Warde erythropoietin 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

$1,296.34

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$1,296.34

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.

$11.27 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $1,296.34 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

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 STAR $11.27 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $11.27 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $15.78 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $15.78 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $15.78 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $15.78 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $15.78 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $15.78 ↓ -99%
United STAR $15.78 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $15.78 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $16.57 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $17.04 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $17.04 ↓ -99%
Molina STAR+PLUS $17.36 ↓ -99%
Molina STARKIDS $17.36 ↓ -99%
Molina MCDSTAR $17.36 ↓ -99%
Molina CHIP $17.36 ↓ -99%
WellMed MGMCR $18.70 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health PPO $18.79 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $18.79 ↓ -99%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $18.79 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup DualEligible $18.79 ↓ -99%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $18.79 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $18.79 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCR $18.79 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MCR $18.79 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health POS $18.79 ↓ -99%
BCBS MCRPPO $18.79 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $18.79 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health HMO $18.79 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health SNP $18.79 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MME $18.79 ↓ -99%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $18.79 ↓ -99%
Aetna MCR $18.95 ↓ -99%
Care N Care MGMCR $18.98 ↓ -99%
United MGMCR $19.17 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $19.17 ↓ -99%
Integranet MGMCR $19.35 ↓ -99%
WellCare MGMCR $19.35 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCD $19.72 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $19.73 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $19.73 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $19.73 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $19.73 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $19.73 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $19.73 ↓ -98%
ProCare Advantge MCR $19.73 ↓ -98%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $19.73 ↓ -98%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $19.92 ↓ -98%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $19.92 ↓ -98%
Humana Tricare $20.24 ↓ -98%
Molina MCR $20.48 ↓ -98%
Molina MMP $20.48 ↓ -98%
Molina MME $20.48 ↓ -98%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $20.67 ↓ -98%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $20.87 ↓ -98%
Aetna NewBusiness $21.19 ↓ -98%
Aetna COMM $22.65 ↓ -98%
Aetna Meritain $22.65 ↓ -98%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $24.43 ↓ -98%
Aetna OON $26.82 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $32.88 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $32.88 ↓ -97%
Superior ValueHMO $33.63 ↓ -97%
Superior HMO $42.09 ↓ -97%
Superior EPO $42.09 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $46.41 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentials $46.41 ↓ -96%
BCBS EPOSOA $48.67 ↓ -96%
Oscar HIX $48.85 ↓ -96%
Molina Healthcare HIX $49.23 ↓ -96%
BCBS PPO $50.92 ↓ -96%
Cigna LocalPlus $71.03 ↓ -95%
Cigna NewBusiness $71.11 ↓ -95%
Cigna HMO $79.34 ↓ -94%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $79.34 ↓ -94%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $79.34 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $90.74 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $90.74 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $90.74 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $90.74 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $90.74 ↓ -93%
Cigna AllOther $100.42 ↓ -92%
Cigna IFP $175.01 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $181.49 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $286.49 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $317.60 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $334.46 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $438.16 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $536.68 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $583.35 ↓ -55%
Aetna ASA $654.65 ↓ -50%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $742.80 ↓ -43%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $972.25 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $972.25 ↓ -25%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,101.89 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,296.34 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,296.34 ↑ +0%

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