Socket insert without lock mech 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

$5,291.00

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.

$5,291.00

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.

$370.37 with Superior Health Plan vs $5,291.00 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 MCDSTAR $370.37 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $370.37 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $370.37 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $370.37 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $370.37 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $714.28 ↓ -87%
Humana Tricare $724.95 ↓ -86%
BCBS MCRPPO $732.72 ↓ -86%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $732.72 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $740.74 ↓ -86%
WellMed MGMCR $743.63 ↓ -86%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $747.37 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup DualEligible $747.37 ↓ -86%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $747.37 ↓ -86%
Humana MGMCR $747.37 ↓ -86%
Devoted Health SNP $747.37 ↓ -86%
Devoted Health HMO $747.37 ↓ -86%
Devoted Health POS $747.37 ↓ -86%
Devoted Health MCR $747.37 ↓ -86%
Devoted Health MME $747.37 ↓ -86%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $747.37 ↓ -86%
Devoted Health PPO $747.37 ↓ -86%
United MGMCR $751.11 ↓ -86%
Aetna MCR $753.72 ↓ -86%
Care N Care MGMCR $754.84 ↓ -86%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $762.32 ↓ -86%
WellCare MGMCR $769.79 ↓ -85%
Integranet MGMCR $769.79 ↓ -85%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $784.74 ↓ -85%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $784.74 ↓ -85%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $784.74 ↓ -85%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $784.74 ↓ -85%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $784.74 ↓ -85%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $784.74 ↓ -85%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $784.74 ↓ -85%
ProCare Advantge MCR $784.74 ↓ -85%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $792.21 ↓ -85%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $792.21 ↓ -85%
Molina MME $814.63 ↓ -85%
Molina MCR $814.63 ↓ -85%
Molina MMP $814.63 ↓ -85%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $822.11 ↓ -84%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $971.58 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $1,201.06 ↓ -77%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,306.88 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,306.88 ↓ -75%
Superior ValueHMO $1,337.79 ↓ -75%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,396.82 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,396.82 ↓ -74%
Cigna HMO $1,560.85 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,560.85 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,560.85 ↓ -70%
Superior HMO $1,674.11 ↓ -68%
Superior EPO $1,674.11 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,687.83 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,687.83 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,772.48 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,788.36 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $1,851.85 ↓ -65%
Molina Healthcare HIX $1,958.11 ↓ -63%
Cigna AllOther $1,973.54 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $2,349.20 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $2,788.36 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,846.56 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,968.25 ↓ -25%
Humana COMM $4,222.40 ↓ -20%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,291.00 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,291.00 ↑ +0%

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Socket insert without lock mech at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL RED OAK $8,476.00 $724.95 – $1,958.11
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco $5,788.00 $724.95 – $1,958.11
MEDICAL CITY NORTH HILLS HOSPITAL North Richland Hills $5,291.00 $724.95 – $1,958.11
MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL Weatherford $8,476.00 $732.72 – $4,222.40
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH $4,363.00 $724.95 – $1,958.11
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $732.42 – $1,606.85
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $732.42 – $1,606.85
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE not published $732.42 – $1,606.85

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