Low frequency non-thermal Ultrasound 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

$710.92

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$710.92

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.

$49.76 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,027.49 with Molina Healthcare — 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 STARHealth $49.76 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $49.76 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $49.76 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $49.76 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $49.76 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $95.97 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $95.97 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $99.53 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $141.47 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $147.87 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $151.43 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $151.43 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $161.38 ↓ -77%
Aetna OON $178.44 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $240.29 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $315.65 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $374.65 ↓ -47%
WellMed MGMCR $390.21 ↓ -45%
Amerigroup DualEligible $392.17 ↓ -45%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $392.17 ↓ -45%
Humana MGMCR $392.17 ↓ -45%
Devoted Health SNP $392.17 ↓ -45%
Devoted Health HMO $392.17 ↓ -45%
Devoted Health POS $392.17 ↓ -45%
Devoted Health MCR $392.17 ↓ -45%
Devoted Health MME $392.17 ↓ -45%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $392.17 ↓ -45%
Devoted Health PPO $392.17 ↓ -45%
United MGMCR $394.13 ↓ -45%
Aetna MCR $395.50 ↓ -44%
Care N Care MGMCR $396.09 ↓ -44%
BCBS MCRPPO $396.56 ↓ -44%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $396.56 ↓ -44%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $400.01 ↓ -44%
Integranet MGMCR $403.94 ↓ -43%
WellCare MGMCR $403.94 ↓ -43%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $411.78 ↓ -42%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $411.78 ↓ -42%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $411.78 ↓ -42%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $411.78 ↓ -42%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $411.78 ↓ -42%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $411.78 ↓ -42%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $411.78 ↓ -42%
ProCare Advantge MCR $411.78 ↓ -42%
BCBS BluePremier $412.36 ↓ -42%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $415.70 ↓ -42%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $415.70 ↓ -42%
Molina MMP $427.47 ↓ -40%
Molina MCR $427.47 ↓ -40%
Molina MME $427.47 ↓ -40%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $431.39 ↓ -39%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $480.51 ↓ -32%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $480.51 ↓ -32%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $497.64 ↓ -30%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $509.82 ↓ -28%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $516.84 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $533.19 ↓ -25%
Superior ValueHMO $701.98 ↓ -1%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $710.92 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $710.92 ↑ +0%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $850.94 ↑ +20%
BCBS BlueEssentials $850.94 ↑ +20%
Superior EPO $878.46 ↑ +24%
Superior HMO $878.46 ↑ +24%
BCBS EPOSOA $892.87 ↑ +26%
Humana COMM $920.40 ↑ +29%
BCBS PPO $934.81 ↑ +31%
Molina Healthcare HIX $1,027.49 ↑ +45%

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