Tc-99m exametazime diag 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

$9,788.47

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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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$9,788.47

Gross charge

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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.

$685.19 with Superior Health Plan vs $14,951.03 with Cigna — 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

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
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $685.19 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $685.19 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $685.19 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $685.19 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $685.19 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $1,321.44 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $1,370.39 ↓ -86%
United SmallGroup $1,530.72 ↓ -84%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,530.72 ↓ -84%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,530.72 ↓ -84%
Oscar HIX $2,036.00 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $2,359.02 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $2,525.43 ↓ -74%
Aetna OON $2,936.54 ↓ -70%
Aetna QHPHIX $4,212.25 ↓ -57%
BCBS Traditional $4,346.08 ↓ -56%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $5,002.98 ↓ -49%
Aetna ASA $5,158.52 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $5,765.41 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $5,765.41 ↓ -41%
Aetna NewBusiness $5,775.39 ↓ -41%
Aetna COMM $6,186.74 ↓ -37%
Aetna Meritain $6,186.74 ↓ -37%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $6,851.93 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,949.81 ↓ -29%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $7,323.21 ↓ -25%
BCBS BlueEssentials $7,323.21 ↓ -25%
Parker County LOGOV $7,341.35 ↓ -25%
BCBS EPOSOA $7,685.74 ↓ -21%
BCBS PPO $8,048.28 ↓ -18%
BCBS BluePremier $9,019.87 ↓ -8%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $9,788.47 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $9,788.47 ↑ +0%
Cigna LocalPlus $10,578.66 ↑ +8%
Cigna NewBusiness $10,589.15 ↑ +8%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $11,818.17 ↑ +21%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $11,818.17 ↑ +21%
Cigna HMO $11,818.17 ↑ +21%
Humana COMM $12,498.66 ↑ +28%
Cigna AllOther $14,951.03 ↑ +53%

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Tc-99m exametazime diag at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $9,053.47 $1,530.72 – $17,017.34
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE $6,497.16 $1,530.72 – $17,017.34
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING $6,745.24 $1,530.72 – $17,017.34
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $2,389.91 $100.00 – $5,121.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $2,135.70 $100.00 – $6,102.00
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $494.55 $360.04 – $2,543.40
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $524.70 $100.00 – $3,148.20
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland $3,218.16 $1,530.72 – $17,017.34

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