Esophagus motility study 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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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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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.

$295.14 with BCBS vs $6,426.95 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

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 $295.14
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $343.92
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $449.89
Superior Health Plan CHIP $449.89
Superior Health Plan STARKids $449.89
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $449.89
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $449.89
BCBS BlueEssentials $609.04
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $609.04
BCBS EPOSOA $639.06
BCBS PPO $669.07
Humana COMM $753.36
Cigna IFP $867.64
Cigna QHP $899.77
Aetna QHPHIX $1,047.59
Oscar HIX $1,336.81
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
Aetna NewBusiness $1,529.61
United OptionsPPO $1,548.89
Aetna COMM $1,645.30
Aetna Meritain $1,645.30
Evry Health COMM $1,658.15
Cigna NewBusiness $1,696.71
Cigna LocalPlus $1,696.71
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,895.95
Cigna HMO $1,895.95
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,895.95
Aetna OON $1,928.09
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,257.00
Cigna AllOther $2,397.25
BCBS Traditional $2,853.57
Aetna ASA $3,387.00
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $3,785.47
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $3,785.47
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $4,498.86
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,563.13
Parker County LOGOV $4,820.21
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,426.95
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,426.95

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Esophagus motility study at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,257.17 $356.12 – $1,571.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,153.75 $237.48 – $1,730.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,681.16 $336.23 – $2,101.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,257.17 $292.64 – $1,571.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,153.75 $356.12 – $1,730.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,153.75 $596.10 – $1,730.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,681.16 $356.12 – $2,521.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,257.17 $335.25 – $1,571.47

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