Ankle X-ray (2 views, both ankles) at MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL

5500 Frisco Square Blvd, Frisco, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1699726406

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 23, 2026

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Cash price

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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.

$32.41 with United vs $1,036.04 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
United CHIP $32.41 —
United STARPLUS $32.41 —
United STARPerinate $32.41 —
United STARKids $32.41 —
Amerigroup CHIP $32.41 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $32.41 —
United STAR $32.41 —
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $34.03 —
Aetna Better Health MCD $35.00 —
Aetna Better Health CHIP $35.00 —
Molina STAR+PLUS $35.65 —
Molina CHIP $35.65 —
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $35.65 —
Molina STARKIDS $35.65 —
Molina MCDSTAR $35.65 —
Humana MGMCD $40.51 —
Aetna NewBusiness $56.21 —
Aetna Meritain $60.05 —
Aetna COMM $60.05 —
Aetna OON $71.07 —
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $72.52 —
Superior Health Plan CHIP $72.52 —
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $72.52 —
Superior Health Plan STARKids $72.52 —
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $72.52 —
United SmallGroup $83.86 —
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86 —
Cigna LocalPlus $99.08 —
Cigna NewBusiness $99.17 —
BCBS MyBlueHealth $109.34 —
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $109.34 —
Cigna HMO $110.72 —
Cigna NetworkBenefit $110.72 —
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $110.72 —
Cigna IFP $139.87 —
Cigna AllOther $140.04 —
Cigna QHP $145.05 —
United OptionsPPO $175.09 —
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 —
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $253.83 —
Evry Health COMM $267.30 —
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $310.81 —
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $310.81 —
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $325.62 —
BCBS BlueEssentials $325.62 —
BCBS EPOSOA $341.59 —
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $350.18 —
BCBS PPO $357.55 —
Prominence Health Plan HIX $414.42 —
Curative Administrators COMM $414.42 —
BCBS Traditional $428.92 —
United GlobalBenefitPlan $466.22 —
City of McKinney COMM $466.22 —
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $466.22 —
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $518.02 —
Aetna ASA $523.20 —
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $569.82 —
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $569.82 —
Aetna WCOMP $569.82 —
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $569.82 —
Averde Health, Inc PPO $600.90 —
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $609.19 —
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $609.19 —
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $673.43 —
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $725.23 —
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $725.23 —
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $777.03 —
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $777.03 —
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $777.03 —
USA Managed Care COMM $828.83 —
USC Health Services COMM $828.83 —
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $880.63 —
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,036.04 —
Unicare MCD $1,036.04 —
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,036.04 —

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Ankle X-ray (2 views, both ankles) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $217.55 $32.41 – $271.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $217.55 $32.41 – $271.94
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $317.85 $32.41 – $35.00
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $479.22 $307.27 – $307.27
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $217.55 $32.41 – $271.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $287.83 $59.24 – $431.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $302.50 $32.41 – $378.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $287.83 $34.68 – $431.74

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