Echo exam of fetal heart 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

$3,748.08

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$3,748.08

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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.

$232.01 with BCBS vs $3,748.08 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
BCBS BluePremier $232.01 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $255.41 ↓ -93%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $262.29 ↓ -93%
United STARPerinate $262.29 ↓ -93%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $262.29 ↓ -93%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $262.29 ↓ -93%
United CHIP $262.29 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $262.29 ↓ -93%
United STAR $262.29 ↓ -93%
United STARKids $262.29 ↓ -93%
United STARPLUS $262.29 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup CHIP $262.29 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $262.37 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $262.37 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $262.37 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $262.37 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $262.37 ↓ -93%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $275.40 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $283.27 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health MCD $283.27 ↓ -92%
Aetna QHPHIX $313.40 ↓ -92%
Humana MGMCD $327.86 ↓ -91%
Aetna NewBusiness $429.69 ↓ -89%
Aetna Meritain $460.30 ↓ -88%
Aetna COMM $460.30 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $505.99 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $524.73 ↓ -86%
Aetna OON $539.87 ↓ -86%
United SmallGroup $657.03 ↓ -82%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $657.03 ↓ -82%
Cigna LocalPlus $713.04 ↓ -81%
Cigna NewBusiness $713.75 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueEssentials $758.43 ↓ -80%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $758.43 ↓ -80%
Humana COMM $788.64 ↓ -79%
BCBS EPOSOA $795.48 ↓ -79%
Cigna HMO $796.41 ↓ -79%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $796.41 ↓ -79%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $796.41 ↓ -79%
BCBS PPO $832.52 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $903.29 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $967.00 ↓ -74%
Cigna AllOther $1,007.96 ↓ -73%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,086.50 ↓ -71%
BCBS Traditional $1,664.15 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $1,975.24 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,207.62 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,207.62 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,623.66 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,661.14 ↓ -29%
Parker County LOGOV $2,811.06 ↓ -25%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,748.08 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,748.08 ↑ +0%

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Echo exam of fetal heart at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $855.38 $262.29 – $1,366.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $943.49 $194.20 – $1,415.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $805.36 $262.29 – $1,366.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $855.38 $262.29 – $1,366.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $943.49 $280.65 – $1,415.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $943.49 $262.29 – $1,415.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $805.36 $262.29 – $1,366.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $855.38 $262.29 – $1,366.64

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