Tc-99m pertechnetate per mci 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

$286.10

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.

$286.10

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.

$4.15 with Aetna vs $286.10 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 $4.15 ↓ -99%
Aetna NewBusiness $5.69 ↓ -98%
Aetna COMM $6.09 ↓ -98%
Aetna Meritain $6.09 ↓ -98%
Cigna LocalPlus $10.47 ↓ -96%
Cigna NewBusiness $10.48 ↓ -96%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $11.69 ↓ -96%
Cigna HMO $11.69 ↓ -96%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $11.69 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $13.56 ↓ -95%
Cigna AllOther $14.79 ↓ -95%
United SmallGroup $19.83 ↓ -93%
United AllPayerAppendix $19.83 ↓ -93%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $19.83 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentials $19.85 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $19.85 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $20.03 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $20.03 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $20.03 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $20.03 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $20.03 ↓ -93%
BCBS EPOSOA $20.83 ↓ -93%
BCBS PPO $21.81 ↓ -92%
BCBS BluePremier $24.44 ↓ -91%
Humana COMM $28.11 ↓ -90%
Cigna IFP $38.62 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $40.05 ↓ -86%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $54.36 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $59.51 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $68.95 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $73.81 ↓ -74%
Aetna OON $85.83 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $127.03 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $150.77 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $168.51 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $168.51 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $200.27 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $203.13 ↓ -29%
Parker County LOGOV $214.57 ↓ -25%
TriWest Veterans FED $228.88 ↓ -20%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $286.10 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $286.10 ↑ +0%

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Tc-99m pertechnetate per mci at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $191.98 $4.19 – $38.28
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE $235.55 $4.19 – $38.28
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING $244.54 $4.19 – $38.28
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $8.82 $4.28 – $18.75
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $9.10 $3.54 – $26.00
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $58.98 $5.42 – $303.30
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $11.25 $8.41 – $73.00
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland $165.94 $4.19 – $38.28

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