An fluoro guide for cvp at MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL
727 W BAILEY BOSWELL RD, SAGINAW, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1871911016
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Cash price 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 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.
$86.63 with BCBS vs $3,029.12 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BCBS | BluePremier | $86.63 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $95.37 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $95.37 | — |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $142.87 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $195.89 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $209.85 | — |
| Aetna | Meritain | $209.85 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $212.04 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $212.04 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $212.04 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $212.04 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $212.04 | — |
| Aetna | OON | $246.12 | — |
| Humana | COMM | $263.29 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $283.19 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $283.19 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $297.02 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $310.86 | — |
| Cigna | IFP | $408.93 | — |
| Cigna | QHP | $424.08 | — |
| Imperial Insurance Company | MCR | $575.53 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $687.61 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | NarrowNetwork | $742.13 | — |
| Evry Health | COMM | $781.51 | — |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $799.69 | — |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $799.69 | — |
| Cigna | HMO | $893.59 | — |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $893.59 | — |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $893.59 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $1,023.84 | — |
| Cigna | AllOther | $1,129.86 | — |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | $1,211.65 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $1,344.93 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $1,596.35 | — |
| Multiplan PHCS | PrimaryNetwork | $2,120.38 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | COMM | $2,202.17 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $2,271.84 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $3,029.12 | — |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $3,029.12 | — |
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An fluoro guide for cvp at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $604.24 | $145.60 – $856.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $549.76 | $113.16 – $824.63 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $754.13 | $150.83 – $942.67 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $604.24 | $161.13 – $856.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $549.76 | $176.47 – $824.63 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $549.76 | $284.04 – $824.63 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $754.13 | $244.61 – $1,131.20 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $604.24 | $145.60 – $856.00 |