St analysis behavior qualitative voice/resonance 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

$228.85

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.

$228.85

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.

$16.02 with Superior Health Plan vs $622.87 with Humana — 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 STARPLUS $16.02 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $16.02 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $16.02 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $16.02 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $16.02 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $30.89 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $32.04 ↓ -86%
Oscar HIX $47.60 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $55.15 ↓ -76%
BCBS Traditional $101.61 ↓ -56%
BCBS MCRPPO $104.27 ↓ -54%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $104.27 ↓ -54%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $104.27 ↓ -54%
BCBS TriWestGOV $105.05 ↓ -54%
Aetna QHPHIX $106.00 ↓ -54%
WellMed MGMCR $106.65 ↓ -53%
Devoted Health POS $107.19 ↓ -53%
Devoted Health HMO $107.19 ↓ -53%
Amerigroup DualEligible $107.19 ↓ -53%
Devoted Health SNP $107.19 ↓ -53%
TriWest Veterans FED $107.19 ↓ -53%
Humana MGMCR $107.19 ↓ -53%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $107.19 ↓ -53%
Devoted Health PPO $107.19 ↓ -53%
Devoted Health MME $107.19 ↓ -53%
Devoted Health MCR $107.19 ↓ -53%
United MGMCR $107.73 ↓ -53%
Care N Care MGMCR $108.26 ↓ -53%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $109.33 ↓ -52%
WellCare MGMCR $110.41 ↓ -52%
Integranet MGMCR $110.41 ↓ -52%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $112.55 ↓ -51%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $112.55 ↓ -51%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $112.55 ↓ -51%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $112.55 ↓ -51%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $112.55 ↓ -51%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $112.55 ↓ -51%
ProCare Advantge MCR $112.55 ↓ -51%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $112.55 ↓ -51%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $113.62 ↓ -50%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $113.62 ↓ -50%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $117.91 ↓ -48%
Aetna ASA $120.60 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $134.79 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $134.79 ↓ -41%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $139.35 ↓ -39%
Aetna NewBusiness $143.00 ↓ -38%
Aetna Meritain $155.00 ↓ -32%
Aetna COMM $155.00 ↓ -32%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $160.19 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $162.48 ↓ -29%
Molina MME $170.43 ↓ -26%
Molina MMP $170.43 ↓ -26%
Molina MCR $170.43 ↓ -26%
Parker County LOGOV $171.64 ↓ -25%
Aetna OON $179.00 ↓ -22%
Superior ValueHMO $191.87 ↓ -16%
BCBS BluePremier $213.49 ↓ -7%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $228.85 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $228.85 ↑ +0%
Superior HMO $240.11 ↑ +5%
Superior EPO $240.11 ↑ +5%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $248.76 ↑ +9%
Molina Healthcare HIX $280.84 ↑ +23%
BCBS BlueEssentials $440.54 ↑ +93%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $440.54 ↑ +93%
BCBS EPOSOA $462.25 ↑ +102%
BCBS PPO $483.96 ↑ +111%
Humana COMM $622.87 ↑ +172%

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