Cygnus, per sq cm at MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL
727 W BAILEY BOSWELL RD, SAGINAW, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1871911016
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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.
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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.
$199.64 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,852.00 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 |
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| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $199.64 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $199.64 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $199.64 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $199.64 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $199.64 | — |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $209.78 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $209.78 | — |
| United | SmallGroup | $209.78 | — |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $251.42 | — |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $251.67 | — |
| Cigna | HMO | $280.88 | — |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $280.88 | — |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $280.88 | — |
| Cigna | AllOther | $355.34 | — |
| Cigna | IFP | $385.02 | — |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $385.02 | — |
| Cigna | QHP | $399.28 | — |
| Humana | Tricare | $431.40 | — |
| TriWest Health Alliance | TRCR | $444.74 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $567.55 | — |
| Aetna | Meritain | $607.48 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $607.48 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $647.40 | — |
| Aetna | OON | $715.85 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $754.55 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $754.55 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $963.98 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $1,104.49 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $1,104.49 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $1,159.16 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $1,213.84 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $1,266.29 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $1,503.00 | — |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $1,504.72 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | COMM | $2,073.40 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $2,139.00 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $2,852.00 | — |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $2,852.00 | — |
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Cygnus, per sq cm at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $356.54 | $50.38 – $268.77 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $356.54 | $36.60 – $266.71 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $356.54 | $35.56 – $222.26 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $356.54 | $47.42 – $268.77 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $356.54 | $57.08 – $266.71 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $356.54 | $91.87 – $266.71 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $356.54 | $59.27 – $266.71 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $356.54 | $47.42 – $268.77 |