External tissue culture neoplastic disorders bone marrow/blood cells 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

$3,575.21

Cash price

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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.

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$3,575.21

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.

$86.25 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $3,575.21 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 CHIP $86.25 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $86.25 ↓ -98%
United STAR $120.75 ↓ -97%
United STARKids $120.75 ↓ -97%
United STARPLUS $120.75 ↓ -97%
United STARPerinate $120.75 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $120.75 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $120.75 ↓ -97%
United CHIP $120.75 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup CHIP $120.75 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $126.79 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health MCD $130.41 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $130.41 ↓ -96%
Molina STARKIDS $132.83 ↓ -96%
Molina CHIP $132.83 ↓ -96%
Molina MCDSTAR $132.83 ↓ -96%
Molina STAR+PLUS $132.83 ↓ -96%
WellMed MGMCR $143.03 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup DualEligible $143.75 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health PPO $143.75 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCR $143.75 ↓ -96%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $143.75 ↓ -96%
United AllPayerAppendix $143.75 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health SNP $143.75 ↓ -96%
BCBS MCRPPO $143.75 ↓ -96%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $143.75 ↓ -96%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $143.75 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health MME $143.75 ↓ -96%
United SmallGroup $143.75 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health MCR $143.75 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health POS $143.75 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health HMO $143.75 ↓ -96%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $143.75 ↓ -96%
United MGMCR $144.47 ↓ -96%
Aetna MCR $144.97 ↓ -96%
Care N Care MGMCR $145.19 ↓ -96%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $146.63 ↓ -96%
WellCare MGMCR $148.06 ↓ -96%
Integranet MGMCR $148.06 ↓ -96%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $150.94 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $150.94 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $150.94 ↓ -96%
ProCare Advantge MCR $150.94 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $150.94 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $150.94 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCD $150.94 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $150.94 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $150.94 ↓ -96%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $152.38 ↓ -96%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $152.38 ↓ -96%
Humana Tricare $154.90 ↓ -96%
Molina MCR $156.69 ↓ -96%
Molina MMP $156.69 ↓ -96%
Molina MME $156.69 ↓ -96%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $158.13 ↓ -96%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $159.69 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHPHIX $182.85 ↓ -95%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $186.88 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $250.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $250.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $250.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $250.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $250.26 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $251.56 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $251.56 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $251.85 ↓ -93%
Superior ValueHMO $257.31 ↓ -93%
Aetna Meritain $268.24 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMM $268.24 ↓ -92%
Aetna OON $315.68 ↓ -91%
Superior HMO $322.00 ↓ -91%
Superior EPO $322.00 ↓ -91%
BCBS BluePremier $327.75 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueEssentials $355.06 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $355.06 ↓ -90%
BCBS EPOSOA $372.31 ↓ -90%
Oscar HIX $373.75 ↓ -90%
Molina Healthcare HIX $376.63 ↓ -89%
BCBS PPO $389.56 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $482.65 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $500.53 ↓ -86%
Cigna LocalPlus $547.50 ↓ -85%
Cigna NewBusiness $548.05 ↓ -85%
Cigna HMO $611.52 ↓ -83%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $611.52 ↓ -83%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $611.52 ↓ -83%
Cigna AllOther $773.96 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $811.57 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $875.93 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $922.40 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,208.42 ↓ -66%
Humana COMM $1,403.10 ↓ -61%
BCBS Traditional $1,587.39 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $1,884.14 ↓ -47%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,502.65 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,599.18 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,681.41 ↓ -25%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,575.21 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,575.21 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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