Amniotic fluid scan 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

$1,157.85

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.

$1,157.85

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.

$7.85 with Amerigroup vs $1,157.85 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
Amerigroup CHIP $7.85 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $7.85 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $7.85 ↓ -99%
United STAR $7.85 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $7.85 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $7.85 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $7.85 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $8.24 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $8.48 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $8.48 ↓ -99%
Molina MCDSTAR $8.63 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $8.63 ↓ -99%
Molina CHIP $8.63 ↓ -99%
Molina STAR+PLUS $8.63 ↓ -99%
Molina STARKIDS $8.63 ↓ -99%
WellMed MGMCR $9.30 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup DualEligible $9.35 ↓ -99%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $9.35 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health HMO $9.35 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCR $9.35 ↓ -99%
Triwest Veterans FED $9.35 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health SNP $9.35 ↓ -99%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $9.35 ↓ -99%
BCBS MCRPPO $9.35 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $9.35 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health PPO $9.35 ↓ -99%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $9.35 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $9.35 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $9.35 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health POS $9.35 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MCR $9.35 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MME $9.35 ↓ -99%
United MGMCR $9.40 ↓ -99%
Aetna MCR $9.43 ↓ -99%
Care N Care MGMCR $9.44 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $9.54 ↓ -99%
WellCare MGMCR $9.63 ↓ -99%
Integranet MGMCR $9.63 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCD $9.81 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $9.82 ↓ -99%
Humana Tricare $9.82 ↓ -99%
ProCare Advantge MCR $9.82 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $9.82 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $9.82 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $9.82 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $9.82 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $9.82 ↓ -99%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $9.82 ↓ -99%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $9.91 ↓ -99%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $9.91 ↓ -99%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $10.12 ↓ -99%
Molina MMP $10.19 ↓ -99%
Molina MCR $10.19 ↓ -99%
Molina MME $10.19 ↓ -99%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $10.29 ↓ -99%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $11.22 ↓ -99%
Aetna QHPHIX $11.89 ↓ -99%
BCBS BluePremier $11.97 ↓ -99%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $12.15 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $14.02 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $14.02 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $14.02 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $14.02 ↓ -99%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $14.02 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $16.36 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $16.36 ↓ -99%
Aetna NewBusiness $16.38 ↓ -99%
Superior ValueHMO $16.74 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $17.02 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueEssentials $17.02 ↓ -99%
Aetna Meritain $17.45 ↓ -98%
Aetna COMM $17.45 ↓ -98%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $17.76 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $17.86 ↓ -98%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $18.51 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $18.70 ↓ -98%
Aetna OON $20.53 ↓ -98%
Superior EPO $20.94 ↓ -98%
Superior HMO $20.94 ↓ -98%
Oscar HIX $24.31 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare HIX $24.50 ↓ -98%
Cigna LocalPlus $37.57 ↓ -97%
Cigna NewBusiness $37.61 ↓ -97%
Cigna HMO $41.99 ↓ -96%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $41.99 ↓ -96%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $41.99 ↓ -96%
Cigna AllOther $53.10 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $81.05 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $81.05 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $81.05 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $81.05 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $81.05 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $84.13 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $156.31 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $162.10 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $201.47 ↓ -83%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $283.67 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $298.73 ↓ -74%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $347.36 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $347.36 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $391.35 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $463.14 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $514.09 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $521.03 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $521.03 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $578.92 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $610.19 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $636.82 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $636.82 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $636.82 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $636.82 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $671.55 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $700.50 ↓ -39%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $700.50 ↓ -39%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $752.60 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $810.50 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $810.50 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $810.50 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $868.39 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $868.39 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $926.28 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $926.28 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $984.17 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,157.85 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,157.85 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,157.85 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $49.01 $7.85 – $61.27
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