Drug test def 8-14 classes 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.

$93.95 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $1,742.17 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $93.95
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $93.95
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $121.95
Superior Health Plan STARKids $121.95
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $121.95
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $121.95
Superior Health Plan CHIP $121.95
United STARPLUS $131.54
United CHIP $131.54
Amerigroup MGMCD $131.54
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $131.54
Amerigroup CHIP $131.54
United STARKids $131.54
United STAR $131.54
United STARPerinate $131.54
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $138.12
Aetna Better Health MCD $142.06
Aetna Better Health CHIP $142.06
Molina STARKIDS $144.69
Molina MCDSTAR $144.69
Molina STAR+PLUS $144.69
Molina CHIP $144.69
WellMed MGMCR $155.81
Devoted Health PPO $156.59
Devoted Health SNP $156.59
Devoted Health HMO $156.59
Devoted Health POS $156.59
Devoted Health MCR $156.59
Devoted Health MME $156.59
Humana MGMCR $156.59
United AllPayerAppendix $156.59
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $156.59
United SmallGroup $156.59
Amerigroup DualEligible $156.59
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $156.59
BCBS MCRPPO $156.59
BCBS MGMCRHMO $156.59
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $156.59
United MGMCR $157.37
Aetna MCR $157.92
Care N Care MGMCR $158.16
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $159.72
WellCare MGMCR $161.29
Integranet MGMCR $161.29
ProCare Advantge MCR $164.42
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $164.42
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $164.42
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $164.42
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $164.42
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $164.42
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $164.42
Humana MGMCD $164.42
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $164.42
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $165.99
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $165.99
Humana Tricare $168.74
Molina MME $170.68
Molina MCR $170.68
Molina MMP $170.68
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $172.25
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $173.96
Aetna QHPHIX $199.17
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $203.57
Cigna IFP $235.19
Cigna QHP $243.90
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $274.03
BCBS MyBlueHealth $274.03
Aetna NewBusiness $274.33
Superior ValueHMO $280.30
Aetna Meritain $292.18
Aetna COMM $292.18
Aetna OON $343.86
Superior EPO $350.76
Superior HMO $350.76
BCBS BluePremier $357.03
BCBS BlueEssentials $386.78
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $386.78
United OptionsPPO $395.47
BCBS EPOSOA $405.57
Oscar HIX $407.13
Molina Healthcare HIX $410.27
BCBS PPO $424.36
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $426.83
Evry Health COMM $449.48
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $588.85
Cigna LocalPlus $596.56
Cigna NewBusiness $597.15
Cigna HMO $666.31
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $666.31
Cigna NetworkBenefit $666.31
Curative Administrators COMM $696.87
BCBS Traditional $773.52
Cigna AllOther $843.30
Aetna ASA $918.12
Humana COMM $1,120.20
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,219.52
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,266.56
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,306.63
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,742.17
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,742.17

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