Pt therapeutic procedure >=1 area massage each 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

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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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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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$20.15 with Superior Health Plan vs $287.91 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

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 $20.15
Superior Health Plan STARKids $20.15
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $20.15
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $20.15
Superior Health Plan CHIP $20.15
WellMed MGMCR $25.87
Devoted Health PPO $26.00
Devoted Health HMO $26.00
Devoted Health POS $26.00
Devoted Health MCR $26.00
Devoted Health MME $26.00
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $26.00
Humana MGMCR $26.00
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $26.00
Amerigroup DualEligible $26.00
Devoted Health SNP $26.00
United MGMCR $26.12
Aetna MCR $26.22
BCBS MGMCRHMO $26.24
BCBS MCRPPO $26.24
Care N Care MGMCR $26.25
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $26.51
WellCare MGMCR $26.77
Integranet MGMCR $26.77
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $27.29
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $27.29
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $27.29
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $27.29
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $27.29
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $27.29
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $27.29
ProCare Advantge MCR $27.29
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $27.55
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $27.55
Molina MME $28.33
Molina MCR $28.33
Molina MMP $28.33
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $28.59
Humana Tricare $28.93
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $29.82
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $33.79
Cigna IFP $38.87
Cigna QHP $40.31
Superior ValueHMO $46.53
Superior EPO $58.23
Superior HMO $58.23
Oscar HIX $59.89
United OptionsPPO $65.36
Molina Healthcare HIX $68.11
BCBS BluePremier $68.89
BCBS MyBlueHealth $80.27
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $80.27
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $97.31
Aetna QHPHIX $106.00
BCBS Traditional $127.83
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $142.16
BCBS BlueEssentials $142.16
Aetna NewBusiness $143.00
BCBS EPOSOA $149.16
Aetna ASA $151.73
Aetna Meritain $155.00
Aetna COMM $155.00
BCBS PPO $156.17
Aetna OON $179.00
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $201.54
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $209.31
Humana COMM $215.40
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $215.93
Independent Medical Systems COMM $287.91
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $287.91

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Pt therapeutic procedure >=1 area massage each 15 minutes at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $89.14 $25.26 – $134.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $122.39 $25.19 – $183.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $109.46 $21.89 – $136.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $89.14 $23.77 – $134.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $122.39 $39.29 – $183.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $122.39 $63.23 – $183.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $109.46 $36.49 – $164.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $89.14 $23.77 – $134.00

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