Pr moderate sedation same physician >= 5 years initial 15 minutes 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

$218.13

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.

$218.13

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.

$15.27 with Superior Health Plan vs $265.76 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 MCDSTAR $15.27 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $15.27 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $15.27 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $15.27 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $15.27 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $29.45 ↓ -86%
Cigna IFP $29.45 ↓ -86%
BCBS BluePremier $29.76 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $30.54 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $34.68 ↓ -84%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $34.68 ↓ -84%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $41.44 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $43.41 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $45.37 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $46.46 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $46.46 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $49.52 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $53.44 ↓ -76%
Aetna OON $54.75 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $56.28 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $57.59 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $57.59 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $61.41 ↓ -72%
BCBS BlueEssentials $61.41 ↓ -72%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $64.35 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $64.35 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $64.35 ↓ -70%
BCBS EPOSOA $64.44 ↓ -70%
BCBS PPO $67.46 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $73.73 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $81.36 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $87.25 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $96.85 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $114.95 ↓ -47%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $152.69 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $158.58 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $163.60 ↓ -25%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $218.13 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $218.13 ↑ +0%
Humana COMM $265.76 ↑ +22%

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Pr moderate sedation same physician >= 5 years initial 15 minutes at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,290.89 $48.55 – $48.55
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $232.42 $38.71 – $329.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $232.42 $38.08 – $348.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $232.42 $38.08 – $290.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $232.42 $29.51 – $329.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $232.42 $46.53 – $348.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $232.42 $120.08 – $348.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $232.42 $38.08 – $348.63

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