Inj vasopressin (am reg) 1 u 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

$826.21

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.

$826.21

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.

$1.29 with Humana vs $826.21 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
Humana Tricare $1.29 ↓ -100%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $1.33 ↓ -100%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1.42 ↓ -100%
United AllPayerAppendix $1.42 ↓ -100%
United SmallGroup $1.42 ↓ -100%
Cigna LocalPlus $2.90 ↓ -100%
Cigna NewBusiness $2.91 ↓ -100%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $3.24 ↓ -100%
Cigna HMO $3.24 ↓ -100%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $3.24 ↓ -100%
Cigna AllOther $4.10 ↓ -100%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $8.07 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $8.07 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $11.82 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueEssentials $11.82 ↓ -99%
BCBS EPOSOA $12.40 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $12.99 ↓ -98%
BCBS BluePremier $16.10 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $57.83 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $57.83 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $57.83 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $57.83 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $57.83 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $111.54 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $111.54 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $115.67 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $164.42 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMM $175.98 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $175.98 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $187.55 ↓ -77%
Aetna OON $207.38 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $279.26 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $366.84 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $435.41 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $600.65 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $619.66 ↓ -25%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $826.21 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $826.21 ↑ +0%

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Inj vasopressin (am reg) 1 u at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $47.57 $29.91 – $135.91
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $390.42 $100.00 – $2,342.52
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $47.57 $29.91 – $135.91
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land $47.57 $29.91 – $135.91
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands $47.57 $29.91 – $135.91
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $47.57 $29.91 – $135.91
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston $390.42 $100.00 – $2,342.52
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine $390.42 $100.00 – $2,706.92

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