X-ray hip with pelvis when performed bilateral 3-4 views at MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL
727 W BAILEY BOSWELL RD, SAGINAW, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1871911016
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$54.13 with Parkland Community Health Plan vs $1,263.25 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Parkland Community Health Plan | MCD | $54.13 | — |
| Cook Childrens Health Plan | STAR | $54.13 | — |
| Cook Childrens Health Plan | CHIP | $54.13 | — |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $54.13 | — |
| Amerigroup | CHIP | $54.13 | — |
| United | CHIP | $54.13 | — |
| United | STAR | $54.13 | — |
| United | STARKids | $54.13 | — |
| United | STARPLUS | $54.13 | — |
| United | STARPerinate | $54.13 | — |
| Cigna Healthspring | MGMCD | $56.84 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | MCD | $58.46 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | CHIP | $58.46 | — |
| Molina | STAR+PLUS | $59.54 | — |
| Molina | CHIP | $59.54 | — |
| Molina | STARKIDS | $59.54 | — |
| Molina | MCDSTAR | $59.54 | — |
| Humana | MGMCD | $67.66 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $88.43 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $88.43 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $88.43 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $88.43 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $88.43 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $91.06 | — |
| Aetna | Meritain | $97.27 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $97.27 | — |
| Aetna | OON | $115.12 | — |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $153.38 | — |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $153.53 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $153.55 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $153.55 | — |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $154.52 | — |
| United | SmallGroup | $154.52 | — |
| Cigna | IFP | $170.54 | — |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $171.32 | — |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $171.32 | — |
| Cigna | HMO | $171.32 | — |
| Cigna | QHP | $176.85 | — |
| Cigna | AllOther | $216.82 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $245.18 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $279.18 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | NarrowNetwork | $309.50 | — |
| Evry Health | COMM | $325.92 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $426.98 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $457.29 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $457.29 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $479.70 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $502.12 | — |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | $505.30 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $522.99 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $568.46 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $637.94 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | COMM | $723.84 | — |
| Multiplan | PHCSPrimaryNetwork | $947.44 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $947.44 | — |
| Multiplan | ComplementaryNetwork | $1,073.76 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $1,263.25 | — |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $1,263.25 | — |
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X-ray hip with pelvis when performed bilateral 3-4 views at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $436.16 | $54.13 – $545.20 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $647.97 | $133.37 – $971.96 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $409.24 | $54.13 – $511.55 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $436.16 | $54.13 – $545.20 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $647.97 | $57.92 – $971.96 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $647.97 | $54.13 – $971.96 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $409.24 | $54.13 – $613.86 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $436.16 | $54.13 – $545.20 |