Air injection into abdomen 49400 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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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.

$209.71 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 MCDSTAR $209.71
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $209.71
Superior Health Plan CHIP $209.71
Superior Health Plan STARKids $209.71
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $209.71
Humana COMM $280.21
Cigna IFP $404.43
Cigna QHP $419.41
United OptionsPPO $521.27
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $569.20
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $739.97
BCBS MyBlueHealth $739.97
Cigna LocalPlus $790.89
Cigna NewBusiness $790.89
BCBS BluePremier $874.78
Cigna NetworkBenefit $883.76
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $883.76
Cigna HMO $883.76
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $898.74
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $898.74
BCBS BlueEssentials $955.66
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $955.66
BCBS EPOSOA $1,003.60
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,012.58
BCBS PPO $1,048.53
Cigna AllOther $1,117.44
Prominence Health Plan HIX $1,198.32
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,259.00
BCBS Traditional $1,330.14
City of McKinney COMM $1,348.11
United SmallGroup $1,454.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,497.90
Aetna ASA $1,578.79
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,647.70
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,647.70
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,647.70
Aetna WCOMP $1,647.70
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,737.57
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,812.47
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,812.47
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $1,947.28
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,097.07
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,097.07
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,246.86
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,246.86
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00
USA Managed Care COMM $2,396.65
USC Health Services COMM $2,396.65
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,546.44
Oscar HIX $2,636.00
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,838.00
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,995.81
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,995.81
Unicare MCD $2,995.81
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna OON $4,332.00
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $531.49 $141.73 – $752.94
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