An cholangiogram percutaneous compl 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

$7,251.20

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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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$7,251.20

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.

$507.58 with Superior Health Plan vs $10,918.00 with United — 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 STARKids $507.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $507.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $507.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $507.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $507.58 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $978.91 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $1,015.17 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $1,646.02 ↓ -77%
Humana COMM $1,674.04 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00 ↓ -71%
Cigna LocalPlus $2,095.00 ↓ -71%
Cigna NewBusiness $2,097.00 ↓ -71%
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00 ↓ -68%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,340.00 ↓ -68%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,340.00 ↓ -68%
Cigna HMO $2,340.00 ↓ -68%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,450.91 ↓ -66%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↓ -65%
Oscar HIX $2,636.00 ↓ -64%
Cigna AllOther $2,960.00 ↓ -59%
BCBS Traditional $3,219.53 ↓ -56%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↓ -52%
WellMed MGMCR $3,620.66 ↓ -50%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↓ -49%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↓ -49%
Aetna ASA $3,821.38 ↓ -47%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↓ -40%
BCBS BluePremier $4,477.45 ↓ -38%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $5,075.84 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $5,271.62 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,438.40 ↓ -25%
Curative Administrators COMM $5,849.00 ↓ -19%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $7,120.39 ↓ -2%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $7,120.39 ↓ -2%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $7,162.00 ↓ -1%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $7,251.20 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $7,251.20 ↑ +0%
United SmallGroup $7,327.00 ↑ +1%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $7,991.00 ↑ +10%
BCBS BlueEssentials $7,991.00 ↑ +10%
BCBS EPOSOA $8,395.22 ↑ +16%
BCBS PPO $8,768.34 ↑ +21%
United AllPayerAppendix $10,918.00 ↑ +51%

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An cholangiogram percutaneous compl at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,417.63 $684.99 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,285.88 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,987.17 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,417.63 $644.70 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,285.88 $85.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,285.88 $1,697.70 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,987.17 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,417.63 $644.70 – $8,570.48

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