X-ray ribs w/posterior anterior chest > 4 views bilateral 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

$2,940.40

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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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$2,940.40

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.

$52.79 with United vs $2,940.40 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 STAR $52.79 ↓ -98%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $52.79 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $52.79 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $52.79 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $52.79 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $52.79 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $52.79 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $52.79 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $52.79 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $52.79 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $55.43 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $57.01 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $57.01 ↓ -98%
Aetna QHPHIX $62.85 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $65.99 ↓ -98%
Aetna NewBusiness $86.17 ↓ -97%
Aetna Meritain $92.31 ↓ -97%
Aetna COMM $92.31 ↓ -97%
Aetna OON $108.27 ↓ -96%
Humana COMM $122.28 ↓ -96%
BCBS BluePremier $133.38 ↓ -95%
Cigna LocalPlus $144.36 ↓ -95%
Cigna NewBusiness $144.50 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $146.82 ↓ -95%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52 ↓ -95%
United SmallGroup $154.52 ↓ -95%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $161.24 ↓ -95%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $161.24 ↓ -95%
Cigna HMO $161.24 ↓ -95%
Cigna AllOther $204.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $205.83 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $205.83 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $205.83 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $205.83 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $205.83 ↓ -93%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -92%
Cigna IFP $396.95 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $411.66 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentials $435.99 ↓ -85%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $435.99 ↓ -85%
BCBS EPOSOA $457.29 ↓ -84%
BCBS PPO $478.58 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $708.64 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $758.62 ↓ -74%
BCBS Traditional $1,305.54 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $1,549.59 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,731.90 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,731.90 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,058.28 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,087.68 ↓ -29%
Parker County LOGOV $2,205.30 ↓ -25%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,940.40 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,940.40 ↑ +0%

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X-ray ribs w/posterior anterior chest > 4 views bilateral at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $550.49 $52.79 – $688.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $524.27 $107.91 – $786.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $589.58 $52.79 – $736.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $550.49 $52.79 – $688.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $524.27 $56.49 – $786.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $524.27 $52.79 – $786.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $589.58 $52.79 – $884.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $550.49 $52.79 – $688.12

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