Albumin (microalbumin) 24 hour urine quantitative 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

$797.36

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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$797.36

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.

$3.47 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $797.36 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $3.47 ↓ -100%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $3.47 ↓ -100%
United STAR $4.86 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $4.86 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $4.86 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $4.86 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $4.86 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $4.86 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $4.86 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $4.86 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $5.10 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $5.25 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $5.25 ↓ -99%
Molina STARKIDS $5.35 ↓ -99%
Molina CHIP $5.35 ↓ -99%
Molina MCDSTAR $5.35 ↓ -99%
Molina STAR+PLUS $5.35 ↓ -99%
WellMed MGMCR $5.75 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup DualEligible $5.78 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health PPO $5.78 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCR $5.78 ↓ -99%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $5.78 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $5.78 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health SNP $5.78 ↓ -99%
BCBS MCRPPO $5.78 ↓ -99%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $5.78 ↓ -99%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $5.78 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MME $5.78 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $5.78 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MCR $5.78 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health POS $5.78 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health HMO $5.78 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5.78 ↓ -99%
United MGMCR $5.81 ↓ -99%
Aetna MCR $5.83 ↓ -99%
Care N Care MGMCR $5.84 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $5.90 ↓ -99%
WellCare MGMCR $5.95 ↓ -99%
Integranet MGMCR $5.95 ↓ -99%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $6.07 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $6.07 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $6.07 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $6.07 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $6.07 ↓ -99%
ProCare Advantge MCR $6.07 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $6.07 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $6.07 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCD $6.08 ↓ -99%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $6.13 ↓ -99%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $6.13 ↓ -99%
Humana Tricare $6.23 ↓ -99%
Molina MCR $6.30 ↓ -99%
Molina MMP $6.30 ↓ -99%
Molina MME $6.30 ↓ -99%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $6.36 ↓ -99%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $6.42 ↓ -99%
Aetna QHPHIX $7.36 ↓ -99%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $7.51 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $10.12 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $10.12 ↓ -99%
Aetna NewBusiness $10.13 ↓ -99%
Superior ValueHMO $10.35 ↓ -99%
Aetna Meritain $10.79 ↓ -99%
Aetna COMM $10.79 ↓ -99%
Aetna OON $12.70 ↓ -98%
Superior HMO $12.95 ↓ -98%
Superior EPO $12.95 ↓ -98%
BCBS BluePremier $13.18 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentials $14.28 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $14.28 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $14.97 ↓ -98%
Oscar HIX $15.03 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare HIX $15.14 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $15.66 ↓ -98%
Cigna LocalPlus $21.94 ↓ -97%
Cigna NewBusiness $21.96 ↓ -97%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $24.51 ↓ -97%
Cigna HMO $24.51 ↓ -97%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $24.51 ↓ -97%
Cigna AllOther $31.01 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $55.82 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $55.82 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $55.82 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $55.82 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $55.82 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $64.25 ↓ -92%
Cigna IFP $107.64 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $111.63 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $181.00 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $195.35 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $205.72 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $269.51 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $354.03 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $420.21 ↓ -47%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $558.15 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $579.68 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $598.02 ↓ -25%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $797.36 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $797.36 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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Albumin (microalbumin) 24 hour urine quantitative at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $223.41 $5.20 – $22.25
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $92.09 $4.05 – $13.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $79.98 $1.39 – $13.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $77.51 $4.86 – $13.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $92.09 $4.86 – $13.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $79.98 $5.20 – $13.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $79.98 $4.86 – $13.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $77.51 $4.86 – $13.87

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