Abd/low ext cath addl 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

$1,508.18

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.

$1,508.18

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.

$94.26 with Superior Health Plan vs $4,332.00 with Aetna — 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 $94.26 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $94.26 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $94.26 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $94.26 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $94.26 ↓ -94%
Cigna IFP $181.79 ↓ -88%
Cigna QHP $188.52 ↓ -88%
United OptionsPPO $234.31 ↓ -84%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $255.85 ↓ -83%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $332.61 ↓ -78%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $332.61 ↓ -78%
Cigna LocalPlus $355.50 ↓ -76%
Cigna NewBusiness $355.50 ↓ -76%
BCBS BluePremier $393.20 ↓ -74%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $397.24 ↓ -74%
Cigna HMO $397.24 ↓ -74%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $397.24 ↓ -74%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $403.98 ↓ -73%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $403.98 ↓ -73%
BCBS BlueEssentials $429.56 ↓ -72%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $429.56 ↓ -72%
BCBS EPOSOA $451.11 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $455.15 ↓ -70%
BCBS PPO $471.31 ↓ -69%
Cigna AllOther $502.28 ↓ -67%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $538.64 ↓ -64%
BCBS Traditional $597.89 ↓ -60%
City of McKinney COMM $605.97 ↓ -60%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $673.29 ↓ -55%
Humana COMM $702.99 ↓ -53%
Aetna ASA $709.65 ↓ -53%
Aetna WCOMP $740.62 ↓ -51%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $740.62 ↓ -51%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $740.62 ↓ -51%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $740.62 ↓ -51%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $781.02 ↓ -48%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $814.69 ↓ -46%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $814.69 ↓ -46%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $875.28 ↓ -42%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $942.61 ↓ -38%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $942.61 ↓ -38%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $942.61 ↓ -38%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,009.94 ↓ -33%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,009.94 ↓ -33%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,077.27 ↓ -29%
USC Health Services COMM $1,077.27 ↓ -29%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,144.60 ↓ -24%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,259.00 ↓ -17%
Unicare MCD $1,346.59 ↓ -11%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,346.59 ↓ -11%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,346.59 ↓ -11%
United SmallGroup $1,454.00 ↓ -4%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00 ↑ +11%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00 ↑ +32%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00 ↑ +37%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00 ↑ +44%
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00 ↑ +52%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↑ +67%
Oscar HIX $2,636.00 ↑ +75%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↑ +128%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↑ +144%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↑ +144%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↑ +187%
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Abd/low ext cath addl at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,680.49 $448.13 – $2,380.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $1,680.49 $784.23 – $2,380.69
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $3,699.15 not published
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,680.49 $476.14 – $2,380.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,020.60 $71.00 – $1,530.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,020.60 $71.00 – $1,275.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,020.60 $85.00 – $1,530.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,020.60 $527.31 – $1,530.90

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