Leg CT Scan (with contrast, both legs) at MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL

727 W BAILEY BOSWELL RD, SAGINAW, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1871911016

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 23, 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.

$171.41 with United vs $6,477.74 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
United CHIP $171.41 —
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $171.41 —
United STARPLUS $171.41 —
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $171.41 —
United STARPerinate $171.41 —
United STARKids $171.41 —
United STAR $171.41 —
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $171.41 —
Amerigroup CHIP $171.41 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $171.41 —
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $179.98 —
Aetna Better Health MCD $185.12 —
Aetna Better Health CHIP $185.12 —
Molina STARKIDS $188.55 —
Molina STAR+PLUS $188.55 —
Molina CHIP $188.55 —
Molina MCDSTAR $188.55 —
Humana MGMCD $214.26 —
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $229.60 —
BCBS MyBlueHealth $229.60 —
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20 —
United SmallGroup $341.20 —
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 —
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $453.44 —
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $453.44 —
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $453.44 —
Superior Health Plan CHIP $453.44 —
Superior Health Plan STARKids $453.44 —
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $708.84 —
BCBS BlueEssentials $708.84 —
BCBS EPOSOA $743.46 —
BCBS PPO $778.08 —
Aetna NewBusiness $801.00 —
Aetna COMM $856.00 —
Aetna Meritain $856.00 —
Cigna IFP $874.49 —
Cigna QHP $906.88 —
Aetna OON $1,013.00 —
United OptionsPPO $1,431.58 —
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,189.48 —
BCBS Traditional $2,681.78 —
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,914.98 —
Aetna ASA $3,271.26 —
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,711.75 —
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $4,858.31 —
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,858.31 —
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $5,506.08 —
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,477.74 —
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,477.74 —

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Leg CT Scan (with contrast, both legs) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $4,003.20 $849.15 – $849.15
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,399.92 $167.39 – $2,999.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,877.52 $236.02 – $2,816.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,252.48 $167.39 – $2,815.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,399.92 $167.39 – $2,999.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,877.52 $167.39 – $2,816.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,877.52 $171.41 – $2,816.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,252.48 $167.39 – $3,378.72

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