Chlamydia culture 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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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.

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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.

$11.76 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $1,629.00 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 $11.76
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $11.76
United STAR $16.46
United STARKids $16.46
United STARPLUS $16.46
United STARPerinate $16.46
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $16.46
Amerigroup MGMCD $16.46
United CHIP $16.46
Amerigroup CHIP $16.46
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $17.28
Aetna Better Health MCD $17.78
Aetna Better Health CHIP $17.78
Molina STARKIDS $18.11
Molina CHIP $18.11
Molina MCDSTAR $18.11
Molina STAR+PLUS $18.11
WellMed MGMCR $19.50
Amerigroup DualEligible $19.60
Devoted Health PPO $19.60
Humana MGMCR $19.60
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $19.60
United AllPayerAppendix $19.60
Devoted Health SNP $19.60
BCBS MCRPPO $19.60
BCBS MGMCRHMO $19.60
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $19.60
Devoted Health MME $19.60
United SmallGroup $19.60
Devoted Health MCR $19.60
Devoted Health POS $19.60
Devoted Health HMO $19.60
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $19.60
United MGMCR $19.70
Aetna MCR $19.77
Care N Care MGMCR $19.80
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $19.99
WellCare MGMCR $20.19
Integranet MGMCR $20.19
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $20.58
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $20.58
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $20.58
ProCare Advantge MCR $20.58
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $20.58
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $20.58
Humana MGMCD $20.58
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $20.58
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $20.58
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $20.78
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $20.78
Humana Tricare $21.12
Molina MCR $21.36
Molina MMP $21.36
Molina MME $21.36
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $21.56
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $21.77
Aetna QHPHIX $24.93
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $25.48
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $34.30
BCBS MyBlueHealth $34.30
Aetna NewBusiness $34.34
Superior ValueHMO $35.08
Aetna Meritain $36.57
Aetna COMM $36.57
Aetna OON $43.04
Superior HMO $43.90
Superior EPO $43.90
BCBS BluePremier $44.69
BCBS BlueEssentials $48.41
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $48.41
BCBS EPOSOA $50.76
Oscar HIX $50.96
Molina Healthcare HIX $51.35
BCBS PPO $53.12
Cigna LocalPlus $74.89
Cigna NewBusiness $74.96
Cigna NetworkBenefit $83.64
Cigna HMO $83.64
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $83.64
Cigna AllOther $105.86
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $114.03
Superior Health Plan CHIP $114.03
Superior Health Plan STARKids $114.03
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $114.03
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $114.03
Humana COMM $217.67
Cigna IFP $219.91
Cigna QHP $228.06
United OptionsPPO $369.78
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $399.11
Evry Health COMM $420.28
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $550.60
BCBS Traditional $723.28
Aetna ASA $858.48
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,140.30
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,184.28
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,221.75
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,629.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,629.00
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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