Diagnostic Mammogram (one breast) 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

not published by hospital

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

not published by hospital

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$82.29 with Humana vs $1,332.02 with Independent Medical Systems — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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
Humana Tricare $82.29
WellMed MGMCR $84.51
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $84.84
BCBS MGMCRHMO $84.84
BCBS MCRPPO $84.84
Devoted Health MME $84.93
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $84.93
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $84.93
Humana MGMCR $84.93
Devoted Health SNP $84.93
Devoted Health HMO $84.93
Devoted Health POS $84.93
Devoted Health MCR $84.93
Devoted Health PPO $84.93
Amerigroup DualEligible $84.93
United MGMCR $85.35
Aetna MCR $85.65
Care N Care MGMCR $85.78
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $86.63
WellCare MGMCR $87.48
Integranet MGMCR $87.48
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $89.18
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $89.18
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $89.18
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $89.18
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $89.18
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $89.18
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $89.18
ProCare Advantge MCR $89.18
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $90.03
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $90.03
Molina MME $92.57
Molina MMP $92.57
Molina MCR $92.57
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $93.24
Superior Health Plan CHIP $93.24
Superior Health Plan STARKids $93.24
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $93.24
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $93.24
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $93.42
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $110.41
BCBS BluePremier $111.93
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $123.22
BCBS MyBlueHealth $123.22
United SmallGroup $129.76
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $129.76
Aetna QHPHIX $147.38
Superior ValueHMO $152.02
Cigna IFP $179.82
Cigna QHP $186.48
Superior HMO $190.24
Superior EPO $190.24
Aetna NewBusiness $202.07
United AllPayerAppendix $205.70
Aetna COMM $216.46
Aetna Meritain $216.46
Molina Healthcare HIX $222.52
Aetna OON $253.88
United OptionsPPO $302.37
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $326.34
Evry Health COMM $343.66
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $365.89
BCBS BlueEssentials $365.89
Humana COMM $380.08
BCBS EPOSOA $383.76
BCBS PPO $401.64
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $450.22
Curative Administrators COMM $532.81
BCBS Traditional $591.42
Aetna ASA $701.97
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $932.41
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $968.38
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $999.01
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,332.02
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,332.02

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Diagnostic Mammogram (one breast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $272.16 $77.11 – $385.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $272.16 $56.02 – $408.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $272.16 $54.43 – $340.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $272.16 $72.58 – $385.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $272.16 $87.36 – $408.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $272.16 $140.62 – $408.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $272.16 $90.72 – $408.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $272.16 $72.58 – $385.56

All Texas hospitals for this procedure →