Flow cytometry one marker technical component 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

$490.42

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.

$490.42

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.

$34.33 with Superior Health Plan vs $768.04 with BCBS — 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 $34.33 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $34.33 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $34.33 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $34.33 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $34.33 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $66.21 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $68.66 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $89.91 ↓ -82%
Oscar HIX $102.01 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $111.33 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $120.15 ↓ -76%
Aetna NewBusiness $123.84 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $126.53 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $131.90 ↓ -73%
Aetna COMM $131.90 ↓ -73%
Aetna OON $155.22 ↓ -68%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $165.76 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $217.75 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $258.45 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalPlus $286.14 ↓ -42%
Cigna NewBusiness $286.43 ↓ -42%
United AllPayerAppendix $291.26 ↓ -41%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $291.26 ↓ -41%
United SmallGroup $291.26 ↓ -41%
Cigna HMO $319.60 ↓ -35%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $319.60 ↓ -35%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $319.60 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $343.29 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $356.54 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $367.81 ↓ -25%
Cigna AllOther $404.50 ↓ -18%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $490.42 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $490.42 ↑ +0%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $495.97 ↑ +1%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $495.97 ↑ +1%
Humana COMM $573.37 ↑ +17%
BCBS BluePremier $646.17 ↑ +32%
BCBS BlueEssentials $700.02 ↑ +43%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $700.02 ↑ +43%
BCBS EPOSOA $734.03 ↑ +50%
BCBS PPO $768.04 ↑ +57%
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