMO $177.09 ↓ -84%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $177.09 ↓ -84%
Cigna AllOther $224.14 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $236.84 ↓ -79%
BCBS BluePremier $245.38 ↓ -78%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $251.13 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $274.42 ↓ -76%
Humana COMM $279.13 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $293.78 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueEssentials $354.45 ↓ -69%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $354.45 ↓ -69%
BCBS EPOSOA $371.66 ↓ -67%
BCBS PPO $388.88 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $505.57 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $600.08 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $670.68 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $670.68 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $797.07 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $808.46 ↓ -29%
Parker County LOGOV $854.00 ↓ -25%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,138.67 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,138.67 ↑ +0%

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