Arthrd wrist with autograft 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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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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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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$1,995.00 with Fidelis SecureCare vs $17,761.00 with Cigna — 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

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

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
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
United STARPLUS $3,318.03
United CHIP $3,318.03
United STAR $3,318.03
United STARKids $3,318.03
United STARPerinate $3,318.03
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $3,483.93
Amerigroup MGMCD $3,483.93
Amerigroup CHIP $3,483.93
Molina STAR+PLUS $3,649.83
Molina STARKIDS $3,649.83
Molina MCDSTAR $3,649.83
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $3,649.83
Molina CHIP $3,649.83
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
Aetna Better Health CHIP $3,981.64
Aetna Better Health MCD $3,981.64
Humana MGMCD $4,147.54
Aetna OON $4,332.00
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $7,092.00
WellMed MGMCR $7,325.73
Oscar HIX $8,024.00
BCBS BluePremier $8,314.91
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $8,517.00
Curative Administrators COMM $8,778.00
Evry Health COMM $9,417.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $10,089.00
United SmallGroup $10,730.00
Humana COMM $11,743.00
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $12,083.54
BCBS MyBlueHealth $12,083.54
Cigna LocalPlus $12,566.00
Cigna NewBusiness $12,579.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $14,040.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $14,040.00
Cigna HMO $14,040.00
BCBS BlueEssentials $14,296.86
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $14,296.86
BCBS EPOSOA $15,014.69
BCBS PPO $15,732.53
United AllPayerAppendix $16,960.00
Cigna AllOther $17,761.00

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Arthrd wrist with autograft at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco not published $3,318.03 – $3,583.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $6,605.25 $71.00 – $17,722.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $8,006.14 $71.00 – $17,722.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $6,605.25 $85.00 – $17,722.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $6,605.25 $3,318.03 – $17,722.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $8,006.14 $71.00 – $17,722.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $6,605.25 $71.00 – $17,722.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $6,605.25 $71.00 – $17,722.46

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