Cytopathology fluids/washings/brushings smears with 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

$753.12

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.

$753.12

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 $753.12 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 ↓ -96%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $33.84 ↓ -96%
United AllPayerAppendix $33.84 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $52.72 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $52.72 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $52.72 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $52.72 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $52.72 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $53.08 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $57.17 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $58.50 ↓ -92%
Aetna NewBusiness $73.12 ↓ -90%
Aetna Meritain $77.87 ↓ -90%
Aetna COMM $77.87 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $82.57 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueEssentials $82.57 ↓ -89%
BCBS EPOSOA $86.58 ↓ -89%
BCBS PPO $90.60 ↓ -88%
Aetna OON $91.65 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $101.67 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $105.44 ↓ -86%
Oscar HIX $156.65 ↓ -79%
Cigna LocalPlus $163.49 ↓ -78%
Cigna NewBusiness $163.65 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $181.50 ↓ -76%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $182.60 ↓ -76%
Cigna HMO $182.60 ↓ -76%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $182.60 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $194.30 ↓ -74%
Cigna AllOther $231.11 ↓ -69%
BCBS Traditional $334.39 ↓ -56%
Humana COMM $373.25 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $396.89 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $443.59 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $443.59 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $527.18 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $534.72 ↓ -29%
Parker County LOGOV $564.84 ↓ -25%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $753.12 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $753.12 ↑ +0%

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