IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis addl sequential infusion new drug/substance > 1 hour 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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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.

$22.14 with Superior Health Plan vs $316.34 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 $22.14
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $22.14
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $22.14
Superior Health Plan CHIP $22.14
Superior Health Plan STARKids $22.14
Aetna QHPHIX $42.71
Cigna IFP $42.71
Cigna QHP $44.29
Aetna NewBusiness $62.95
Oscar HIX $65.80
Aetna Meritain $67.38
Aetna COMM $67.38
United OptionsPPO $71.81
BCBS BluePremier $74.84
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $77.50
Aetna OON $79.40
Evry Health COMM $81.62
Cigna NewBusiness $83.51
Cigna LocalPlus $83.51
BCBS MyBlueHealth $87.20
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $87.20
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $93.32
Cigna HMO $93.32
Cigna NetworkBenefit $93.32
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $106.92
Cigna AllOther $117.99
Curative Administrators COMM $126.54
BCBS Traditional $140.45
BCBS BlueEssentials $154.43
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $154.43
BCBS EPOSOA $162.04
Aetna ASA $166.71
BCBS PPO $169.65
Humana COMM $217.33
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $221.44
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $229.98
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $237.25
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $316.34
Independent Medical Systems COMM $316.34

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IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis addl sequential infusion new drug/substance > 1 hour at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,833.06 $122.08 – $122.08
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $280.91 $68.71 – $351.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $243.30 $50.08 – $364.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $230.40 $46.08 – $288.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $280.91 $68.71 – $351.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $243.30 $68.71 – $364.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $243.30 $125.70 – $364.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $230.40 $68.71 – $345.60

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