Ertapenem 1000 mg/10 ml IV (dilution #1) desensitization - cnr 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

$1,264.80

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

$1,264.80

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.

$8.90 with Humana vs $1,264.80 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
Humana Tricare $8.90 ↓ -99%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $9.18 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $15.11 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $15.11 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $15.11 ↓ -99%
Cigna LocalPlus $54.58 ↓ -96%
Cigna NewBusiness $54.63 ↓ -96%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $60.98 ↓ -95%
Cigna HMO $60.98 ↓ -95%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $60.98 ↓ -95%
Cigna AllOther $77.14 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $88.54 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $88.54 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $88.54 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $88.54 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $88.54 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $116.33 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $116.33 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $170.29 ↓ -87%
BCBS BlueEssentials $170.29 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $170.75 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $170.75 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $177.07 ↓ -86%
BCBS EPOSOA $178.72 ↓ -86%
BCBS PPO $187.15 ↓ -85%
BCBS BluePremier $231.99 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $251.70 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMM $269.40 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $269.40 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $287.11 ↓ -77%
Aetna OON $317.46 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $427.50 ↓ -66%
Humana COMM $446.75 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $561.57 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $666.55 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $919.51 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $948.60 ↓ -25%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,264.80 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,264.80 ↑ +0%

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