Ghs picc line insert < 5 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

$4,370.93

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.

$4,370.93

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.

$446.27 with United vs $12,897.00 with Oscar — 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
United CHIP $446.27 ↓ -90%
United STARPerinate $446.27 ↓ -90%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $446.27 ↓ -90%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $446.27 ↓ -90%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $446.27 ↓ -90%
United STARPLUS $446.27 ↓ -90%
United STARKids $446.27 ↓ -90%
United STAR $446.27 ↓ -90%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $468.58 ↓ -89%
Amerigroup MGMCD $468.58 ↓ -89%
Amerigroup CHIP $468.58 ↓ -89%
Molina CHIP $490.90 ↓ -89%
Molina STAR+PLUS $490.90 ↓ -89%
Molina STARKIDS $490.90 ↓ -89%
Molina MCDSTAR $490.90 ↓ -89%
Aetna Better Health MCD $535.52 ↓ -88%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $535.52 ↓ -88%
Humana MGMCD $557.84 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $590.08 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $611.93 ↓ -86%
BCBS BluePremier $907.93 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $992.20 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,070.88 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,079.62 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,079.62 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $1,127.70 ↓ -74%
Humana COMM $1,354.55 ↓ -69%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,394.33 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,394.33 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,464.26 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,477.37 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $1,529.83 ↓ -65%
WellMed MGMCR $1,591.85 ↓ -64%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,748.37 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,940.69 ↓ -56%
Cigna LocalPlus $2,095.00 ↓ -52%
Cigna NewBusiness $2,097.00 ↓ -52%
Aetna ASA $2,303.48 ↓ -47%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,340.00 ↓ -46%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,340.00 ↓ -46%
Cigna HMO $2,340.00 ↓ -46%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↓ -43%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,838.00 ↓ -35%
Cigna AllOther $2,960.00 ↓ -32%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,177.67 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,278.20 ↓ -25%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↓ -21%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↓ -16%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↓ -16%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↓ -1%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,370.93 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,370.93 ↑ +0%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,939.00 ↑ +36%
United SmallGroup $7,850.00 ↑ +80%
United AllPayerAppendix $11,220.00 ↑ +157%
Oscar HIX $12,897.00 ↑ +195%

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Ghs picc line insert < 5 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,630.88 $446.27 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,630.88 $71.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,436.00 $71.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,630.88 $446.27 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,630.88 $85.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,630.88 $446.27 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,436.00 $71.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,630.88 $446.27 – $3,967.42

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