IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis each additional 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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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.

$13.38 with Superior Health Plan vs $191.18 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 $13.38
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $13.38
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $13.38
Superior Health Plan CHIP $13.38
Superior Health Plan STARKids $13.38
Aetna QHPHIX $25.81
Cigna IFP $25.81
Cigna QHP $26.77
Aetna NewBusiness $38.04
Oscar HIX $39.77
Aetna Meritain $40.72
Aetna COMM $40.72
United OptionsPPO $43.40
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $46.84
Aetna OON $47.99
Evry Health COMM $49.32
Cigna LocalPlus $50.47
Cigna NewBusiness $50.47
BCBS BluePremier $51.87
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $56.40
Cigna HMO $56.40
Cigna NetworkBenefit $56.40
BCBS MyBlueHealth $60.45
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $60.45
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $64.62
Cigna AllOther $71.31
Curative Administrators COMM $76.47
BCBS Traditional $84.88
Aetna ASA $100.75
BCBS BlueEssentials $107.04
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $107.04
BCBS EPOSOA $112.32
BCBS PPO $117.59
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $133.83
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $138.99
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $143.38
Humana COMM $152.30
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $191.18
Independent Medical Systems COMM $191.18

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IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis each additional 1 hour at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $366.64 $84.62 – $84.62
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $198.34 $44.69 – $247.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $208.30 $42.87 – $312.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $228.07 $44.69 – $285.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $198.34 $44.69 – $247.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $208.30 $44.69 – $312.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $208.30 $107.62 – $312.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $228.07 $44.69 – $342.10

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