Hip and Pelvis X-ray (2 views, both hips) at MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL

727 W BAILEY BOSWELL RD, SAGINAW, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1871911016

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 23, 2026

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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.

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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.

$41.44 with Parkland Community Health Plan vs $1,177.68 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $41.44 —
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $41.44 —
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $41.44 —
United STARPLUS $41.44 —
Amerigroup CHIP $41.44 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $41.44 —
United STARPerinate $41.44 —
United STARKids $41.44 —
United STAR $41.44 —
United CHIP $41.44 —
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $43.51 —
Aetna Better Health CHIP $44.76 —
Aetna Better Health MCD $44.76 —
Molina CHIP $45.58 —
Molina STAR+PLUS $45.58 —
Molina MCDSTAR $45.58 —
Molina STARKIDS $45.58 —
Humana MGMCD $51.80 —
Aetna NewBusiness $70.15 —
Aetna COMM $74.94 —
Aetna Meritain $74.94 —
Superior Health Plan STARKids $82.44 —
Superior Health Plan CHIP $82.44 —
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $82.44 —
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $82.44 —
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $82.44 —
Aetna OON $88.69 —
Cigna LocalPlus $118.53 —
Cigna NewBusiness $118.64 —
Cigna NetworkBenefit $132.38 —
Cigna HMO $132.38 —
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $132.38 —
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $153.55 —
BCBS MyBlueHealth $153.55 —
United SmallGroup $154.52 —
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52 —
Cigna IFP $158.99 —
Cigna QHP $164.88 —
Cigna AllOther $167.55 —
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 —
United OptionsPPO $260.27 —
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $288.53 —
Evry Health COMM $303.84 —
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $398.06 —
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $457.29 —
BCBS BlueEssentials $457.29 —
Curative Administrators COMM $471.07 —
BCBS EPOSOA $479.70 —
BCBS Traditional $487.56 —
BCBS PPO $502.12 —
United GlobalBenefitPlan $529.96 —
Aetna ASA $594.73 —
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $674.81 —
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $883.26 —
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $883.26 —
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,001.03 —
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,177.68 —
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,177.68 —

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Hip and Pelvis X-ray (2 views, both hips) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $842.65 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $349.16 $41.44 – $436.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $382.98 $78.83 – $574.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $382.98 $41.44 – $478.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $349.16 $41.44 – $436.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $382.98 $44.34 – $574.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $382.98 $41.44 – $574.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $382.98 $41.44 – $574.47

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