Texas / Medical City Weatherford
CMS certification 450203 · Weatherford, TX · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Medical City Weatherford: charges and Medicare payments
Medical City Weatherford reported 1,350 Medicare inpatient stays across 43 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 8.22 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Texas, number 54 of 190 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 5.35×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 372 stays at an average charge of $134,522, 49% above the national average. It also billed 1,043 outpatient services, charging 16.01 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,350
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 8.22×
- 3Rank in TX (highest ratio = 1) 54 of 190
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 43 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Medical City Weatherford charged more than the national average in 40 (93%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 372 | $134,522 | +49% | $16,492 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 90 | $87,165 | +55% | $11,557 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 70 | $98,081 | +64% | $11,706 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 43 | $107,056 | +41% | $14,217 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 43 | $96,088 | +46% | $13,385 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 42 | $84,960 | +73% | $9,455 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 41 | $98,449 | +63% | $12,499 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 37 | $96,839 | +37% | $14,339 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 34 | $92,902 | +61% | $11,253 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 30 | $55,692 | +37% | $8,430 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 27 | $218,488 | +117% | $18,356 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 26 | $66,319 | +46% | $8,120 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 25 | $60,054 | -6% | $9,826 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 24 | $47,103 | +30% | $7,250 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 24 | $163,679 | +43% | $17,068 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 21 | $369,526 | +61% | $42,142 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 20 | $107,362 | +46% | $13,641 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 19 | $76,888 | +52% | $9,354 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 18 | $42,550 | +48% | $5,492 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 18 | $198,011 | +94% | $17,571 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 17 | $256,333 | +57% | $25,321 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 17 | $84,931 | +28% | $12,142 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 17 | $74,673 | +10% | $12,483 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 16 | $96,414 | +13% | $14,093 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 16 | $68,138 | +70% | $7,728 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 16 | $234,282 | +151% | $21,069 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 16 | $246,582 | +78% | $24,731 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 16 | $140,724 | +43% | $17,442 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 15 | $106,497 | -5% | $18,735 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 15 | $77,248 | +51% | $10,327 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 15 | $52,019 | +38% | $7,608 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 14 | $69,136 | +78% | $7,724 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 14 | $61,273 | +47% | $8,428 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 14 | $44,751 | +21% | $7,085 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 13 | $66,088 | +31% | $7,430 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 13 | $225,606 | +66% | $24,711 |
| 432 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCC | 13 | $99,363 | +4% | $16,837 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 12 | $86,566 | +53% | $11,103 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 12 | $33,416 | -16% | $7,137 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 12 | $57,883 | +23% | $8,868 |
| 282 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without CC/MCC | 11 | $46,710 | +8% | $6,700 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 11 | $49,494 | +23% | $7,284 |
| 482 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint without CC/MCC | 11 | $171,212 | +120% | $12,825 |
Outpatient services
Against the Texas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Medical City Weatherford charged $134,522 on average, 21% more than the Texas average of $111,133, and was paid $16,492 against a state average of $16,694. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Medical City Weatherford charged $87,165 on average, 28% more than the Texas average of $67,944, and was paid $11,557 against a state average of $11,820. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Medical City Weatherford charged $98,081 on average, 33% more than the Texas average of $73,756, and was paid $11,706 against a state average of $11,597. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Medical City Weatherford charged $107,056 on average, 15% more than the Texas average of $92,713, and was paid $14,217 against a state average of $13,694. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $29,560 was 18% below the state average of $36,220. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $15,679 was 3% below the state average of $16,236. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $31,545 was 75% above the state average of $18,063. For Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5113), its average charge of $47,149 was 55% above the state average of $30,502.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Medical City Weatherford in Weatherford, TX, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2024-02-15 (CMS case 1903)
- Met Requirements — 2025-05-01 (CMS case 4226)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.