Cygnus matrix, per sq cm at MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL
727 W BAILEY BOSWELL RD, SAGINAW, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1871911016
$16,919.00
Cash price 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.
$16,919.00
Gross charge 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.
$10.74 with BCBS vs $16,919.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $10.74 | ↓ -100% |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $10.74 | ↓ -100% |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $12.17 | ↓ -100% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $13.81 | ↓ -100% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $13.81 | ↓ -100% |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $14.53 | ↓ -100% |
| BCBS | PPO | $15.14 | ↓ -100% |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $209.78 | ↓ -99% |
| United | SmallGroup | $209.78 | ↓ -99% |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $209.78 | ↓ -99% |
| Humana | Tricare | $322.45 | ↓ -98% |
| TriWest Health Alliance | TRCR | $332.42 | ↓ -98% |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $788.20 | ↓ -95% |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $788.98 | ↓ -95% |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $880.56 | ↓ -95% |
| Cigna | HMO | $880.56 | ↓ -95% |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $880.56 | ↓ -95% |
| Cigna | AllOther | $1,113.98 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $1,184.33 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $1,184.33 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $1,184.33 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $1,184.33 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $1,184.33 | ↓ -93% |
| Cigna | IFP | $2,284.07 | ↓ -86% |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $2,284.07 | ↓ -86% |
| Cigna | QHP | $2,368.66 | ↓ -86% |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $3,366.88 | ↓ -80% |
| Aetna | COMM | $3,603.75 | ↓ -79% |
| Aetna | Meritain | $3,603.75 | ↓ -79% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $3,840.61 | ↓ -77% |
| Aetna | OON | $4,246.67 | ↓ -75% |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $5,718.62 | ↓ -66% |
| BCBS | Traditional | $7,512.04 | ↓ -56% |
| Aetna | ASA | $8,916.31 | ↓ -47% |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | COMM | $12,300.11 | ↓ -27% |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $12,689.25 | ↓ -25% |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $16,919.00 | ↑ +0% |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $16,919.00 | ↑ +0% |
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Cygnus matrix, per sq cm at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $376.44 | $15.96 – $302.80 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $376.44 | $33.76 – $363.36 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $376.44 | $33.76 – $302.80 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $376.44 | $15.96 – $302.80 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $376.44 | $41.23 – $363.36 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $376.44 | $125.16 – $363.36 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $376.44 | $33.76 – $363.36 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $376.44 | $15.96 – $302.80 |