Cytopathology concentration technique smears & interpretation 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

$600.67

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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.

$600.67

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.

$33.84 with United vs $600.67 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
United SmallGroup $33.84 ↓ -94%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $33.84 ↓ -94%
United AllPayerAppendix $33.84 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $42.05 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $42.05 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $42.05 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $42.05 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $42.05 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $55.80 ↓ -91%
BCBS BluePremier $57.17 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $58.50 ↓ -90%
Aetna NewBusiness $76.85 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $81.09 ↓ -87%
Aetna Meritain $81.86 ↓ -86%
Aetna COMM $81.86 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $82.57 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentials $82.57 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $84.09 ↓ -86%
BCBS EPOSOA $86.58 ↓ -86%
BCBS PPO $90.60 ↓ -85%
Aetna OON $96.33 ↓ -84%
Oscar HIX $124.94 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $144.76 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $154.97 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $170.19 ↓ -72%
Cigna NewBusiness $170.36 ↓ -72%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $190.09 ↓ -68%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $190.09 ↓ -68%
Cigna HMO $190.09 ↓ -68%
Cigna AllOther $240.58 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $266.70 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $316.55 ↓ -47%
Humana COMM $324.66 ↓ -46%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $353.79 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $353.79 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $420.47 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $426.48 ↓ -29%
Parker County LOGOV $450.50 ↓ -25%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $600.67 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $600.67 ↑ +0%

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