Revise/repl vagus n eltrd at MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL

727 W BAILEY BOSWELL RD, SAGINAW, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1871911016

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 23, 2026

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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.

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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.

$4,568.00 with Aetna vs $19,055.00 with United — 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
Aetna NewBusiness $4,568.00
Aetna COMM $4,880.00
Aetna Meritain $4,880.00
Aetna OON $5,773.00
Oscar HIX $8,024.00
Curative Administrators COMM $8,778.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $8,858.00
United STARKids $9,035.60
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $9,035.60
United STARPerinate $9,035.60
United STARPLUS $9,035.60
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $9,035.60
United STAR $9,035.60
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $9,035.60
United CHIP $9,035.60
Cigna LocalPlus $9,169.00
Cigna NewBusiness $9,177.00
Evry Health COMM $9,417.00
Amerigroup MGMCD $9,487.38
Amerigroup CHIP $9,487.38
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $9,487.38
Molina STARKIDS $9,939.16
Molina CHIP $9,939.16
Molina STAR+PLUS $9,939.16
Molina MCDSTAR $9,939.16
Cigna NetworkBenefit $10,244.00
Cigna HMO $10,244.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $10,244.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $10,382.00
Aetna Better Health CHIP $10,842.72
Aetna Better Health MCD $10,842.72
WellMed MGMCR $11,267.97
Humana MGMCD $11,294.50
Cigna AllOther $12,958.00
United SmallGroup $12,975.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $14,725.37
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $14,725.37
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $16,643.38
BCBS BlueEssentials $16,643.38
BCBS EPOSOA $17,509.58
BCBS PPO $18,313.90
United AllPayerAppendix $19,055.00

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Revise/repl vagus n eltrd at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $6,358.39 $71.00 – $33,745.27
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $6,358.39 $71.00 – $33,745.27
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $6,358.39 $85.00 – $33,745.27
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $6,358.39 $5,298.65 – $33,745.27
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $6,358.39 $71.00 – $33,745.27
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $6,358.39 $71.00 – $33,745.27
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $6,358.39 $71.00 – $33,745.27
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $6,358.39 $71.00 – $33,745.27

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