Warde lipoprotein (a) 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

$528.14

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.

$528.14

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.

$8.59 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $528.14 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $8.59 ↓ -98%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $8.59 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $12.03 ↓ -98%
United STAR $12.03 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $12.03 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $12.03 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $12.03 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $12.03 ↓ -98%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $12.03 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $12.03 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $12.63 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $12.99 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $12.99 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $13.23 ↓ -97%
Molina STAR+PLUS $13.23 ↓ -97%
Molina MCDSTAR $13.23 ↓ -97%
Molina CHIP $13.23 ↓ -97%
WellMed MGMCR $14.25 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health MCR $14.32 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup DualEligible $14.32 ↓ -97%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $14.32 ↓ -97%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $14.32 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health PPO $14.32 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCR $14.32 ↓ -97%
United SmallGroup $14.32 ↓ -97%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $14.32 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health SNP $14.32 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $14.32 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health HMO $14.32 ↓ -97%
BCBS MCRPPO $14.32 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health POS $14.32 ↓ -97%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $14.32 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health MME $14.32 ↓ -97%
Aetna MCR $14.44 ↓ -97%
Care N Care MGMCR $14.46 ↓ -97%
United MGMCR $14.61 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $14.61 ↓ -97%
Integranet MGMCR $14.75 ↓ -97%
WellCare MGMCR $14.75 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCD $15.04 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $15.04 ↓ -97%
ProCare Advantge MCR $15.04 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $15.04 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $15.04 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $15.04 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $15.04 ↓ -97%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $15.04 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $15.04 ↓ -97%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $15.18 ↓ -97%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $15.18 ↓ -97%
Humana Tricare $15.43 ↓ -97%
Molina MCR $15.61 ↓ -97%
Molina MMP $15.61 ↓ -97%
Molina MME $15.61 ↓ -97%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $15.75 ↓ -97%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $15.91 ↓ -97%
Aetna NewBusiness $16.15 ↓ -97%
Aetna Meritain $17.27 ↓ -97%
Aetna COMM $17.27 ↓ -97%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $18.62 ↓ -96%
Aetna OON $20.44 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $25.06 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $25.06 ↓ -95%
Superior ValueHMO $25.63 ↓ -95%
Superior EPO $32.08 ↓ -94%
Superior HMO $32.08 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $35.37 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentials $35.37 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $36.97 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $36.97 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $36.97 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $36.97 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $36.97 ↓ -93%
BCBS EPOSOA $37.09 ↓ -93%
Oscar HIX $37.23 ↓ -93%
Molina Healthcare HIX $37.52 ↓ -93%
BCBS PPO $38.81 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $54.23 ↓ -90%
Cigna NewBusiness $54.28 ↓ -90%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $60.57 ↓ -89%
Cigna HMO $60.57 ↓ -89%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $60.57 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $71.30 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $73.94 ↓ -86%
Cigna AllOther $76.66 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $116.72 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $129.39 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $136.26 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $178.51 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $218.65 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $237.66 ↓ -55%
Aetna ASA $266.71 ↓ -50%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $302.62 ↓ -43%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $396.11 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $396.11 ↓ -25%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $448.92 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $528.14 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $528.14 ↑ +0%

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