X-ray sinuses paranasal complete > 3 views 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.

$37.76 with United vs $1,327.41 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
United CHIP $37.76
Amerigroup MGMCD $37.76
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $37.76
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $37.76
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $37.76
United STARPerinate $37.76
United STARPLUS $37.76
United STARKids $37.76
United STAR $37.76
Amerigroup CHIP $37.76
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $39.65
Aetna Better Health MCD $40.78
Aetna Better Health CHIP $40.78
Molina STAR+PLUS $41.54
Molina STARKIDS $41.54
Molina CHIP $41.54
Molina MCDSTAR $41.54
Humana MGMCD $47.20
Aetna NewBusiness $63.18
Aetna COMM $67.49
Aetna Meritain $67.49
Aetna OON $79.88
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86
United SmallGroup $83.86
Superior Health Plan STARKids $92.92
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $92.92
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $92.92
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $92.92
Superior Health Plan CHIP $92.92
Cigna LocalPlus $105.61
Cigna NewBusiness $105.71
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $109.34
BCBS MyBlueHealth $109.34
Cigna NetworkBenefit $117.96
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $117.96
Cigna HMO $117.96
Cigna AllOther $149.29
Cigna IFP $179.20
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
Cigna QHP $185.84
United OptionsPPO $293.36
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $325.22
BCBS BlueEssentials $325.62
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $325.62
BCBS EPOSOA $341.59
Evry Health COMM $342.47
BCBS PPO $357.55
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $448.66
Curative Administrators COMM $530.96
BCBS Traditional $549.55
United GlobalBenefitPlan $597.33
Aetna ASA $670.34
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $760.61
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $995.56
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $995.56
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,128.30
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,327.41
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,327.41

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X-ray sinuses paranasal complete > 3 views at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $328.04 $37.76 – $410.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $421.47 $86.75 – $632.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $419.51 $37.76 – $524.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $328.04 $37.76 – $410.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $421.47 $40.40 – $632.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $421.47 $37.76 – $632.21
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