Drain ostomy pouch w/flange 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

$34.00

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.

$34.00

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.

$2.38 with Superior Health Plan vs $34.00 with Independent Medical Systems — 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 STARKids $2.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $2.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $2.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2.38 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $3.30 ↓ -90%
BCBS BluePremier $3.74 ↓ -89%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $3.78 ↓ -89%
BCBS MCRPPO $3.78 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $4.24 ↓ -88%
BCBS BlueEssentials $4.24 ↓ -88%
BCBS EPOSOA $4.46 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $4.59 ↓ -87%
BCBS PPO $4.65 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $4.76 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $8.19 ↓ -76%
Cigna LocalPlus $8.98 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $8.98 ↓ -74%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $10.03 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $10.03 ↓ -71%
Cigna HMO $10.03 ↓ -71%
Cigna AllOther $12.68 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $15.10 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $17.92 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $20.03 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $20.03 ↓ -41%
Humana COMM $21.75 ↓ -36%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $24.14 ↓ -29%
Parker County LOGOV $25.50 ↓ -25%
TriWest Veterans FED $27.20 ↓ -20%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $34.00 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $34.00 ↑ +0%

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Drain ostomy pouch w/flange at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $39.20 $1.28 – $9.00
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $39.20 $4.52 – $8.50
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen $7.86 not published
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound $7.86 not published
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $39.20 $3.63 – $11.10
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth $7.86 not published
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington $7.86 not published
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton $7.86 not published

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