3d recon without postprocess indpndt 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.

$15.86 with BCBS vs $2,348.97 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
BCBS BluePremier $15.86
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $17.46
BCBS MyBlueHealth $17.46
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $51.85
BCBS BlueEssentials $51.85
Humana COMM $53.91
BCBS EPOSOA $54.39
BCBS PPO $56.92
Superior Health Plan CHIP $164.43
Superior Health Plan STARKids $164.43
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $164.43
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $164.43
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $164.43
Cigna IFP $317.11
Cigna QHP $328.86
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $446.30
United OptionsPPO $533.22
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $793.95
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00
Aetna COMM $856.00
Aetna Meritain $856.00
Aetna OON $1,006.00
BCBS Traditional $1,042.94
Aetna ASA $1,237.91
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,707.70
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,761.73
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,348.97
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,348.97

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3d recon without postprocess indpndt at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $121.28 $26.66 – $171.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $508.13 $44.79 – $762.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $508.13 $44.79 – $635.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $121.28 $30.53 – $171.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $508.13 $54.52 – $762.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $508.13 $262.53 – $762.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $508.13 $44.79 – $762.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $121.28 $26.66 – $171.82

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