Kidney (Retroperitoneal) Ultrasound (complete) 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

$3,603.34

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$3,603.34

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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.

$104.75 with United vs $3,603.34 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
United STARPerinate $104.75 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup CHIP $104.75 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $104.75 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $104.75 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $104.75 ↓ -97%
United CHIP $104.75 ↓ -97%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $104.75 ↓ -97%
United STAR $104.75 ↓ -97%
United STARKids $104.75 ↓ -97%
United STARPLUS $104.75 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $109.99 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $113.13 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $113.13 ↓ -97%
Aetna QHPHIX $125.41 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCD $130.94 ↓ -96%
BCBS BluePremier $133.38 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $146.82 ↓ -96%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52 ↓ -96%
United SmallGroup $154.52 ↓ -96%
Aetna NewBusiness $171.95 ↓ -95%
Aetna Meritain $184.20 ↓ -95%
Aetna COMM $184.20 ↓ -95%
Aetna OON $216.05 ↓ -94%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $252.23 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $252.23 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $252.23 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $252.23 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $252.23 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $287.71 ↓ -92%
Cigna NewBusiness $288.00 ↓ -92%
Humana COMM $310.32 ↓ -91%
Cigna HMO $321.35 ↓ -91%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $321.35 ↓ -91%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $321.35 ↓ -91%
Cigna AllOther $406.71 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $435.99 ↓ -88%
BCBS BlueEssentials $435.99 ↓ -88%
BCBS EPOSOA $457.29 ↓ -87%
BCBS PPO $478.58 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $486.45 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $504.47 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $868.40 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $929.66 ↓ -74%
BCBS Traditional $1,599.88 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $1,898.96 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,122.37 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,122.37 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,522.34 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,558.37 ↓ -29%
Parker County LOGOV $2,702.51 ↓ -25%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,603.34 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,603.34 ↑ +0%

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Kidney (Retroperitoneal) Ultrasound (complete) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,161.71 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $691.73 $99.77 – $864.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $673.36 $138.60 – $1,010.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $673.36 $99.77 – $841.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $691.73 $99.77 – $864.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $673.36 $99.77 – $1,010.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $673.36 $104.75 – $1,010.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $673.36 $99.77 – $1,010.03

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