St evaluation motion fluoroscopic swallow function cine/video 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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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.

$78.70 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,124.30 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.

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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 CHIP $78.70
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $78.70
Superior Health Plan STARKids $78.70
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $78.70
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $78.70
Humana Tricare $88.32
WellMed MGMCR $90.59
Devoted Health PPO $91.05
Amerigroup DualEligible $91.05
Devoted Health MME $91.05
Devoted Health MCR $91.05
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $91.05
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $91.05
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $91.05
BCBS MGMCRHMO $91.05
BCBS MCRPPO $91.05
Devoted Health HMO $91.05
Devoted Health POS $91.05
Humana MGMCR $91.05
Devoted Health SNP $91.05
Aetna MCR $91.82
Care N Care MGMCR $91.96
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $92.87
United MGMCR $92.87
WellCare MGMCR $93.78
Integranet MGMCR $93.78
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $95.60
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $95.60
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $95.60
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $95.60
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $95.60
ProCare Advantge MCR $95.60
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $95.60
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $95.60
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $96.51
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $96.51
Molina MMP $99.24
Molina MME $99.24
Molina MCR $99.24
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $100.16
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $118.36
Cigna IFP $151.78
Cigna QHP $157.40
Superior ValueHMO $162.98
Superior HMO $203.95
Superior EPO $203.95
Oscar HIX $233.85
Molina Healthcare HIX $238.55
United OptionsPPO $248.47
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $252.73
BCBS MyBlueHealth $252.73
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $380.01
BCBS BlueEssentials $447.55
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $447.55
BCBS Traditional $465.46
BCBS EPOSOA $469.61
BCBS PPO $491.67
United GlobalBenefitPlan $505.94
Aetna ASA $567.77
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $644.22
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $843.23
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $843.23
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $955.65
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,124.30
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,124.30

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