Administration immunization 1 vaccine 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.

$9.83 with Superior Health Plan vs $323.51 with BCBS — 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 STARPLUS $9.83
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $9.83
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $9.83
Superior Health Plan CHIP $9.83
Superior Health Plan STARKids $9.83
Aetna QHPHIX $18.95
Cigna IFP $18.95
Cigna QHP $19.65
Aetna NewBusiness $27.94
Oscar HIX $29.20
Aetna Meritain $29.90
Aetna COMM $29.90
United OptionsPPO $31.87
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $34.40
Aetna OON $35.24
Evry Health COMM $36.22
Cigna NewBusiness $37.06
Cigna LocalPlus $37.06
Cigna HMO $41.42
Cigna NetworkBenefit $41.42
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $41.42
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $47.45
Cigna AllOther $52.37
Curative Administrators COMM $56.16
BCBS Traditional $62.33
Aetna ASA $73.99
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $98.27
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $102.06
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $105.29
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $140.39
Independent Medical Systems COMM $140.39
Humana COMM $142.43
BCBS BluePremier $142.71
BCBS MyBlueHealth $166.29
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $166.29
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $294.49
BCBS BlueEssentials $294.49
BCBS EPOSOA $309.00
BCBS PPO $323.51

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Administration immunization 1 vaccine at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $215.25 $232.81 – $232.81
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $77.72 $22.02 – $174.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $67.70 $13.94 – $174.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $66.51 $12.32 – $174.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $77.72 $20.73 – $174.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $67.70 $21.73 – $174.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $67.70 $34.98 – $174.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $66.51 $20.53 – $174.51

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