Fresh frozen plasma thawing ea un 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

$497.50

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.

$497.50

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.

$22.70 with BCBS vs $497.50 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $22.70 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $22.70 ↓ -95%
Aetna QHPHIX $26.20 ↓ -95%
BCBS BluePremier $29.57 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $32.04 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueEssentials $32.04 ↓ -94%
BCBS EPOSOA $33.59 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $34.83 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $34.83 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $34.83 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $34.83 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $34.83 ↓ -93%
BCBS PPO $35.15 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $36.09 ↓ -93%
Aetna Meritain $38.44 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMM $38.44 ↓ -92%
Aetna OON $45.24 ↓ -91%
Cigna IFP $67.16 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $69.65 ↓ -86%
Cigna LocalPlus $73.60 ↓ -85%
Cigna NewBusiness $73.68 ↓ -85%
Cigna HMO $82.21 ↓ -83%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $82.21 ↓ -83%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $82.21 ↓ -83%
Oscar HIX $103.48 ↓ -79%
Cigna AllOther $104.04 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $112.93 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $121.89 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $128.35 ↓ -74%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $149.16 ↓ -70%
United SmallGroup $149.16 ↓ -70%
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16 ↓ -70%
Humana COMM $154.18 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $168.16 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $220.89 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $262.18 ↓ -47%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $348.25 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $361.68 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $373.13 ↓ -25%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $497.50 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $497.50 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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