Lso sc r pos/lat pnl pre cst 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

$3,778.00

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.

$3,778.00

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.

$264.46 with Superior Health Plan vs $3,778.00 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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 $264.46 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $264.46 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $264.46 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $264.46 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $264.46 ↓ -93%
Humana Tricare $343.68 ↓ -91%
BCBS MCRPPO $347.36 ↓ -91%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $347.36 ↓ -91%
WellMed MGMCR $352.54 ↓ -91%
Humana MGMCR $354.31 ↓ -91%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $354.31 ↓ -91%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $354.31 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health HMO $354.31 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health POS $354.31 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health MCR $354.31 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health MME $354.31 ↓ -91%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $354.31 ↓ -91%
Amerigroup DualEligible $354.31 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health PPO $354.31 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health SNP $354.31 ↓ -91%
United MGMCR $356.08 ↓ -91%
Aetna MCR $357.32 ↓ -91%
Care N Care MGMCR $357.85 ↓ -91%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $361.40 ↓ -90%
WellCare MGMCR $364.94 ↓ -90%
Integranet MGMCR $364.94 ↓ -90%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $372.03 ↓ -90%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $372.03 ↓ -90%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $372.03 ↓ -90%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $372.03 ↓ -90%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $372.03 ↓ -90%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $372.03 ↓ -90%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $372.03 ↓ -90%
ProCare Advantge MCR $372.03 ↓ -90%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $375.57 ↓ -90%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $375.57 ↓ -90%
Molina MMP $386.20 ↓ -90%
Molina MCR $386.20 ↓ -90%
Molina MME $386.20 ↓ -90%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $389.74 ↓ -90%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $460.60 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $510.03 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $528.92 ↓ -86%
Superior ValueHMO $634.21 ↓ -83%
Superior EPO $793.65 ↓ -79%
Superior HMO $793.65 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $857.61 ↓ -77%
Molina Healthcare HIX $928.29 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $933.17 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $933.17 ↓ -75%
Cigna LocalPlus $997.39 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $997.39 ↓ -74%
Cigna HMO $1,114.51 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,114.51 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,114.51 ↓ -71%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,205.18 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,205.18 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,265.63 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,276.96 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $1,322.30 ↓ -65%
Cigna AllOther $1,409.19 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $1,677.43 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $1,991.01 ↓ -47%
Humana COMM $2,001.61 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,746.61 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,833.50 ↓ -25%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,778.00 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,778.00 ↑ +0%

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