Biodfence dryflex, 1cm 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

$3,150.00

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.

$3,150.00

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.

$91.43 with Humana vs $3,150.00 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
Humana Tricare $91.43 ↓ -97%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $94.26 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $209.78 ↓ -93%
United SmallGroup $209.78 ↓ -93%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $209.78 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $220.50 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $220.50 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $220.50 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $220.50 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $220.50 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $425.25 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $425.25 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $441.00 ↓ -86%
Cigna LocalPlus $607.52 ↓ -81%
Cigna NewBusiness $608.12 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $626.85 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $670.95 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $670.95 ↓ -79%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $678.70 ↓ -78%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $678.70 ↓ -78%
Cigna HMO $678.70 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $715.05 ↓ -77%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $778.05 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $778.05 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $790.65 ↓ -75%
Cigna AllOther $858.62 ↓ -73%
BCBS BluePremier $919.80 ↓ -71%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,004.85 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,004.85 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,055.25 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,064.70 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $1,102.50 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $1,398.60 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $1,660.05 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,290.05 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,362.50 ↓ -25%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,150.00 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,150.00 ↑ +0%

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Biodfence dryflex, 1cm at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL Irving $30,486.00 $91.43 – $607.52
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $94.26 – $242.97
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $94.26 – $242.97
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock not published $351.40 – $351.40
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE not published $209.78 – $242.97
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $209.78 – $242.97
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING not published $94.26 – $242.97
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland not published $94.26 – $242.97

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