Other immunoelectrophoresis 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

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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.

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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.

$13.88 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $329.22 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $13.88
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $13.88
United STAR $19.43
Amerigroup MGMCD $19.43
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $19.43
Amerigroup CHIP $19.43
United STARPerinate $19.43
United STARPLUS $19.43
United STARKids $19.43
United CHIP $19.43
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $20.40
Aetna Better Health CHIP $20.98
Aetna Better Health MCD $20.98
Molina MCDSTAR $21.37
Molina STAR+PLUS $21.37
Molina STARKIDS $21.37
Molina CHIP $21.37
WellMed MGMCR $23.01
Superior Health Plan CHIP $23.05
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $23.05
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $23.05
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $23.05
Superior Health Plan STARKids $23.05
Devoted Health PPO $23.13
Devoted Health SNP $23.13
Devoted Health HMO $23.13
Devoted Health POS $23.13
Devoted Health MCR $23.13
Devoted Health MME $23.13
Humana MGMCR $23.13
United AllPayerAppendix $23.13
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $23.13
United SmallGroup $23.13
Amerigroup DualEligible $23.13
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $23.13
BCBS MCRPPO $23.13
BCBS MGMCRHMO $23.13
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $23.13
United MGMCR $23.25
Aetna MCR $23.33
Care N Care MGMCR $23.36
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $23.59
WellCare MGMCR $23.82
Integranet MGMCR $23.82
ProCare Advantge MCR $24.29
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $24.29
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $24.29
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $24.29
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $24.29
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $24.29
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $24.29
Humana MGMCD $24.29
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $24.29
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $24.52
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $24.52
Humana Tricare $24.93
Molina MME $25.21
Molina MCR $25.21
Molina MMP $25.21
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $25.44
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $25.70
Aetna QHPHIX $29.43
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $30.07
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $40.48
BCBS MyBlueHealth $40.48
Aetna NewBusiness $40.53
Superior ValueHMO $41.40
Aetna COMM $43.17
Aetna Meritain $43.17
Cigna IFP $44.44
Cigna QHP $46.09
Aetna OON $50.80
Superior HMO $51.81
Superior EPO $51.81
BCBS BluePremier $52.74
BCBS BlueEssentials $57.13
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $57.13
BCBS EPOSOA $59.91
Oscar HIX $60.14
Molina Healthcare HIX $60.60
BCBS PPO $62.68
United OptionsPPO $74.73
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $80.66
Evry Health COMM $84.94
Cigna LocalPlus $87.80
Cigna NewBusiness $87.89
Cigna NetworkBenefit $98.07
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $98.07
Cigna HMO $98.07
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $111.28
Cigna AllOther $124.12
BCBS Traditional $146.17
Aetna ASA $173.50
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $230.45
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $239.34
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $246.92
Humana COMM $248.44
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $329.22
Independent Medical Systems COMM $329.22
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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