Injection therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic each addl sequential IV push new substance/drug 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.

$12.26 with Superior Health Plan vs $175.17 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 STARPLUS $12.26
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $12.26
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $12.26
Superior Health Plan CHIP $12.26
Superior Health Plan STARKids $12.26
Aetna QHPHIX $23.65
Cigna IFP $23.65
Cigna QHP $24.52
Aetna NewBusiness $34.86
Oscar HIX $36.44
Aetna Meritain $37.31
Aetna COMM $37.31
United OptionsPPO $39.76
BCBS BluePremier $39.98
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $42.92
Aetna OON $43.97
Evry Health COMM $45.19
Cigna NewBusiness $46.24
Cigna LocalPlus $46.24
BCBS MyBlueHealth $46.59
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $46.59
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $51.68
Cigna HMO $51.68
Cigna NetworkBenefit $51.68
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $59.21
Cigna AllOther $65.34
Curative Administrators COMM $70.07
BCBS Traditional $77.78
BCBS BlueEssentials $82.50
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $82.50
BCBS EPOSOA $86.56
BCBS PPO $90.63
Aetna ASA $92.31
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $122.62
Humana COMM $124.40
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $127.35
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $131.38
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $175.17
Independent Medical Systems COMM $175.17

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