Albuterol non-comp unit 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

$17.24

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.

$17.24

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.

$0.08 with TriWest Health Alliance vs $17.24 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
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $0.08 ↓ -100%
Humana Tricare $0.08 ↓ -100%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $0.12 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $0.12 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $0.12 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $0.28 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $0.28 ↓ -98%
Humana COMM $0.29 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentials $0.40 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $0.40 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $0.42 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $0.44 ↓ -97%
Cigna NewBusiness $0.48 ↓ -97%
Cigna LocalPlus $0.48 ↓ -97%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $0.54 ↓ -97%
Cigna HMO $0.54 ↓ -97%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $0.54 ↓ -97%
BCBS BluePremier $0.55 ↓ -97%
Cigna AllOther $0.68 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $1.21 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1.21 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1.21 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1.21 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $1.21 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $2.33 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $2.33 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $2.41 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $3.43 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $3.67 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $3.67 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $3.91 ↓ -77%
Aetna OON $4.33 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $5.83 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $7.65 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $9.09 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $12.53 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $12.93 ↓ -25%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $17.24 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $17.24 ↑ +0%

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