2nd order venous cath 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

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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.

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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.

$253.35 with Superior Health Plan vs $4,609.06 with Humana — 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 CHIP $253.35
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $253.35
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $253.35
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $253.35
Superior Health Plan STARKids $253.35
Cigna IFP $488.61
Cigna QHP $506.70
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $687.67
United OptionsPPO $821.59
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $893.97
BCBS MyBlueHealth $893.97
Cigna NewBusiness $955.50
Cigna LocalPlus $955.50
BCBS BluePremier $1,056.84
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,067.70
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,067.70
Cigna HMO $1,067.70
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,154.56
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,154.56
BCBS EPOSOA $1,212.47
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,223.33
BCBS PPO $1,266.76
Cigna AllOther $1,350.01
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
BCBS Traditional $1,606.98
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
Aetna ASA $1,907.38
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,533.52
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,593.00
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,631.25
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,714.49
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,619.32
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,619.32
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Humana COMM $4,609.06
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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2nd order venous cath at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,806.24 $795.10 – $3,975.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,725.72 $71.00 – $4,088.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,128.64 $71.00 – $2,660.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,806.24 $748.33 – $3,975.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,725.72 $85.00 – $4,088.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,725.72 $1,408.29 – $4,088.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,128.64 $71.00 – $3,192.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,806.24 $748.33 – $3,975.51

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