3d recon without postprocess indpndt at MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL

5500 Frisco Square Blvd, Frisco, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1699726406

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 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.

$15.86 with BCBS vs $2,253.98 with Unicare — 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
BCBS BluePremier $15.86
BCBS MyBlueHealth $17.46
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $17.46
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $51.85
BCBS BlueEssentials $51.85
Humana COMM $53.91
BCBS EPOSOA $54.39
BCBS PPO $56.92
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $157.78
Superior Health Plan CHIP $157.78
Superior Health Plan STARKids $157.78
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $157.78
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $157.78
Cigna IFP $304.29
Cigna QHP $315.56
United OptionsPPO $392.19
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $428.26
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $676.19
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $676.19
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $761.85
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00
Aetna COMM $856.00
Aetna Meritain $856.00
Prominence Health Plan HIX $901.59
BCBS Traditional $1,000.77
Aetna OON $1,006.00
City of McKinney COMM $1,014.29
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,014.29
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,126.99
Aetna ASA $1,187.85
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,239.69
Aetna WCOMP $1,239.69
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,239.69
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,239.69
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,307.31
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,363.66
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,363.66
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $1,465.09
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,577.79
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,577.79
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,690.48
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,690.48
USA Managed Care COMM $1,803.18
USC Health Services COMM $1,803.18
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,915.88
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,253.98
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,253.98
Unicare MCD $2,253.98

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $121.28 $30.53 – $171.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $121.28 $26.66 – $171.82
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $121.28 $26.66 – $171.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $508.13 $44.79 – $762.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $508.13 $44.79 – $635.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $508.13 $54.52 – $762.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $508.13 $262.53 – $762.19

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