Sulfonylurea screen qn-sendout 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

$580.78

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.

$580.78

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.

$0.02 with Aetna vs $580.78 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
Aetna QHPHIX $0.02 ↓ -100%
Aetna NewBusiness $0.03 ↓ -100%
Aetna Meritain $0.03 ↓ -100%
Aetna COMM $0.03 ↓ -100%
Aetna OON $0.04 ↓ -100%
United STAR $6.53 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $6.53 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $6.53 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $6.53 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $6.53 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $6.53 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $6.53 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $6.53 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $6.53 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $6.53 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $6.86 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $7.05 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $7.05 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCD $8.16 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $40.65 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $40.65 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $40.65 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $40.65 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $40.65 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $66.86 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $78.41 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $81.31 ↓ -86%
Cigna LocalPlus $91.69 ↓ -84%
Cigna NewBusiness $91.78 ↓ -84%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $102.41 ↓ -82%
Cigna HMO $102.41 ↓ -82%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $102.41 ↓ -82%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $110.35 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $120.80 ↓ -79%
Cigna AllOther $129.62 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $139.97 ↓ -76%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $143.45 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $149.84 ↓ -74%
BCBS BluePremier $169.59 ↓ -71%
BCBS BlueEssentials $185.27 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $185.27 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $194.56 ↓ -67%
BCBS PPO $203.27 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $257.87 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $306.07 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $342.08 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $342.08 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $406.55 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $412.35 ↓ -29%
Parker County LOGOV $435.58 ↓ -25%
TriWest Veterans FED $464.62 ↓ -20%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $580.78 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $580.78 ↑ +0%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $241.66 $6.53 – $110.45
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