Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation first episode each site interp/rpt 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

$252.07

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.

$252.07

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.

$17.64 with Superior Health Plan vs $700.97 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 STARHealth $17.64 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $17.64 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $17.64 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $17.64 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $17.64 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $34.03 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $35.29 ↓ -86%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $49.76 ↓ -80%
United SmallGroup $49.76 ↓ -80%
United AllPayerAppendix $49.76 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $52.43 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $57.22 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $61.76 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $65.03 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $85.20 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $86.57 ↓ -66%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $86.57 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $111.92 ↓ -56%
BCBS BluePremier $112.79 ↓ -55%
Aetna QHPHIX $115.67 ↓ -54%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $122.19 ↓ -52%
BCBS BlueEssentials $122.19 ↓ -52%
BCBS EPOSOA $128.13 ↓ -49%
Aetna ASA $132.84 ↓ -47%
BCBS PPO $134.06 ↓ -47%
Aetna NewBusiness $159.32 ↓ -37%
Aetna Meritain $169.68 ↓ -33%
Aetna COMM $169.68 ↓ -33%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $176.45 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $183.25 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $189.05 ↓ -25%
Aetna OON $199.69 ↓ -21%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $252.07 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $252.07 ↑ +0%
Cigna LocalPlus $357.94 ↑ +42%
Cigna NewBusiness $358.30 ↑ +42%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $399.80 ↑ +59%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $399.80 ↑ +59%
Cigna HMO $399.80 ↑ +59%
Cigna AllOther $505.99 ↑ +101%
Humana COMM $700.97 ↑ +178%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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