Fluoroguide needle placement 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.

$88.77 with BCBS vs $2,434.61 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 $88.77
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $97.73
Aetna QHPHIX $151.32
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $170.42
Superior Health Plan CHIP $170.42
Superior Health Plan STARKids $170.42
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $170.42
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $170.42
Aetna NewBusiness $207.48
Aetna Meritain $222.25
Aetna COMM $222.25
Aetna OON $260.68
Humana COMM $266.16
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $290.19
BCBS BlueEssentials $290.19
BCBS EPOSOA $304.37
BCBS PPO $318.54
Cigna IFP $328.67
Cigna QHP $340.85
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $462.58
United OptionsPPO $586.74
Evry Health COMM $628.13
Cigna LocalPlus $642.74
Cigna NewBusiness $642.74
Cigna NetworkBenefit $718.21
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $718.21
Cigna HMO $718.21
Cigna AllOther $908.11
BCBS Traditional $1,080.97
Aetna ASA $1,283.04
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,433.99
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,433.99
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,704.23
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,728.57
Parker County LOGOV $1,825.96
TriWest Veterans FED $1,947.69
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,434.61
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,434.61

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Fluoroguide needle placement at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $680.87 $287.21 – $287.21
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $567.67 $149.20 – $804.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $487.05 $100.25 – $730.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $419.75 $83.95 – $524.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $567.67 $151.38 – $804.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $487.05 $156.34 – $730.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $487.05 $251.64 – $730.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $419.75 $139.92 – $629.62

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