Blood draw capillary 36416 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

$125.17

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.

$125.17

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.

$0.24 with Cigna vs $4,332.00 with Aetna — 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
Cigna LocalPlus $0.24 ↓ -100%
Cigna NewBusiness $0.24 ↓ -100%
Cigna HMO $0.27 ↓ -100%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $0.27 ↓ -100%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $0.27 ↓ -100%
Cigna AllOther $0.34 ↓ -100%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $3.14 ↓ -97%
United SmallGroup $3.14 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $3.14 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $8.76 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $8.76 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $8.76 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $8.76 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $8.76 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $16.90 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $17.52 ↓ -86%
Humana COMM $19.31 ↓ -85%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $23.78 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $26.04 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $28.41 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $30.67 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $30.92 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $30.92 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $32.29 ↓ -74%
BCBS BluePremier $36.55 ↓ -71%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $39.93 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentials $39.93 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $41.93 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $42.31 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $43.81 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $50.07 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $55.58 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $65.96 ↓ -47%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $87.62 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $91.00 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $93.88 ↓ -25%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $125.17 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $125.17 ↑ +0%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↑ +1908%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↑ +2652%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↑ +2842%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↑ +2842%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↑ +3361%
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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