Passy muir valve metal trach 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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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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$31.08 with Superior Health Plan vs $835.48 with Humana — 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 STARKids $31.08
Superior Health Plan CHIP $31.08
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $31.08
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $31.08
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $31.08
Cigna IFP $59.94
Aetna QHPHIX $59.94
Cigna QHP $62.16
Aetna NewBusiness $88.36
Oscar HIX $92.35
Aetna COMM $94.57
Aetna Meritain $94.57
United OptionsPPO $100.79
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $108.78
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $109.67
BCBS MyBlueHealth $109.67
Aetna OON $111.44
Evry Health COMM $114.55
Cigna NewBusiness $117.22
Cigna LocalPlus $117.22
BCBS BluePremier $129.65
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $130.98
Cigna HMO $130.98
Cigna NetworkBenefit $130.98
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $141.64
BCBS BlueEssentials $141.64
Humana Tricare $143.44
BCBS MCRPPO $144.99
BCBS MGMCRHMO $144.99
WellMed MGMCR $147.14
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $147.88
Devoted Health SNP $147.88
Devoted Health HMO $147.88
Devoted Health POS $147.88
Devoted Health MCR $147.88
Devoted Health MME $147.88
Humana MGMCR $147.88
Amerigroup DualEligible $147.88
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $147.88
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $147.88
Devoted Health PPO $147.88
United MGMCR $148.62
BCBS EPOSOA $148.74
Aetna MCR $149.14
Care N Care MGMCR $149.36
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $150.07
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $150.84
WellCare MGMCR $152.32
Integranet MGMCR $152.32
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $155.27
ProCare Advantge MCR $155.27
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $155.27
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $155.27
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $155.27
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $155.27
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $155.27
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $155.27
BCBS PPO $155.40
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $156.75
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $156.75
Molina MMP $161.19
Molina MCR $161.19
Molina MME $161.19
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $162.67
Cigna AllOther $165.61
Curative Administrators COMM $177.60
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $192.24
BCBS Traditional $197.14
Aetna ASA $233.99
Superior ValueHMO $264.71
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $310.80
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $322.79
Superior HMO $331.25
Superior EPO $331.25
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $333.00
Molina Healthcare HIX $387.45
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $444.00
Independent Medical Systems COMM $444.00
Humana COMM $835.48

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $339.37 $74.63 – $351.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $339.37 $54.22 – $395.10
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