Thyrotropin releasing hormone 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.

$30.25 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $271.99 with Cigna — 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $30.25
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $30.25
United CHIP $42.34
Amerigroup CHIP $42.34
United STARPerinate $42.34
United STARPLUS $42.34
United STARKids $42.34
United STAR $42.34
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $42.34
Amerigroup MGMCD $42.34
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $44.46
Aetna Better Health MCD $45.73
Aetna Better Health CHIP $45.73
Molina CHIP $46.57
Molina MCDSTAR $46.57
Molina STAR+PLUS $46.57
Molina STARKIDS $46.57
WellMed MGMCR $50.16
BCBS MGMCRHMO $50.41
Humana MGMCR $50.41
BCBS MCRPPO $50.41
United SmallGroup $50.41
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $50.41
United AllPayerAppendix $50.41
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $50.41
Devoted Health MME $50.41
Devoted Health MCR $50.41
Devoted Health POS $50.41
Devoted Health HMO $50.41
Devoted Health SNP $50.41
Devoted Health PPO $50.41
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $50.41
Amerigroup DualEligible $50.41
Aetna MCR $50.84
Care N Care MGMCR $50.91
United MGMCR $51.42
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $51.42
Integranet MGMCR $51.92
WellCare MGMCR $51.92
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $52.93
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $52.93
Humana MGMCD $52.93
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $52.93
ProCare Advantge MCR $52.93
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $52.93
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $52.93
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $52.93
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $52.93
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $53.43
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $53.43
Humana Tricare $54.32
Molina MME $54.95
Molina MMP $54.95
Molina MCR $54.95
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $55.45
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $56.00
Aetna NewBusiness $56.87
Aetna COMM $60.80
Aetna Meritain $60.80
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $65.53
Aetna OON $71.99
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $88.22
BCBS MyBlueHealth $88.22
Superior ValueHMO $90.23
Superior EPO $112.92
Superior HMO $112.92
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $124.51
BCBS BlueEssentials $124.51
BCBS EPOSOA $130.56
Oscar HIX $131.07
Molina Healthcare HIX $132.07
BCBS PPO $136.61
Cigna LocalPlus $192.41
Cigna NewBusiness $192.60
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $214.91
Cigna HMO $214.91
Cigna NetworkBenefit $214.91
Cigna AllOther $271.99

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Thyrotropin releasing hormone at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Celina Medical Center Celina $36.00 $46.57 – $126.03
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas $36.00 $40.22 – $173.26
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas $36.00 $40.22 – $229.30
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center Midlothian $36.00 $40.22 – $173.26
Methodist Richardson Medical Center Richardson $36.00 $40.22 – $173.26
Methodist Southlake Medical Center Souhtlake $36.00 $29.57 – $218.10
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield $36.00 $40.22 – $180.94
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