Epoetin alfa, 100 units esrd 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

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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.

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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.

$0.71 with TriWest Health Alliance vs $29.55 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
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $0.71
United SmallGroup $1.27
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1.27
United AllPayerAppendix $1.27
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2.07
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2.07
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $2.07
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $2.07
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2.07
Cigna IFP $3.99
Cigna QHP $4.14
Cigna LocalPlus $4.66
Cigna NewBusiness $4.66
Aetna QHPHIX $4.82
Cigna HMO $5.21
Cigna NetworkBenefit $5.21
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $5.21
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $5.52
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $5.61
Oscar HIX $6.15
Cigna AllOther $6.59
Aetna NewBusiness $7.03
United OptionsPPO $7.12
Aetna Meritain $7.56
Aetna COMM $7.56
Evry Health COMM $7.62
BCBS BlueEssentials $8.08
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $8.08
BCBS EPOSOA $8.48
Humana COMM $8.80
Aetna OON $8.87
BCBS PPO $8.88
BCBS BluePremier $9.95
BCBS Traditional $13.12
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $17.40
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $17.40
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $20.68
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $20.98
Parker County LOGOV $22.16
TriWest Veterans FED $23.64
Independent Medical Systems COMM $29.55
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $29.55
Aetna ASA not published by hospital

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Epoetin alfa, 100 units esrd at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $41.32 $0.65 – $101.58
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $41.32 $0.65 – $95.94
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $41.32 $0.65 – $125.28
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell $41.32 $0.65 – $101.58
Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital Cedar Park $2.15 $1.17 – $5.50
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet $2.43 $1.17 – $6.70
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $1.26 $1.17 – $1.17
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin $1.26 $1.17 – $1.17

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