Mpsv4 vaccine subq 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

$1,679.10

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.

$1,679.10

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.

$117.54 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,679.10 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 CHIP $117.54 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $117.54 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $117.54 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $117.54 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $117.54 ↓ -93%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $147.69 ↓ -91%
United AllPayerAppendix $147.69 ↓ -91%
United SmallGroup $147.69 ↓ -91%
Cigna IFP $226.68 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $226.68 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $235.07 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $334.14 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $357.65 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $357.65 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $381.16 ↓ -77%
Aetna OON $421.45 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $422.80 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $422.80 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $567.54 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueEssentials $618.88 ↓ -63%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $618.88 ↓ -63%
BCBS EPOSOA $649.51 ↓ -61%
BCBS PPO $680.15 ↓ -59%
BCBS Traditional $745.52 ↓ -56%
Cigna LocalPlus $834.74 ↓ -50%
Cigna NewBusiness $835.56 ↓ -50%
BCBS BluePremier $843.14 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $884.89 ↓ -47%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $932.54 ↓ -44%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $932.54 ↓ -44%
Cigna HMO $932.54 ↓ -44%
Humana COMM $1,056.24 ↓ -37%
Cigna AllOther $1,179.75 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,220.71 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,259.33 ↓ -25%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,679.10 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,679.10 ↑ +0%

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Mpsv4 vaccine subq at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock $1,007.77 $319.77 – $489.31
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock $844.81 $319.77 – $684.44
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland $1,007.77 $454.66 – $454.66
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle $1,852.72 $147.69 – $1,056.24
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco $1,031.25 $147.69 – $1,056.24
MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL Irving $1,947.34 $147.69 – $1,056.24
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH $1,694.69 $147.69 – $1,056.24
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas not published $471.82 – $471.82

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