Electrophysiology evaluation 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

$10,727.78

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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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$10,727.78

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.

$392.45 with Humana vs $43,890.00 with Curative Administrators — 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
Humana COMM $392.45 ↓ -96%
BCBS BluePremier $426.97 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $497.53 ↓ -95%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $497.53 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $881.08 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueEssentials $881.08 ↓ -92%
BCBS EPOSOA $924.50 ↓ -91%
BCBS PPO $967.92 ↓ -91%
Cigna IFP $1,448.25 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $1,448.25 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $1,501.89 ↓ -86%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $2,038.28 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $2,134.83 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMM $2,285.02 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $2,285.02 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $2,435.21 ↓ -77%
Aetna OON $2,692.67 ↓ -75%
Cigna NewBusiness $2,832.13 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $2,832.13 ↓ -74%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $3,164.70 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $3,164.70 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $3,164.70 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $3,625.99 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $4,001.46 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $4,763.13 ↓ -56%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $5,591.00 ↓ -48%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $5,591.00 ↓ -48%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $5,591.00 ↓ -48%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $5,591.00 ↓ -48%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $5,591.00 ↓ -48%
Aetna ASA $5,653.54 ↓ -47%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $7,509.45 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $7,799.10 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $8,045.84 ↓ -25%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $10,727.78 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $10,727.78 ↑ +0%
United SmallGroup $24,000.00 ↑ +124%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $25,253.00 ↑ +135%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $26,766.00 ↑ +150%
Oscar HIX $29,429.00 ↑ +174%
Evry Health COMM $29,597.00 ↑ +176%
United AllPayerAppendix $33,939.00 ↑ +216%
Curative Administrators COMM $43,890.00 ↑ +309%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $9,957.23 $667.59 – $14,935.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $9,957.23 $5,144.57 – $14,935.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $6,971.38 $546.38 – $10,457.07
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $9,934.07 $555.42 – $14,073.27

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