Eeg without vid ea 12-26hr intmt 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.

$641.05 with Superior Health Plan vs $9,157.90 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $641.05
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $641.05
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $641.05
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $641.05
Superior Health Plan STARKids $641.05
BCBS BluePremier $1,146.04
Cigna IFP $1,236.32
Aetna QHPHIX $1,236.32
Cigna QHP $1,282.11
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,335.43
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,335.43
Aetna NewBusiness $1,822.42
Oscar HIX $1,904.84
Aetna Meritain $1,950.63
Aetna COMM $1,950.63
United OptionsPPO $2,078.84
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,243.69
Aetna OON $2,298.63
Evry Health COMM $2,362.74
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $2,364.92
BCBS BlueEssentials $2,364.92
Cigna LocalPlus $2,417.69
Cigna NewBusiness $2,417.69
BCBS EPOSOA $2,481.47
BCBS PPO $2,598.01
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,701.58
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,701.58
Cigna HMO $2,701.58
Humana COMM $2,838.03
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $3,095.37
Cigna AllOther $3,415.90
Curative Administrators COMM $3,663.16
BCBS Traditional $4,066.11
Aetna ASA $4,826.21
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $6,410.53
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $6,657.79
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,868.43
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $9,157.90
Independent Medical Systems COMM $9,157.90

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Eeg without vid ea 12-26hr intmt at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,547.44 $356.12 – $5,684.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,574.05 $735.66 – $5,361.07
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,752.75 $356.12 – $4,690.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,547.44 $356.12 – $5,684.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,574.05 $356.12 – $5,361.07
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,574.05 $1,327.77 – $5,361.07
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,752.75 $356.12 – $5,629.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $4,547.44 $356.12 – $5,684.30

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