Electron microscopy diagnostic 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

$7,720.00

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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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$7,720.00

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.

$501.89 with Aetna vs $7,720.00 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 $501.89 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $540.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $540.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $540.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $540.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $540.40 ↓ -93%
United AllPayerAppendix $656.15 ↓ -92%
United SmallGroup $656.15 ↓ -92%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $656.15 ↓ -92%
Aetna NewBusiness $691.28 ↓ -91%
Aetna Meritain $736.26 ↓ -90%
Aetna COMM $736.26 ↓ -90%
Aetna OON $866.47 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $1,042.20 ↓ -87%
BCBS BluePremier $1,074.22 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $1,080.80 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,099.35 ↓ -86%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,529.35 ↓ -80%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,530.88 ↓ -80%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,551.65 ↓ -80%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,551.65 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $1,605.76 ↓ -79%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,627.04 ↓ -79%
BCBS PPO $1,702.42 ↓ -78%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,708.18 ↓ -78%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,708.18 ↓ -78%
Cigna HMO $1,708.18 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $1,860.52 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $1,991.76 ↓ -74%
Cigna AllOther $2,161.91 ↓ -72%
Humana COMM $2,313.01 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $3,427.68 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $4,068.44 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $4,547.08 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $4,547.08 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $5,404.00 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,481.20 ↓ -29%
Parker County LOGOV $5,790.00 ↓ -25%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $7,720.00 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $7,720.00 ↑ +0%

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