X-ray sinus tract/fistula/abscess 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.

$59.81 with Amerigroup vs $2,157.48 with BCBS — 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
Amerigroup MGMCD $59.81
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $59.81
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $59.81
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $59.81
United STARPerinate $59.81
United STARPLUS $59.81
United STARKids $59.81
United STAR $59.81
United CHIP $59.81
Amerigroup CHIP $59.81
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $62.80
Aetna Better Health MCD $64.59
Aetna Better Health CHIP $64.59
Molina CHIP $65.79
Molina STAR+PLUS $65.79
Molina STARKIDS $65.79
Molina MCDSTAR $65.79
Humana MGMCD $74.76
Aetna NewBusiness $82.54
Aetna COMM $88.17
Aetna Meritain $88.17
Superior Health Plan STARKids $94.98
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $94.98
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $94.98
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $94.98
Superior Health Plan CHIP $94.98
Aetna OON $104.35
Cigna LocalPlus $136.61
Cigna NewBusiness $136.75
Cigna NetworkBenefit $152.59
Cigna HMO $152.59
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $152.59
Cigna IFP $183.17
Cigna QHP $189.96
Cigna AllOther $193.12
United OptionsPPO $299.86
United SmallGroup $313.62
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $313.62
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $332.42
Evry Health COMM $350.06
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $458.61
Curative Administrators COMM $542.73
BCBS Traditional $561.73
United GlobalBenefitPlan $610.57
BCBS MyBlueHealth $659.76
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $659.76
Aetna ASA $685.20
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $777.46
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,017.62
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,017.62
United AllPayerAppendix $1,086.50
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,153.31
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,356.83
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,356.83
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,964.85
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,964.85
BCBS EPOSOA $2,061.16
BCBS PPO $2,157.48

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X-ray sinus tract/fistula/abscess at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $492.03 $59.81 – $1,366.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $601.93 $123.90 – $1,366.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $735.32 $59.81 – $1,366.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $492.03 $59.81 – $1,366.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $601.93 $64.00 – $1,366.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $601.93 $59.81 – $1,366.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $735.32 $59.81 – $1,366.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $492.03 $59.81 – $1,366.64

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