MRA without cont, lwr ext at MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL
727 W BAILEY BOSWELL RD, SAGINAW, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1871911016
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Cash price 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 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.
$277.32 with BCBS vs $5,683.59 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BCBS | BluePremier | $277.32 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $305.28 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $305.28 | — |
| United | SmallGroup | $313.62 | — |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $313.62 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $397.85 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $397.85 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $397.85 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $397.85 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $397.85 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $517.79 | — |
| Cigna | IFP | $767.28 | — |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $767.28 | — |
| Cigna | QHP | $795.70 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $906.53 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $906.53 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $950.80 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $995.08 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $1,131.03 | — |
| Aetna | Meritain | $1,210.60 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $1,210.60 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $1,290.17 | — |
| Aetna | OON | $1,426.58 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $1,921.05 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $2,523.51 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $2,995.25 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | COMM | $4,131.97 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $4,262.69 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $5,683.59 | — |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $5,683.59 | — |
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MRA without cont, lwr ext at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $1,691.95 | $466.08 – $2,396.93 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $1,754.28 | $361.09 – $2,631.42 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $1,754.28 | $350.86 – $2,577.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $1,691.95 | $451.19 – $2,577.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $1,754.28 | $563.12 – $2,631.42 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $1,754.28 | $607.02 – $2,700.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $1,754.28 | $584.76 – $2,631.42 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $1,691.95 | $451.19 – $2,396.93 |