Weatherford Regional Hospital, Inc of Weatherford
3701 E Main, Weatherford, OK 73096 · 97 Priced Procedures · 72% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +48% above the fair benchmark (1.48×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer
Weatherford Regional Hospital, Inc of Weatherford prices routine shoppable procedures near 1.6× Medicare (p50 1.34×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 1.7× Medicare (p75 2.03×, +51% upper-tail jump). Patients scheduling elective outpatient care can capture competitive rates, but emergency and ancillary bills require strict line-item auditing.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.80× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 35% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (70/100 safety score) with 72% patient recommendation
- Binding Good Faith Estimate rights under 45 CFR § 149.610 protect self-pay patients before scheduling
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (1.48× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
- Captive ER (1.0×) & laboratory (1.7×) services average 1.06× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.6×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 2.03×) jump +51% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.34×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 6,949) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
Procedure Prices at Weatherford Regional Hospital, Inc of Weatherford
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 97 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $10,616 | unverified |
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $5,903 | 0.3× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $5,245 | 0.6× |
| C-section delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59510 | $2,676 | 0.9× |
| Vaginal delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59400 | $2,413 | 0.9× |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $1,543 | 1.5× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $762 | 2.2× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $762 | 1.5× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $644 | unverified |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $556 | 3.4× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $556 | 1.8× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $556 | 1.2× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $485 | 1.3× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $482 | 0.8× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $452 | 2.7× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $452 | 2.7× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $430 | 1.3× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $376 | 2.2× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $376 | 2.2× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $337 | 1.2× |
| Screening mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: 77067 | $268 | 2.2× |
| Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: 77066 | $293 | 2.0× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $203 | 1.6× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $203 | 1.6× |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $203 | 1.5× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Weatherford Regional Hospital, Inc of Weatherford (Zero PHI Required)
Above Standard 400% FPL Financial-Assistance Ceiling
At 274% FPL, you exceed the standard 400% FPL tier, though medical-hardship caps (when bills exceed 10% of annual income) may still apply.
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($10,616) Beats Your Bill
Weatherford Regional Hospital, Inc of Weatherford's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $10,616 (vs. $10,616 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $322 Fair BaseRate ($275 Medicare)
Your bill ($13,270) is $12,948 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($322) and 48.3× the $275 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Weatherford Regional Hospital, Inc of Weatherford as a non-501(c)(3) facility. Federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) statutory charity-care caps apply specifically to tax-exempt nonprofit hospitals, though state hospital fair-pricing statutes and prompt-pay self-pay discounts may still apply.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (60 completed HCAHPS patient surveys). Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for Weatherford Regional Hospital, Inc of Weatherford.
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.