Pt evaluation high complexity patient/family 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

$902.33

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.

$902.33

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.

$63.16 with Superior Health Plan vs $902.33 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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 STARPLUS $63.16 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $63.16 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $63.16 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $63.16 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $63.16 ↓ -93%
WellMed MGMCR $85.49 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health PPO $85.92 ↓ -90%
Devoted Health HMO $85.92 ↓ -90%
Devoted Health POS $85.92 ↓ -90%
Devoted Health MCR $85.92 ↓ -90%
Devoted Health MME $85.92 ↓ -90%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $85.92 ↓ -90%
Humana MGMCR $85.92 ↓ -90%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $85.92 ↓ -90%
Amerigroup DualEligible $85.92 ↓ -90%
Devoted Health SNP $85.92 ↓ -90%
United MGMCR $86.35 ↓ -90%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $86.54 ↓ -90%
BCBS MCRPPO $86.54 ↓ -90%
Aetna MCR $86.65 ↓ -90%
Care N Care MGMCR $86.78 ↓ -90%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $87.64 ↓ -90%
WellCare MGMCR $88.50 ↓ -90%
Integranet MGMCR $88.50 ↓ -90%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $90.22 ↓ -90%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $90.22 ↓ -90%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $90.22 ↓ -90%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $90.22 ↓ -90%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $90.22 ↓ -90%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $90.22 ↓ -90%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $90.22 ↓ -90%
ProCare Advantge MCR $90.22 ↓ -90%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $91.08 ↓ -90%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $91.08 ↓ -90%
Molina MME $93.66 ↓ -90%
Molina MCR $93.66 ↓ -90%
Molina MMP $93.66 ↓ -90%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $94.52 ↓ -90%
Humana Tricare $95.39 ↓ -89%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $98.34 ↓ -89%
Aetna QHPHIX $106.00 ↓ -88%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $111.70 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $121.81 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $126.33 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $143.00 ↓ -84%
Superior ValueHMO $153.80 ↓ -83%
Aetna Meritain $155.00 ↓ -83%
Aetna COMM $155.00 ↓ -83%
Aetna OON $179.00 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $187.68 ↓ -79%
Superior HMO $192.47 ↓ -79%
Superior EPO $192.47 ↓ -79%
BCBS BluePremier $204.12 ↓ -77%
United OptionsPPO $204.83 ↓ -77%
Molina Healthcare HIX $225.12 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $237.85 ↓ -74%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $237.85 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $304.99 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $400.63 ↓ -56%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $421.21 ↓ -53%
BCBS BlueEssentials $421.21 ↓ -53%
BCBS EPOSOA $441.96 ↓ -51%
BCBS PPO $462.72 ↓ -49%
Aetna ASA $475.53 ↓ -47%
Humana COMM $592.25 ↓ -34%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $631.63 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $655.99 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $676.75 ↓ -25%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $902.33 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $902.33 ↑ +0%

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