Dermapure 1 square cm 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.

$52.98 with Humana vs $837.00 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.

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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
Humana Tricare $52.98
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $54.62
Superior Health Plan CHIP $58.59
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $58.59
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $58.59
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $58.59
Superior Health Plan STARKids $58.59
Cigna IFP $113.00
Aetna QHPHIX $113.00
Cigna QHP $117.18
Aetna NewBusiness $166.56
Aetna Meritain $178.28
Aetna COMM $178.28
United OptionsPPO $190.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $206.74
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $206.74
United SmallGroup $209.78
United AllPayerAppendix $209.78
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $209.78
Aetna OON $210.09
BCBS BluePremier $244.40
BCBS BlueEssentials $267.00
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $267.00
Cigna LocalPlus $274.78
Cigna NewBusiness $275.05
BCBS EPOSOA $280.39
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $282.91
BCBS PPO $292.95
Cigna NetworkBenefit $306.97
Cigna HMO $306.97
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $306.97
BCBS Traditional $371.63
Cigna AllOther $388.35
Aetna ASA $441.10
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $608.50
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $627.75
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $837.00
Independent Medical Systems COMM $837.00

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $266.63 $32.89 – $268.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $266.63 $23.89 – $174.13
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $266.63 $30.96 – $268.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $266.63 $37.26 – $186.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $266.63 $59.98 – $174.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $266.63 $38.70 – $186.89
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