Myelography neck spine at MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL
727 W BAILEY BOSWELL RD, SAGINAW, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1871911016
$1,771.23
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.
$1,771.23
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.
$112.26 with United vs $2,907.10 with BCBS — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United | CHIP | $112.26 | ↓ -94% |
| United | STARPerinate | $112.26 | ↓ -94% |
| Parkland Community Health Plan | MCD | $112.26 | ↓ -94% |
| Amerigroup | CHIP | $112.26 | ↓ -94% |
| United | STARPLUS | $112.26 | ↓ -94% |
| United | STARKids | $112.26 | ↓ -94% |
| United | STAR | $112.26 | ↓ -94% |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $112.26 | ↓ -94% |
| Cook Childrens Health Plan | CHIP | $112.26 | ↓ -94% |
| Cook Childrens Health Plan | STAR | $112.26 | ↓ -94% |
| Cigna Healthspring | MGMCD | $117.87 | ↓ -93% |
| Aetna Better Health | CHIP | $121.24 | ↓ -93% |
| Aetna Better Health | MCD | $121.24 | ↓ -93% |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $121.47 | ↓ -93% |
| Molina | STARKIDS | $123.49 | ↓ -93% |
| Molina | MCDSTAR | $123.49 | ↓ -93% |
| Molina | STAR+PLUS | $123.49 | ↓ -93% |
| Molina | CHIP | $123.49 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $123.99 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $123.99 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $123.99 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $123.99 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $123.99 | ↓ -93% |
| Humana | MGMCD | $140.33 | ↓ -92% |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $166.55 | ↓ -91% |
| Aetna | Meritain | $178.41 | ↓ -90% |
| Aetna | COMM | $178.41 | ↓ -90% |
| Aetna | OON | $209.25 | ↓ -88% |
| Humana | COMM | $210.56 | ↓ -88% |
| Cigna | IFP | $239.12 | ↓ -86% |
| Cigna | QHP | $247.97 | ↓ -86% |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $274.79 | ↓ -84% |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $275.07 | ↓ -84% |
| Cigna | HMO | $306.92 | ↓ -83% |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $306.92 | ↓ -83% |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $306.92 | ↓ -83% |
| Cigna | AllOther | $388.45 | ↓ -78% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $402.07 | ↓ -77% |
| Healthcare Highways | NarrowNetwork | $433.95 | ↓ -76% |
| Evry Health | COMM | $456.98 | ↓ -74% |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $598.68 | ↓ -66% |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | $708.49 | ↓ -60% |
| BCBS | Traditional | $786.43 | ↓ -56% |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $810.18 | ↓ -54% |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $891.87 | ↓ -50% |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $891.87 | ↓ -50% |
| United | SmallGroup | $920.54 | ↓ -48% |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $920.54 | ↓ -48% |
| Aetna | ASA | $933.44 | ↓ -47% |
| Multiplan PHCS | PrimaryNetwork | $1,239.86 | ↓ -30% |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | COMM | $1,287.68 | ↓ -27% |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $1,328.42 | ↓ -25% |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $1,609.16 | ↓ -9% |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $1,771.23 | ↑ +0% |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $1,771.23 | ↑ +0% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $2,648.39 | ↑ +50% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $2,648.39 | ↑ +50% |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $2,777.75 | ↑ +57% |
| BCBS | PPO | $2,907.10 | ↑ +64% |
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Myelography neck spine at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $875.40 | $112.26 – $1,983.49 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $1,088.80 | $224.11 – $1,983.49 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $1,133.23 | $112.26 – $1,983.49 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $875.40 | $112.26 – $1,983.49 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $1,088.80 | $120.12 – $1,983.49 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $1,088.80 | $112.26 – $1,983.49 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $1,133.23 | $112.26 – $1,983.49 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $875.40 | $112.26 – $1,983.49 |