88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site 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

$2,369.25

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.

$2,369.25

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.

$19.19 with United vs $2,369.25 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
United SmallGroup $19.19 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $19.19 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $19.19 ↓ -99%
Aetna QHPHIX $25.29 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $29.65 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $29.65 ↓ -99%
Aetna NewBusiness $34.84 ↓ -99%
Aetna COMM $37.10 ↓ -98%
Aetna Meritain $37.10 ↓ -98%
BCBS BluePremier $38.62 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentials $41.84 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $41.84 ↓ -98%
Aetna OON $43.66 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $43.87 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $45.91 ↓ -98%
Cigna LocalPlus $74.89 ↓ -97%
Cigna NewBusiness $74.96 ↓ -97%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $83.64 ↓ -96%
Cigna HMO $83.64 ↓ -96%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $83.64 ↓ -96%
Cigna AllOther $105.86 ↓ -96%
Humana COMM $136.77 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $165.85 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $165.85 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $165.85 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $165.85 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $165.85 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $319.85 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $331.69 ↓ -86%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $450.16 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $492.80 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $537.82 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $580.47 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $611.27 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $800.81 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $1,051.95 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $1,248.59 ↓ -47%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,658.47 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,722.44 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,776.94 ↓ -25%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,369.25 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,369.25 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $101.78 $28.84 – $144.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $136.34 $28.06 – $204.52
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $136.34 $26.00 – $204.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $104.88 $34.96 – $157.32
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