Glucagon hcl 1 mg/ml solution for injection 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

$1,538.03

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.

$1,538.03

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.

$107.66 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,538.03 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
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $107.66 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $107.66 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $107.66 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $107.66 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $107.66 ↓ -93%
Humana Tricare $145.93 ↓ -91%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $150.44 ↓ -90%
Cigna IFP $207.63 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $207.63 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $215.32 ↓ -86%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $236.36 ↓ -85%
United AllPayerAppendix $236.36 ↓ -85%
United SmallGroup $236.36 ↓ -85%
Aetna NewBusiness $306.07 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $327.60 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $327.60 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $349.13 ↓ -77%
Aetna OON $386.05 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $519.85 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $622.21 ↓ -60%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $622.21 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $682.89 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $810.54 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalPlus $876.67 ↓ -43%
Cigna NewBusiness $877.54 ↓ -43%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $910.77 ↓ -41%
BCBS BlueEssentials $910.77 ↓ -41%
BCBS EPOSOA $955.85 ↓ -38%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $979.39 ↓ -36%
Cigna HMO $979.39 ↓ -36%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $979.39 ↓ -36%
BCBS PPO $1,000.94 ↓ -35%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,118.15 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,153.52 ↓ -25%
Cigna AllOther $1,239.01 ↓ -19%
BCBS BluePremier $1,240.81 ↓ -19%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,538.03 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,538.03 ↑ +0%

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