Coch imp ext proc/contr rplc 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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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.

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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.

$807.98 with Superior Health Plan vs $57,469.18 with Humana — 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
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $807.98
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $807.98
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $807.98
Superior Health Plan CHIP $807.98
Superior Health Plan STARKids $807.98
Aetna QHPHIX $1,558.24
Cigna IFP $1,558.24
Cigna QHP $1,615.95
Aetna NewBusiness $2,296.96
Oscar HIX $2,400.84
Aetna COMM $2,458.55
Aetna Meritain $2,458.55
United OptionsPPO $2,620.15
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,827.91
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $2,851.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2,851.00
Aetna OON $2,897.17
Evry Health COMM $2,977.97
Cigna NewBusiness $3,047.22
Cigna LocalPlus $3,047.22
BCBS BluePremier $3,370.41
Cigna HMO $3,405.04
Cigna NetworkBenefit $3,405.04
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $3,405.04
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $3,682.06
BCBS BlueEssentials $3,682.06
BCBS EPOSOA $3,866.74
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $3,901.36
BCBS PPO $4,039.88
Cigna AllOther $4,305.35
Curative Administrators COMM $4,617.00
BCBS Traditional $5,124.87
Aetna ASA $6,082.90
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $8,079.75
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $8,391.40
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $8,656.88
Humana Tricare $9,867.13
BCBS MCRPPO $9,972.82
BCBS MGMCRHMO $9,972.82
WellMed MGMCR $10,121.44
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $10,172.30
Devoted Health SNP $10,172.30
Devoted Health HMO $10,172.30
Devoted Health POS $10,172.30
Devoted Health MCR $10,172.30
Devoted Health MME $10,172.30
Humana MGMCR $10,172.30
Amerigroup DualEligible $10,172.30
Devoted Health PPO $10,172.30
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $10,172.30
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $10,172.30
United MGMCR $10,223.16
Aetna MCR $10,258.76
Care N Care MGMCR $10,274.02
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $10,375.75
Integranet MGMCR $10,477.47
WellCare MGMCR $10,477.47
ProCare Advantge MCR $10,680.91
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $10,680.91
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $10,680.91
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $10,680.91
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $10,680.91
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $10,680.91
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $10,680.91
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $10,680.91
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $10,782.64
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $10,782.64
Molina MMP $11,087.81
Molina MME $11,087.81
Molina MCR $11,087.81
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $11,189.53
Independent Medical Systems COMM $11,542.50
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $11,542.50
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $13,223.99
Superior ValueHMO $18,208.42
Superior EPO $22,785.95
Superior HMO $22,785.95
Molina Healthcare HIX $26,651.43
Humana COMM $57,469.18

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Coch imp ext proc/contr rplc at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $20,146.35 $5,140.34 – $36,313.20
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $20,146.35 $8,069.60 – $34,295.80
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $20,146.35 $8,069.60 – $44,786.28
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell $20,146.35 $8,069.60 – $36,313.20
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle $17,034.00 $9,867.13 – $26,651.43
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE $13,128.00 $9,867.13 – $26,651.43
MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL RED OAK $38,232.00 $9,867.13 – $26,651.43
MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL Weatherford $38,232.00 $9,972.82 – $57,469.18

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