Diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis bil 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

$291.63

Cash price

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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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$291.63

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.

$20.41 with Superior Health Plan vs $609.30 with Cigna — 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 CHIP $20.41 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $20.41 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $20.41 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $20.41 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $20.41 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $39.37 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $40.83 ↓ -86%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $55.41 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $66.20 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $71.45 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $75.24 ↓ -74%
Humana COMM $90.38 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $98.57 ↓ -66%
BCBS BluePremier $111.93 ↓ -62%
Curative Administrators COMM $116.65 ↓ -60%
Humana Tricare $119.55 ↓ -59%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $123.22 ↓ -58%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $123.22 ↓ -58%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $123.25 ↓ -58%
BCBS Traditional $129.48 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $153.69 ↓ -47%
United SmallGroup $162.50 ↓ -44%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $162.50 ↓ -44%
Aetna QHPHIX $187.96 ↓ -36%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $204.14 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $212.02 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $218.72 ↓ -25%
Aetna NewBusiness $257.70 ↓ -12%
United AllPayerAppendix $263.00 ↓ -10%
Aetna Meritain $276.06 ↓ -5%
Aetna COMM $276.06 ↓ -5%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $291.63 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $291.63 ↑ +0%
Aetna OON $323.78 ↑ +11%
BCBS BlueEssentials $365.89 ↑ +25%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $365.89 ↑ +25%
BCBS EPOSOA $383.76 ↑ +32%
BCBS PPO $401.64 ↑ +38%
Cigna LocalPlus $431.02 ↑ +48%
Cigna NewBusiness $431.45 ↑ +48%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $481.42 ↑ +65%
Cigna HMO $481.42 ↑ +65%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $481.42 ↑ +65%
Cigna AllOther $609.30 ↑ +109%

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Diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis bil at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $298.70 $362.13 – $362.13
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $117.94 $33.42 – $188.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $117.94 $24.28 – $176.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $117.94 $23.59 – $316.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $117.94 $31.45 – $215.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $117.94 $37.86 – $384.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $117.94 $60.93 – $185.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $117.94 $39.31 – $316.04

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