Bacterial meningitis antigen 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

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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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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.

$6.92 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $1,087.14 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $6.92
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $6.92
United STAR $9.69
United STARKids $9.69
United STARPLUS $9.69
United STARPerinate $9.69
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $9.69
Amerigroup MGMCD $9.69
United CHIP $9.69
Amerigroup CHIP $9.69
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $10.17
Aetna Better Health MCD $10.47
Aetna Better Health CHIP $10.47
Molina STARKIDS $10.66
Molina CHIP $10.66
Molina MCDSTAR $10.66
Molina STAR+PLUS $10.66
WellMed MGMCR $11.48
Amerigroup DualEligible $11.54
Devoted Health PPO $11.54
Humana MGMCR $11.54
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $11.54
United AllPayerAppendix $11.54
Devoted Health SNP $11.54
BCBS MCRPPO $11.54
BCBS MGMCRHMO $11.54
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $11.54
Devoted Health MME $11.54
United SmallGroup $11.54
Devoted Health MCR $11.54
Devoted Health POS $11.54
Devoted Health HMO $11.54
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $11.54
United MGMCR $11.60
Aetna MCR $11.64
Care N Care MGMCR $11.66
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $11.77
WellCare MGMCR $11.89
Integranet MGMCR $11.89
Humana MGMCD $12.11
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $12.12
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $12.12
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $12.12
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $12.12
ProCare Advantge MCR $12.12
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $12.12
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $12.12
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $12.12
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $12.23
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $12.23
Humana Tricare $12.44
Molina MMP $12.58
Molina MME $12.58
Molina MCR $12.58
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $12.69
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $12.82
Aetna QHPHIX $14.67
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $15.00
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $20.20
BCBS MyBlueHealth $20.20
Aetna NewBusiness $20.21
Superior ValueHMO $20.66
Aetna Meritain $21.52
Aetna COMM $21.52
Aetna OON $25.33
Superior HMO $25.85
Superior EPO $25.85
BCBS BluePremier $26.31
BCBS BlueEssentials $28.50
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $28.50
BCBS EPOSOA $29.89
Oscar HIX $30.00
Molina Healthcare HIX $30.23
BCBS PPO $31.27
Cigna LocalPlus $43.92
Cigna NewBusiness $43.96
Cigna NetworkBenefit $49.06
Cigna HMO $49.06
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $49.06
Cigna AllOther $62.09
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $76.10
Superior Health Plan CHIP $76.10
Superior Health Plan STARKids $76.10
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $76.10
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $76.10
Humana COMM $113.20
Cigna IFP $146.76
Cigna QHP $152.20
United OptionsPPO $246.78
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $266.35
Evry Health COMM $280.48
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $367.45
BCBS Traditional $482.69
Aetna ASA $572.92
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $761.00
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $790.35
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $815.36
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,087.14
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,087.14
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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