Abd/low ext cath 2nd 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.

$322.48 with Superior Health Plan vs $4,606.86 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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 CHIP $322.48
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $322.48
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $322.48
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $322.48
Superior Health Plan STARKids $322.48
Cigna IFP $621.93
Cigna QHP $644.96
United OptionsPPO $801.59
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $875.30
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,137.89
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,137.89
Cigna LocalPlus $1,216.21
Cigna NewBusiness $1,216.21
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,259.00
BCBS BluePremier $1,345.20
Cigna HMO $1,359.02
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,359.02
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,359.02
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $1,382.06
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $1,382.06
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,469.59
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,469.59
BCBS EPOSOA $1,543.30
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,557.12
BCBS PPO $1,612.40
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
Cigna AllOther $1,718.36
Prominence Health Plan HIX $1,842.74
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
BCBS Traditional $2,045.45
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
City of McKinney COMM $2,073.09
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,303.43
Aetna ASA $2,427.82
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,533.77
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,533.77
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,533.77
Aetna WCOMP $2,533.77
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,671.98
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,787.15
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,787.15
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $2,994.46
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,224.80
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,224.80
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,224.80
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,455.14
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,455.14
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
USC Health Services COMM $3,685.49
USA Managed Care COMM $3,685.49
Humana COMM $3,843.25
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,915.83
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Unicare MCD $4,606.86
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,606.86
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,606.86
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Abd/low ext cath 2nd at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,539.25 $943.80 – $5,013.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $3,539.25 $1,651.65 – $5,013.94
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $2,015.85 not published
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,539.25 $1,002.79 – $5,013.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,123.85 $71.00 – $4,685.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,123.85 $71.00 – $3,904.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,123.85 $85.00 – $4,685.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,123.85 $1,613.99 – $4,685.78

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