2d tte w or without fol w/con,co at MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL

727 W BAILEY BOSWELL RD, SAGINAW, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1871911016

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$8,861.30

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.

$8,861.30

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.

$620.29 with Superior Health Plan vs $8,861.30 with Independent Medical Systems — 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
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $620.29 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $620.29 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $620.29 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $620.29 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $620.29 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $1,196.28 ↓ -86%
Cigna IFP $1,196.28 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $1,240.58 ↓ -86%
BCBS BluePremier $1,606.74 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,763.40 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $1,843.15 ↓ -79%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,872.26 ↓ -79%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,872.26 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $1,887.46 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $1,887.46 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $2,011.52 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,171.02 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $2,224.19 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $2,286.22 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $2,339.38 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $2,339.38 ↓ -74%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,614.08 ↓ -71%
Cigna HMO $2,614.08 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,614.08 ↓ -71%
Humana COMM $2,746.12 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,995.12 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $3,305.26 ↓ -63%
BCBS BlueEssentials $3,315.59 ↓ -63%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $3,315.59 ↓ -63%
BCBS EPOSOA $3,478.99 ↓ -61%
Curative Administrators COMM $3,544.52 ↓ -60%
BCBS PPO $3,642.39 ↓ -59%
BCBS Traditional $3,934.42 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $4,669.91 ↓ -47%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $6,202.91 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $6,442.17 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,645.98 ↓ -25%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $8,861.30 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $8,861.30 ↑ +0%

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2d tte w or without fol w/con,co at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $526.75 $100.00 – $1,505.00
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