Warde immunofixation electrophoresis urine 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.

$17.61 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $617.30 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $17.61
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $17.61
Amerigroup CHIP $24.65
Amerigroup MGMCD $24.65
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $24.65
United STARPerinate $24.65
United STARPLUS $24.65
United STARKids $24.65
United STAR $24.65
United CHIP $24.65
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $25.88
Aetna Better Health CHIP $26.62
Aetna Better Health MCD $26.62
Molina STAR+PLUS $27.12
Molina STARKIDS $27.12
Molina MCDSTAR $27.12
Molina CHIP $27.12
WellMed MGMCR $29.20
Devoted Health PPO $29.35
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $29.35
BCBS MGMCRHMO $29.35
Amerigroup DualEligible $29.35
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $29.35
United AllPayerAppendix $29.35
Humana MGMCR $29.35
Devoted Health MCR $29.35
Devoted Health POS $29.35
BCBS MCRPPO $29.35
United SmallGroup $29.35
Devoted Health HMO $29.35
Devoted Health SNP $29.35
Devoted Health MME $29.35
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $29.35
Aetna MCR $29.60
Care N Care MGMCR $29.64
United MGMCR $29.94
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $29.94
Integranet MGMCR $30.23
WellCare MGMCR $30.23
Humana MGMCD $30.81
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $30.82
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $30.82
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $30.82
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $30.82
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $30.82
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $30.82
ProCare Advantge MCR $30.82
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $30.82
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $31.11
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $31.11
Humana Tricare $31.62
Molina MCR $31.99
Molina MMP $31.99
Molina MME $31.99
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $32.29
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $32.60
Aetna NewBusiness $33.11
Aetna COMM $35.40
Aetna Meritain $35.40
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $38.16
Aetna OON $41.91
Superior Health Plan CHIP $43.21
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $43.21
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $43.21
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $43.21
Superior Health Plan STARKids $43.21
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $51.36
BCBS MyBlueHealth $51.36
Superior ValueHMO $52.54
Superior EPO $65.74
Superior HMO $65.74
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $72.49
BCBS BlueEssentials $72.49
BCBS EPOSOA $76.02
Oscar HIX $76.31
Molina Healthcare HIX $76.90
BCBS PPO $79.54
Cigna IFP $83.34
Cigna QHP $86.42
Cigna LocalPlus $112.35
Cigna NewBusiness $112.46
Cigna HMO $125.48
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $125.48
Cigna NetworkBenefit $125.48
United OptionsPPO $136.42
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $151.24
Cigna AllOther $158.82
Evry Health COMM $159.26
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $208.65
BCBS Traditional $255.56
United GlobalBenefitPlan $277.78
Aetna ASA $311.74
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $353.71
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $462.98
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $462.98
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $524.70
Independent Medical Systems COMM $617.30
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $617.30

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