Dextrose 5 % and lactated ringers intravenous solution at MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL
727 W BAILEY BOSWELL RD, SAGINAW, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1871911016
$308.09
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$308.09
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$9.98 with United vs $308.09 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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| United | AllPayerAppendix | $9.98 | ↓ -97% |
| United | SmallGroup | $9.98 | ↓ -97% |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $9.98 | ↓ -97% |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $17.08 | ↓ -94% |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $17.08 | ↓ -94% |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $21.57 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $21.57 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $21.57 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $21.57 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $21.57 | ↓ -93% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $25.00 | ↓ -92% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $25.00 | ↓ -92% |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $26.23 | ↓ -91% |
| BCBS | PPO | $27.47 | ↓ -91% |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $34.06 | ↓ -89% |
| Humana | COMM | $36.41 | ↓ -88% |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $41.59 | ↓ -87% |
| Cigna | IFP | $41.59 | ↓ -87% |
| Cigna | QHP | $43.13 | ↓ -86% |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $49.26 | ↓ -84% |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $49.30 | ↓ -84% |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $55.03 | ↓ -82% |
| Cigna | HMO | $55.03 | ↓ -82% |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $55.03 | ↓ -82% |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $61.31 | ↓ -80% |
| Aetna | COMM | $65.62 | ↓ -79% |
| Aetna | Meritain | $65.62 | ↓ -79% |
| Cigna | AllOther | $69.61 | ↓ -77% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $69.94 | ↓ -77% |
| Aetna | OON | $77.33 | ↓ -75% |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $104.13 | ↓ -66% |
| BCBS | Traditional | $136.79 | ↓ -56% |
| Aetna | ASA | $162.36 | ↓ -47% |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | COMM | $223.98 | ↓ -27% |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $231.07 | ↓ -25% |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $308.09 | ↑ +0% |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $308.09 | ↑ +0% |
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| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas | $137.39 | $19.06 – $19.06 |
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| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $28.80 | $5.19 – $37.80 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $28.80 | $5.04 – $31.50 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $28.80 | $6.72 – $35.70 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $28.80 | $8.09 – $37.80 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $28.80 | $13.02 – $37.80 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $28.80 | $8.40 – $37.80 |