Flex thermoplastic collar mo 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

$329.00

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.

$329.00

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.

$23.03 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,059.18 with Humana — 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 STARPLUS $23.03 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $23.03 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $23.03 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $23.03 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $23.03 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $44.41 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $46.06 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $74.68 ↓ -77%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $81.26 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $81.26 ↓ -75%
Cigna NewBusiness $86.86 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $86.86 ↓ -74%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $97.06 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $97.06 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $97.06 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $104.95 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentials $104.95 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $110.22 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $111.20 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $115.15 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $122.72 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $146.08 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $173.38 ↓ -47%
Humana Tricare $181.86 ↓ -45%
BCBS MCRPPO $183.80 ↓ -44%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $183.80 ↓ -44%
WellMed MGMCR $186.54 ↓ -43%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $187.48 ↓ -43%
Devoted Health SNP $187.48 ↓ -43%
Devoted Health HMO $187.48 ↓ -43%
Devoted Health POS $187.48 ↓ -43%
Devoted Health MCR $187.48 ↓ -43%
Devoted Health MME $187.48 ↓ -43%
Humana MGMCR $187.48 ↓ -43%
Amerigroup DualEligible $187.48 ↓ -43%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $187.48 ↓ -43%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $187.48 ↓ -43%
Devoted Health PPO $187.48 ↓ -43%
United MGMCR $188.42 ↓ -43%
Aetna MCR $189.07 ↓ -43%
Care N Care MGMCR $189.35 ↓ -42%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $191.23 ↓ -42%
WellCare MGMCR $193.10 ↓ -41%
Integranet MGMCR $193.10 ↓ -41%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $196.85 ↓ -40%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $196.85 ↓ -40%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $196.85 ↓ -40%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $196.85 ↓ -40%
ProCare Advantge MCR $196.85 ↓ -40%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $196.85 ↓ -40%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $196.85 ↓ -40%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $196.85 ↓ -40%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $198.73 ↓ -40%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $198.73 ↓ -40%
Molina MMP $204.35 ↓ -38%
Molina MCR $204.35 ↓ -38%
Molina MME $204.35 ↓ -38%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $206.23 ↓ -37%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $239.18 ↓ -27%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $243.72 ↓ -26%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $246.75 ↓ -25%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $329.00 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $329.00 ↑ +0%
Superior ValueHMO $335.59 ↑ +2%
Superior HMO $419.96 ↑ +28%
Superior EPO $419.96 ↑ +28%
Molina Healthcare HIX $491.20 ↑ +49%
Humana COMM $1,059.18 ↑ +222%

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