X-ray finger(s) >= 2 views (both sides) 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.

$38.43 with Parkland Community Health Plan vs $671.06 with Independent Medical Systems — 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
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $38.43
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $38.43
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $38.43
Amerigroup MGMCD $38.43
Amerigroup CHIP $38.43
United CHIP $38.43
United STAR $38.43
United STARKids $38.43
United STARPLUS $38.43
United STARPerinate $38.43
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $40.35
Aetna Better Health MCD $41.50
Aetna Better Health CHIP $41.50
Molina STAR+PLUS $42.27
Molina CHIP $42.27
Molina STARKIDS $42.27
Molina MCDSTAR $42.27
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $46.97
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $46.97
Superior Health Plan CHIP $46.97
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $46.97
Superior Health Plan STARKids $46.97
Humana MGMCD $48.04
Aetna NewBusiness $70.93
Aetna Meritain $75.76
Aetna COMM $75.76
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86
United SmallGroup $83.86
Aetna OON $89.67
Cigna IFP $90.59
Cigna QHP $93.95
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $109.34
BCBS MyBlueHealth $109.34
Cigna LocalPlus $121.13
Cigna NewBusiness $121.25
Cigna NetworkBenefit $135.30
Cigna HMO $135.30
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $135.30
United OptionsPPO $148.30
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $164.41
Cigna AllOther $171.23
Evry Health COMM $173.13
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $226.82
Curative Administrators COMM $268.42
BCBS Traditional $277.82
United GlobalBenefitPlan $301.98
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $325.62
BCBS BlueEssentials $325.62
Aetna ASA $338.89
BCBS EPOSOA $341.59
BCBS PPO $357.55
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $384.52
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $503.29
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $503.29
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $570.40
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $671.06
Independent Medical Systems COMM $671.06

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X-ray finger(s) >= 2 views (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $463.32 $307.27 – $307.27
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $218.03 $38.43 – $272.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $264.08 $54.36 – $396.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $297.18 $38.43 – $371.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $218.03 $38.43 – $272.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $264.08 $41.12 – $396.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $264.08 $38.43 – $396.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $297.18 $38.43 – $445.77

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