Albumin (human), 25%, 50ml 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.

$38.82 with Superior Health Plan vs $554.61 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $38.82
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $38.82
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $38.82
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $38.82
Superior Health Plan STARKids $38.82
Humana Tricare $51.49
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $53.08
Cigna IFP $74.87
Cigna QHP $77.65
United SmallGroup $87.58
United AllPayerAppendix $87.58
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $87.58
Aetna QHPHIX $113.65
United OptionsPPO $125.90
Aetna NewBusiness $156.54
Aetna Meritain $166.73
Aetna COMM $166.73
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $187.46
Aetna OON $196.21
BCBS MyBlueHealth $214.62
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $214.62
BCBS Traditional $246.25
Cigna LocalPlus $277.74
Cigna NewBusiness $278.02
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $310.28
Cigna HMO $310.28
Cigna NetworkBenefit $310.28
BCBS BlueEssentials $314.16
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $314.16
BCBS EPOSOA $329.71
BCBS PPO $345.27
Humana COMM $375.21
Cigna AllOther $392.54
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $403.20
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $415.96
BCBS BluePremier $428.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $554.61
Independent Medical Systems COMM $554.61
Aetna ASA not published by hospital

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,217.81 $239.51 – $4,826.69
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $327.39 $50.43 – $322.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $327.39 $53.10 – $387.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $327.39 $50.43 – $322.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $327.39 $50.43 – $322.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $327.39 $50.43 – $387.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $327.39 $58.38 – $387.00
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