Appl modality 1/> areas vasopneumatic devices 97016 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

$394.08

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.

$394.08

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.

$10.27 with BCBS vs $394.08 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
BCBS MCRPPO $10.27 ↓ -97%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $10.27 ↓ -97%
WellMed MGMCR $10.47 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health POS $10.53 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health MCR $10.53 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health MME $10.53 ↓ -97%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $10.53 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health PPO $10.53 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCR $10.53 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health SNP $10.53 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health HMO $10.53 ↓ -97%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $10.53 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup DualEligible $10.53 ↓ -97%
United MGMCR $10.58 ↓ -97%
Aetna MCR $10.61 ↓ -97%
Care N Care MGMCR $10.63 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $10.74 ↓ -97%
Integranet MGMCR $10.84 ↓ -97%
WellCare MGMCR $10.84 ↓ -97%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $11.05 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $11.05 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $11.05 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $11.05 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $11.05 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $11.05 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $11.05 ↓ -97%
ProCare Advantge MCR $11.05 ↓ -97%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $11.16 ↓ -97%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $11.16 ↓ -97%
Humana Tricare $11.31 ↓ -97%
Molina MMP $11.47 ↓ -97%
Molina MCR $11.47 ↓ -97%
Molina MME $11.47 ↓ -97%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $11.58 ↓ -97%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $11.66 ↓ -97%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $13.68 ↓ -97%
Superior ValueHMO $18.84 ↓ -95%
Superior EPO $23.58 ↓ -94%
Superior HMO $23.58 ↓ -94%
Molina Healthcare HIX $27.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $27.59 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $27.59 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $27.59 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $27.59 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $27.59 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $30.61 ↓ -92%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $35.67 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $35.67 ↓ -91%
Cigna IFP $53.20 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $55.17 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $63.16 ↓ -84%
BCBS BlueEssentials $63.16 ↓ -84%
BCBS EPOSOA $66.28 ↓ -83%
BCBS PPO $69.39 ↓ -82%
Oscar HIX $81.97 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $89.46 ↓ -77%
Aetna QHPHIX $106.00 ↓ -73%
Humana COMM $111.24 ↓ -72%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $133.20 ↓ -66%
Aetna NewBusiness $143.00 ↓ -64%
Aetna Meritain $155.00 ↓ -61%
Aetna COMM $155.00 ↓ -61%
BCBS Traditional $174.97 ↓ -56%
Aetna OON $179.00 ↓ -55%
Aetna ASA $207.68 ↓ -47%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $275.86 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $286.50 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $295.56 ↓ -25%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $394.08 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $394.08 ↑ +0%

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