Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step clostridium difficile toxin 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

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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.

$2.94 with Superior Health Plan vs $133.17 with Humana — 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 CHIP $2.94
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $2.94
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2.94
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2.94
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $2.94
Cigna IFP $5.66
Cigna QHP $5.87
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $7.19
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $7.19
United OptionsPPO $9.52
United CHIP $10.06
Amerigroup MGMCD $10.06
Amerigroup CHIP $10.06
United STARPerinate $10.06
United STARPLUS $10.06
United STARKids $10.06
United STAR $10.06
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $10.06
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $10.27
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $10.56
Evry Health COMM $10.82
Aetna Better Health CHIP $10.86
Aetna Better Health MCD $10.86
Molina STARKIDS $11.07
Molina MCDSTAR $11.07
Molina STAR+PLUS $11.07
Molina CHIP $11.07
WellMed MGMCR $11.92
Devoted Health PPO $11.98
Devoted Health SNP $11.98
Devoted Health HMO $11.98
Devoted Health POS $11.98
Devoted Health MCR $11.98
Devoted Health MME $11.98
Humana MGMCR $11.98
United AllPayerAppendix $11.98
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $11.98
United SmallGroup $11.98
Amerigroup DualEligible $11.98
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $11.98
BCBS MCRPPO $11.98
BCBS MGMCRHMO $11.98
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $11.98
United MGMCR $12.04
Aetna MCR $12.08
Care N Care MGMCR $12.10
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $12.22
WellCare MGMCR $12.34
Integranet MGMCR $12.34
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $12.58
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $12.58
ProCare Advantge MCR $12.58
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $12.58
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $12.58
Humana MGMCD $12.58
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $12.58
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $12.58
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $12.58
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $12.70
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $12.70
Humana Tricare $12.91
Molina MCR $13.06
Molina MME $13.06
Molina MMP $13.06
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $13.18
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $13.31
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $14.17
Aetna QHPHIX $15.24
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $15.57
BCBS Traditional $18.62
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $20.96
BCBS MyBlueHealth $20.96
Aetna NewBusiness $20.99
Superior ValueHMO $21.44
Aetna ASA $22.10
Aetna COMM $22.36
Aetna Meritain $22.36
Aetna OON $26.32
Superior EPO $26.84
Superior HMO $26.84
BCBS BluePremier $27.31
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $29.35
BCBS BlueEssentials $29.59
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $29.59
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $30.48
BCBS EPOSOA $31.03
Oscar HIX $31.15
Molina Healthcare HIX $31.39
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $31.45
BCBS PPO $32.47
Independent Medical Systems COMM $41.93
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $41.93
Cigna LocalPlus $45.20
Cigna NewBusiness $45.25
Cigna HMO $50.49
Cigna NetworkBenefit $50.49
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $50.49
Cigna AllOther $63.90
Humana COMM $133.17
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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