Bone marrow imaging ltd 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

$3,838.65

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$3,838.65

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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.

$162.39 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $3,838.65 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $162.39 ↓ -96%
United STARKids $162.39 ↓ -96%
United STAR $162.39 ↓ -96%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $162.39 ↓ -96%
United CHIP $162.39 ↓ -96%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $162.39 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $162.39 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup CHIP $162.39 ↓ -96%
United STARPerinate $162.39 ↓ -96%
United STARPLUS $162.39 ↓ -96%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $170.51 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $175.38 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health MCD $175.38 ↓ -95%
BCBS BluePremier $177.55 ↓ -95%
Molina STARKIDS $178.63 ↓ -95%
Molina CHIP $178.63 ↓ -95%
Molina STAR+PLUS $178.63 ↓ -95%
Molina MCDSTAR $178.63 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $195.45 ↓ -95%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $195.45 ↓ -95%
Humana MGMCD $202.99 ↓ -95%
Aetna QHPHIX $232.81 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $268.71 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $268.71 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $268.71 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $268.71 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $268.71 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $319.20 ↓ -92%
Aetna Meritain $341.93 ↓ -91%
Aetna COMM $341.93 ↓ -91%
Aetna OON $401.05 ↓ -90%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $471.74 ↓ -88%
United SmallGroup $471.74 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $518.22 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $537.41 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentials $580.39 ↓ -85%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $580.39 ↓ -85%
Humana COMM $599.00 ↓ -84%
BCBS EPOSOA $608.74 ↓ -84%
BCBS PPO $637.08 ↓ -83%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $871.37 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $940.47 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $990.37 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,297.46 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,535.46 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,704.36 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $2,022.97 ↓ -47%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,687.05 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,790.70 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,878.99 ↓ -25%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,838.65 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,838.65 ↑ +0%

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Bone marrow imaging ltd at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $702.26 $159.38 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $728.85 $150.02 – $1,093.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $723.00 $159.38 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $702.26 $159.38 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $728.85 $170.54 – $1,093.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $728.85 $159.38 – $1,093.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $723.00 $159.38 – $1,084.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $702.26 $159.38 – $1,021.72

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