Zoledronic acid 4 mg/5 ml intravenous solution at MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL
727 W BAILEY BOSWELL RD, SAGINAW, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1871911016
$7,860.47
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$7,860.47
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$23.29 with BCBS vs $7,860.47 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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| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $23.29 | ↓ -100% |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $23.29 | ↓ -100% |
| Humana | Tricare | $29.95 | ↓ -100% |
| TriWest Health Alliance | TRCR | $30.88 | ↓ -100% |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $31.47 | ↓ -100% |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $31.50 | ↓ -100% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $34.09 | ↓ -100% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $34.09 | ↓ -100% |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $35.15 | ↓ -100% |
| Cigna | HMO | $35.15 | ↓ -100% |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $35.15 | ↓ -100% |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $35.77 | ↓ -100% |
| BCBS | PPO | $37.46 | ↓ -100% |
| Cigna | AllOther | $44.47 | ↓ -99% |
| United | SmallGroup | $50.95 | ↓ -99% |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $50.95 | ↓ -99% |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $50.95 | ↓ -99% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $550.23 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $550.23 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $550.23 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $550.23 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $550.23 | ↓ -93% |
| Cigna | IFP | $1,061.16 | ↓ -87% |
| Cigna | QHP | $1,100.47 | ↓ -86% |
| Superior | HMO | $1,572.09 | ↓ -80% |
| Superior | ValueHMO | $1,572.09 | ↓ -80% |
| Superior | EPO | $1,572.09 | ↓ -80% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $1,737.16 | ↓ -78% |
| Molina Healthcare | HIX | $1,965.12 | ↓ -75% |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $2,656.84 | ↓ -66% |
| BCBS | Traditional | $3,254.23 | ↓ -59% |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $3,537.21 | ↓ -55% |
| Aetna | ASA | $3,969.54 | ↓ -49% |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | COMM | $4,504.05 | ↓ -43% |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $5,895.35 | ↓ -25% |
| Multiplan | PHCSPrimaryNetwork | $5,895.35 | ↓ -25% |
| Multiplan | ComplementaryNetwork | $6,681.40 | ↓ -15% |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $7,860.47 | ↑ +0% |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $7,860.47 | ↑ +0% |
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| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $2,356.38 | $8.49 – $256.50 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $2,356.38 | $8.49 – $256.50 |
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