In situ hybridization per specimen each additional single probe stain 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

$3,204.82

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.

$3,204.82

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.

$109.56 with United vs $3,204.82 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
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $109.56 ↓ -97%
United SmallGroup $109.56 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $109.56 ↓ -97%
Aetna QHPHIX $137.99 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $172.18 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $172.18 ↓ -95%
Aetna NewBusiness $190.06 ↓ -94%
Aetna Meritain $202.43 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMM $202.43 ↓ -94%
BCBS BluePremier $224.33 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $224.34 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $224.34 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $224.34 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $224.34 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $224.34 ↓ -93%
Aetna OON $238.23 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentials $243.02 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $243.02 ↓ -92%
BCBS EPOSOA $254.83 ↓ -92%
BCBS PPO $266.64 ↓ -92%
Cigna LocalPlus $397.45 ↓ -88%
Cigna NewBusiness $397.85 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $432.65 ↓ -87%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $443.92 ↓ -86%
Cigna HMO $443.92 ↓ -86%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $443.92 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $448.67 ↓ -86%
Cigna AllOther $561.84 ↓ -82%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $608.92 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $666.60 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $727.49 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $785.18 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $826.84 ↓ -74%
Humana COMM $829.10 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,083.23 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $1,422.94 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $1,688.94 ↓ -47%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,243.37 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,329.90 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,403.61 ↓ -25%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,204.82 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,204.82 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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In situ hybridization per specimen each additional single probe stain at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $361.60 $35.00 – $512.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $164.98 $33.96 – $247.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $164.98 $33.00 – $508.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $361.60 $35.00 – $512.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $164.98 $36.00 – $620.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $164.98 $26.00 – $247.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $164.98 $36.00 – $508.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $361.60 $35.00 – $512.26

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