Biopsy(ies) & aspiration(s) bone marrow diagnostic (both sides) 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

$10,879.15

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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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$10,879.15

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.

$628.09 with Humana vs $10,879.15 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 COMM $628.09 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $761.54 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $761.54 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $761.54 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $761.54 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $761.54 ↓ -93%
United STARPerinate $815.20 ↓ -93%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $815.20 ↓ -93%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $815.20 ↓ -93%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $815.20 ↓ -93%
United CHIP $815.20 ↓ -93%
United STAR $815.20 ↓ -93%
United STARKids $815.20 ↓ -93%
United STARPLUS $815.20 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup CHIP $855.96 ↓ -92%
Amerigroup MGMCD $855.96 ↓ -92%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $855.96 ↓ -92%
Molina MCDSTAR $896.72 ↓ -92%
Molina STAR+PLUS $896.72 ↓ -92%
Molina CHIP $896.72 ↓ -92%
Molina STARKIDS $896.72 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $978.24 ↓ -91%
Aetna Better Health MCD $978.24 ↓ -91%
Humana MGMCD $1,019.00 ↓ -91%
Cigna IFP $1,468.69 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $1,523.08 ↓ -86%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00 ↓ -81%
Cigna LocalPlus $2,095.00 ↓ -81%
Cigna NewBusiness $2,097.00 ↓ -81%
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00 ↓ -79%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,307.00 ↓ -79%
Cigna HMO $2,340.00 ↓ -78%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,340.00 ↓ -78%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,340.00 ↓ -78%
United SmallGroup $2,459.00 ↓ -77%
United OptionsPPO $2,469.57 ↓ -77%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↓ -77%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,613.00 ↓ -76%
WellMed MGMCR $2,937.37 ↓ -73%
Cigna AllOther $2,960.00 ↓ -73%
BCBS BluePremier $3,339.20 ↓ -69%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↓ -68%
United AllPayerAppendix $3,502.00 ↓ -68%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $3,677.15 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↓ -66%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↓ -66%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $4,830.34 ↓ -56%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $5,310.26 ↓ -51%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $5,310.26 ↓ -51%
Aetna ASA $5,733.31 ↓ -47%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $5,959.55 ↓ -45%
BCBS BlueEssentials $5,959.55 ↓ -45%
BCBS EPOSOA $6,261.00 ↓ -42%
BCBS PPO $6,539.27 ↓ -40%
Oscar HIX $6,587.00 ↓ -39%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $7,615.40 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $7,909.14 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $8,159.36 ↓ -25%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $10,879.15 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $10,879.15 ↑ +0%

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