Abd/low ext cath 1st 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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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.

$294.96 with Superior Health Plan vs $7,297.63 with Humana — 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
Superior Health Plan STARKids $294.96
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $294.96
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $294.96
Superior Health Plan CHIP $294.96
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $294.96
Cigna IFP $568.86
Cigna QHP $589.92
United OptionsPPO $733.19
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $800.61
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,040.80
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,040.80
Cigna LocalPlus $1,112.43
Cigna NewBusiness $1,112.43
BCBS BluePremier $1,230.41
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,243.06
Cigna HMO $1,243.06
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,243.06
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,259.00
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $1,264.13
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $1,264.13
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,344.19
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,344.19
BCBS EPOSOA $1,411.61
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,424.25
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
BCBS PPO $1,474.81
Cigna AllOther $1,571.73
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
Prominence Health Plan HIX $1,685.50
BCBS Traditional $1,870.90
City of McKinney COMM $1,896.19
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,106.88
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Aetna ASA $2,220.65
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,317.56
Aetna WCOMP $2,317.56
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,317.56
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,317.56
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,443.97
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,549.32
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,549.32
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $2,738.94
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,949.63
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,949.63
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,949.63
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,160.31
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,160.31
USC Health Services COMM $3,371.00
USA Managed Care COMM $3,371.00
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,581.69
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,213.75
Unicare MCD $4,213.75
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,213.75
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Humana COMM $7,297.63
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Abd/low ext cath 1st at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,724.64 $993.24 – $5,276.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $3,724.64 $1,738.17 – $5,276.58
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $2,015.85 not published
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,724.64 $1,055.32 – $5,276.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,954.86 $71.00 – $4,432.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,886.01 $71.00 – $3,607.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,954.86 $85.00 – $4,432.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,954.86 $1,526.68 – $4,432.28

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