Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$5.74 with Humana vs $334.66 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
Humana Tricare $5.74
WellMed MGMCR $5.76
Devoted Health POS $5.79
Devoted Health MCR $5.79
Devoted Health MME $5.79
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $5.79
Devoted Health HMO $5.79
Triwest Veterans FED $5.79
Humana MGMCR $5.79
Devoted Health PPO $5.79
Devoted Health SNP $5.79
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $5.79
Amerigroup DualEligible $5.79
United MGMCR $5.82
Aetna MCR $5.84
Care N Care MGMCR $5.85
BCBS MCRPPO $5.91
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $5.91
BCBS MGMCRHMO $5.91
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $5.92
WellCare MGMCR $5.96
Integranet MGMCR $5.96
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $6.08
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $6.08
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $6.08
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $6.08
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $6.08
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $6.08
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $6.08
ProCare Advantge MCR $6.08
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $6.14
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $6.14
Molina MMP $6.31
Molina MME $6.31
Molina MCR $6.31
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $6.37
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $6.95
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $7.53
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $8.69
Bravo Health MCRPOS $8.69
Bravo Health MCRSNP $8.69
Bravo Health MCRHMO $8.69
Bravo Health MCRPPO $8.69
Superior ValueHMO $10.36
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $11.00
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $11.46
Superior EPO $12.97
Superior HMO $12.97
Molina Healthcare HIX $15.17
BCBS BluePremier $17.02
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $19.83
BCBS MyBlueHealth $19.83
Superior Health Plan CHIP $23.43
Superior Health Plan STARKids $23.43
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $23.43
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $23.43
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $23.43
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $35.11
BCBS BlueEssentials $35.11
BCBS EPOSOA $36.84
BCBS PPO $38.57
Cigna IFP $45.18
Cigna QHP $46.85
United OptionsPPO $58.23
Humana COMM $60.95
Oscar HIX $69.61
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $100.40
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $100.40
Aetna QHPHIX $106.00
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $113.12
Prominence Health Plan HIX $133.86
Aetna NewBusiness $143.00
BCBS Traditional $148.59
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $150.60
City of McKinney COMM $150.60
Aetna Meritain $155.00
Aetna COMM $155.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $167.33
Aetna ASA $176.37
Aetna OON $179.00
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $184.06
Aetna WCOMP $184.06
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $184.06
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $184.06
Averde Health, Inc PPO $194.10
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $202.47
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $202.47
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $217.53
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $234.26
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $234.26
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $234.26
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $251.00
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $251.00
USC Health Services COMM $267.73
USA Managed Care COMM $267.73
Galaxy Health Network PPO $284.46
Unicare MCD $334.66
Independent Medical Systems COMM $334.66
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $334.66

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $84.96 $16.87 – $134.00
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