Pulmonary vent imaging at MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL
727 W BAILEY BOSWELL RD, SAGINAW, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1871911016
$7,274.39
Cash price 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.
$7,274.39
Gross charge 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.
$176.43 with United vs $7,274.39 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| United | STARPLUS | $176.43 | ↓ -98% |
| United | STAR | $176.43 | ↓ -98% |
| Parkland Community Health Plan | MCD | $176.43 | ↓ -98% |
| Cook Childrens Health Plan | CHIP | $176.43 | ↓ -98% |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $176.43 | ↓ -98% |
| Amerigroup | CHIP | $176.43 | ↓ -98% |
| United | STARKids | $176.43 | ↓ -98% |
| United | STARPerinate | $176.43 | ↓ -98% |
| Cook Childrens Health Plan | STAR | $176.43 | ↓ -98% |
| United | CHIP | $176.43 | ↓ -98% |
| Cigna Healthspring | MGMCD | $185.25 | ↓ -97% |
| Aetna Better Health | MCD | $190.54 | ↓ -97% |
| Aetna Better Health | CHIP | $190.54 | ↓ -97% |
| Molina | CHIP | $194.07 | ↓ -97% |
| Molina | STAR+PLUS | $194.07 | ↓ -97% |
| Molina | STARKIDS | $194.07 | ↓ -97% |
| Molina | MCDSTAR | $194.07 | ↓ -97% |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $200.71 | ↓ -97% |
| Humana | MGMCD | $220.54 | ↓ -97% |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $220.94 | ↓ -97% |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $220.94 | ↓ -97% |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $259.87 | ↓ -96% |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $356.30 | ↓ -95% |
| Aetna | COMM | $381.68 | ↓ -95% |
| Aetna | Meritain | $381.68 | ↓ -95% |
| Aetna | OON | $447.66 | ↓ -94% |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $471.74 | ↓ -94% |
| United | SmallGroup | $471.74 | ↓ -94% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $509.21 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $509.21 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $509.21 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $509.21 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $509.21 | ↓ -93% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $656.09 | ↓ -91% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $656.09 | ↓ -91% |
| Humana | COMM | $683.02 | ↓ -91% |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $688.13 | ↓ -91% |
| BCBS | PPO | $720.18 | ↓ -90% |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $848.52 | ↓ -88% |
| Cigna | IFP | $982.04 | ↓ -87% |
| Cigna | QHP | $1,018.41 | ↓ -86% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $1,651.29 | ↓ -77% |
| Healthcare Highways | NarrowNetwork | $1,782.23 | ↓ -75% |
| Evry Health | COMM | $1,876.79 | ↓ -74% |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $2,458.74 | ↓ -66% |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | $2,909.76 | ↓ -60% |
| BCBS | Traditional | $3,229.83 | ↓ -56% |
| Aetna | ASA | $3,833.60 | ↓ -47% |
| Multiplan PHCS | PrimaryNetwork | $5,092.07 | ↓ -30% |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | COMM | $5,288.48 | ↓ -27% |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $5,455.79 | ↓ -25% |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $7,274.39 | ↑ +0% |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $7,274.39 | ↑ +0% |
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Pulmonary vent imaging at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $828.73 | $169.08 – $1,035.91 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $865.48 | $178.15 – $1,298.22 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $962.14 | $169.08 – $1,202.67 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $828.73 | $169.08 – $1,035.91 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $865.48 | $180.92 – $1,298.22 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $865.48 | $169.08 – $1,298.22 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $962.14 | $169.08 – $1,443.20 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $828.73 | $169.08 – $1,035.91 |