Test stress cardiovascular tracing only 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

$6,953.14

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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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$6,953.14

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.

$486.72 with Superior Health Plan vs $6,953.14 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 STARKids $486.72 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $486.72 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $486.72 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $486.72 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $486.72 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $696.02 ↓ -90%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $696.02 ↓ -90%
Cigna IFP $938.67 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $973.44 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,198.00 ↓ -83%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,232.60 ↓ -82%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,232.60 ↓ -82%
Aetna COMM $1,280.00 ↓ -82%
Aetna Meritain $1,280.00 ↓ -82%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,293.34 ↓ -81%
BCBS PPO $1,354.08 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $1,446.25 ↓ -79%
Aetna OON $1,514.00 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $1,536.64 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,703.52 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $1,793.91 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,835.63 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,835.63 ↓ -74%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $2,051.18 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $2,051.18 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,051.18 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,350.16 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $2,593.52 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,781.26 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $2,878.60 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $3,128.91 ↓ -55%
Aetna ASA $3,511.34 ↓ -49%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,984.15 ↓ -43%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,214.85 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $5,214.85 ↓ -25%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $5,910.17 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,953.14 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,953.14 ↑ +0%

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Test stress cardiovascular tracing only at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $2,010.11 $974.44 – $974.44
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,251.88 $206.06 – $1,564.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,497.34 $308.20 – $2,246.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,281.95 $206.06 – $1,602.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,251.88 $206.06 – $1,564.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,497.34 $206.06 – $2,246.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,497.34 $773.63 – $2,246.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,281.95 $206.06 – $1,922.92

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