Analgesics non-opioid definitive assay 1 or 2 acetaminophen 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

$1,286.06

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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$1,286.06

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.

$0.02 with Aetna vs $1,286.06 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
Aetna QHPHIX $0.02 ↓ -100%
Aetna NewBusiness $0.03 ↓ -100%
Aetna Meritain $0.03 ↓ -100%
Aetna COMM $0.03 ↓ -100%
Aetna OON $0.04 ↓ -100%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $9.63 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $9.63 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $9.63 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $9.63 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $9.63 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $9.63 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $9.63 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $9.63 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $9.63 ↓ -99%
United STAR $9.63 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $10.11 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $10.40 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $10.40 ↓ -99%
Molina STARKIDS $10.59 ↓ -99%
Molina CHIP $10.59 ↓ -99%
Molina MCDSTAR $10.59 ↓ -99%
Molina STAR+PLUS $10.59 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCD $12.04 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $90.02 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $90.02 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $90.02 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $90.02 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $90.02 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $91.69 ↓ -93%
Cigna NewBusiness $91.78 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $97.27 ↓ -92%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $102.41 ↓ -92%
Cigna HMO $102.41 ↓ -92%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $102.41 ↓ -92%
Cigna AllOther $129.62 ↓ -90%
Cigna IFP $173.62 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $180.05 ↓ -86%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $244.35 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $267.50 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $291.94 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $315.08 ↓ -76%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $317.66 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $317.66 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $331.80 ↓ -74%
BCBS BluePremier $375.53 ↓ -71%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $410.25 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentials $410.25 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $430.83 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $434.69 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $450.12 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $571.01 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $677.75 ↓ -47%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $900.24 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $934.97 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $964.54 ↓ -25%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,286.06 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,286.06 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $117.01 $9.63 – $165.77
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