Enzyme histochemistry 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

$953.33

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.

$953.33

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.

$66.73 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,702.42 with BCBS — 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 MCDSTAR $66.73 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $66.73 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $66.73 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $66.73 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $66.73 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $128.70 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $133.47 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $149.97 ↓ -84%
Oscar HIX $198.29 ↓ -79%
Aetna NewBusiness $206.56 ↓ -78%
Aetna COMM $220.00 ↓ -77%
Aetna Meritain $220.00 ↓ -77%
United OptionsPPO $229.75 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $245.96 ↓ -74%
Aetna OON $258.91 ↓ -73%
Cigna LocalPlus $420.43 ↓ -56%
Cigna NewBusiness $420.85 ↓ -56%
BCBS Traditional $423.28 ↓ -56%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $469.59 ↓ -51%
Cigna HMO $469.59 ↓ -51%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $469.59 ↓ -51%
Aetna ASA $502.40 ↓ -47%
Humana COMM $522.17 ↓ -45%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $561.51 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $561.51 ↓ -41%
Cigna AllOther $594.33 ↓ -38%
United SmallGroup $656.15 ↓ -31%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $656.15 ↓ -31%
United AllPayerAppendix $656.15 ↓ -31%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $667.33 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $676.86 ↓ -29%
Parker County LOGOV $715.00 ↓ -25%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $953.33 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $953.33 ↑ +0%
BCBS BluePremier $1,074.22 ↑ +13%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,099.35 ↑ +15%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,551.65 ↑ +63%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,551.65 ↑ +63%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,627.04 ↑ +71%
BCBS PPO $1,702.42 ↑ +79%

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