Acetylcysteine non-comp unit at MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL
727 W BAILEY BOSWELL RD, SAGINAW, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1871911016
$95.25
Cash price 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.
$95.25
Gross charge 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.
$5.28 with BCBS vs $95.25 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $5.28 | ↓ -94% |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $5.28 | ↓ -94% |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $6.67 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $6.67 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $6.67 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $6.67 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $6.67 | ↓ -93% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $7.73 | ↓ -92% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $7.73 | ↓ -92% |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $8.11 | ↓ -91% |
| Humana | Tricare | $8.19 | ↓ -91% |
| TriWest Health Alliance | TRCR | $8.44 | ↓ -91% |
| BCBS | PPO | $8.49 | ↓ -91% |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $10.53 | ↓ -89% |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $12.86 | ↓ -86% |
| Cigna | IFP | $12.86 | ↓ -86% |
| Cigna | QHP | $13.34 | ↓ -86% |
| United | SmallGroup | $13.96 | ↓ -85% |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $13.96 | ↓ -85% |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $13.96 | ↓ -85% |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $18.95 | ↓ -80% |
| Aetna | COMM | $20.29 | ↓ -79% |
| Aetna | Meritain | $20.29 | ↓ -79% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $21.62 | ↓ -77% |
| Aetna | OON | $23.91 | ↓ -75% |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $32.19 | ↓ -66% |
| BCBS | Traditional | $42.29 | ↓ -56% |
| Humana | COMM | $48.14 | ↓ -49% |
| Aetna | ASA | $50.20 | ↓ -47% |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $53.79 | ↓ -44% |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $53.85 | ↓ -43% |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $60.10 | ↓ -37% |
| Cigna | HMO | $60.10 | ↓ -37% |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $60.10 | ↓ -37% |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | COMM | $69.25 | ↓ -27% |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $71.44 | ↓ -25% |
| Cigna | AllOther | $76.03 | ↓ -20% |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $95.25 | ↑ +0% |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $95.25 | ↑ +0% |
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Acetylcysteine non-comp unit at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $31.21 | $4.70 – $23.49 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $31.21 | $3.41 – $24.88 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $31.21 | $3.32 – $20.73 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $31.21 | $4.42 – $23.49 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $31.21 | $5.32 – $24.88 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $31.21 | $8.57 – $24.88 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $31.21 | $5.53 – $24.88 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $31.21 | $4.42 – $23.49 |