Anterior thoracic extension 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

$1,358.00

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$1,358.00

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.

$95.06 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,643.92 with Humana — 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 MCDSTAR $95.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $95.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $95.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $95.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $95.06 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $183.33 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $190.12 ↓ -86%
Humana Tricare $282.26 ↓ -79%
BCBS MCRPPO $285.28 ↓ -79%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $285.28 ↓ -79%
WellMed MGMCR $289.54 ↓ -79%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $290.99 ↓ -79%
Amerigroup DualEligible $290.99 ↓ -79%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $290.99 ↓ -79%
Humana MGMCR $290.99 ↓ -79%
Devoted Health SNP $290.99 ↓ -79%
Devoted Health HMO $290.99 ↓ -79%
Devoted Health POS $290.99 ↓ -79%
Devoted Health MCR $290.99 ↓ -79%
Devoted Health MME $290.99 ↓ -79%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $290.99 ↓ -79%
Devoted Health PPO $290.99 ↓ -79%
United MGMCR $292.44 ↓ -78%
Aetna MCR $293.46 ↓ -78%
Care N Care MGMCR $293.90 ↓ -78%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $296.81 ↓ -78%
WellCare MGMCR $299.72 ↓ -78%
Integranet MGMCR $299.72 ↓ -78%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $305.54 ↓ -78%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $305.54 ↓ -78%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $305.54 ↓ -78%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $305.54 ↓ -78%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $305.54 ↓ -78%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $305.54 ↓ -78%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $305.54 ↓ -78%
ProCare Advantge MCR $305.54 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $308.27 ↓ -77%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $308.45 ↓ -77%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $308.45 ↓ -77%
Molina MCR $317.18 ↓ -77%
Molina MMP $317.18 ↓ -77%
Molina MME $317.18 ↓ -77%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $320.09 ↓ -76%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $335.43 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $335.43 ↓ -75%
Cigna NewBusiness $358.51 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $358.51 ↓ -74%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $378.29 ↓ -72%
Cigna HMO $400.61 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $400.61 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $400.61 ↓ -71%
BCBS BlueEssentials $433.20 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $433.20 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $454.93 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $459.00 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $475.30 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $506.53 ↓ -63%
Superior ValueHMO $520.87 ↓ -62%
BCBS Traditional $602.95 ↓ -56%
Superior HMO $651.82 ↓ -52%
Superior EPO $651.82 ↓ -52%
Aetna ASA $715.67 ↓ -47%
Molina Healthcare HIX $762.39 ↓ -44%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $987.27 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,018.50 ↓ -25%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,358.00 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,358.00 ↑ +0%
Humana COMM $1,643.92 ↑ +21%

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Anterior thoracic extension at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle $1,182.00 $282.26 – $762.39
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE $794.00 $282.26 – $762.39
MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL RED OAK $2,100.00 $282.26 – $762.39
MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL Irving $1,320.00 $282.26 – $762.39
MEDICAL CITY NORTH HILLS HOSPITAL North Richland Hills $1,358.00 $282.26 – $762.39
MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL Weatherford $2,100.00 $285.28 – $1,643.92
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH $1,427.00 $282.26 – $762.39
MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL McKinney $1,069.00 $282.26 – $762.39

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