CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis (with and without contrast) 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.

$341.20 with United vs $18,798.41 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
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20
United SmallGroup $341.20
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $350.18
United STARPerinate $350.18
United STARPLUS $350.18
United STARKids $350.18
United STAR $350.18
Amerigroup MGMCD $350.18
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $350.18
United CHIP $350.18
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $350.18
Amerigroup CHIP $350.18
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $367.69
Aetna Better Health MCD $378.19
Aetna Better Health CHIP $378.19
Molina CHIP $385.20
Molina STAR+PLUS $385.20
Molina STARKIDS $385.20
Molina MCDSTAR $385.20
Humana MGMCD $437.73
BCBS MyBlueHealth $481.13
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $481.13
BCBS BluePremier $530.77
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
Aetna COMM $856.00
Aetna Meritain $856.00
Aetna OON $1,006.00
Humana COMM $1,016.54
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,315.89
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,315.89
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,315.89
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $1,315.89
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $1,315.89
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95
BCBS PPO $1,630.50
Cigna IFP $2,537.79
Cigna QHP $2,631.78
United OptionsPPO $4,267.24
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $6,353.86
BCBS Traditional $8,346.49
Aetna ASA $9,906.76
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $13,666.44
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $14,098.81
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $18,798.41
Independent Medical Systems COMM $18,798.41

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CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis (with and without contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $8,083.29 $1,779.42 – $1,779.42
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,172.12 $332.94 – $5,215.15
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,788.88 $494.01 – $5,683.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,135.82 $332.94 – $5,169.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,172.12 $332.94 – $5,215.15
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,788.88 $332.94 – $5,683.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,788.88 $350.18 – $5,683.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $4,135.82 $332.94 – $6,203.74

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