Assay of feces porphyrins 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

$2,505.77

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.

$2,505.77

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.

$32.85 with United vs $2,505.77 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
United STARKids $32.85 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $32.85 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $32.85 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $32.85 ↓ -99%
United STAR $32.85 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $32.85 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $32.85 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $34.49 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $35.48 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $35.48 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $36.14 ↓ -99%
Molina STARKIDS $36.14 ↓ -99%
Molina STAR+PLUS $36.14 ↓ -99%
Molina CHIP $36.14 ↓ -99%
Molina MCDSTAR $36.14 ↓ -99%
WellMed MGMCR $38.91 ↓ -98%
United SmallGroup $39.11 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $39.11 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $39.11 ↓ -98%
BCBS MCRPPO $39.11 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCR $39.11 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health PPO $39.11 ↓ -98%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $39.11 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup DualEligible $39.11 ↓ -98%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $39.11 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health SNP $39.11 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health HMO $39.11 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health POS $39.11 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MCR $39.11 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MME $39.11 ↓ -98%
Triwest Veterans FED $39.11 ↓ -98%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $39.11 ↓ -98%
United MGMCR $39.31 ↓ -98%
Aetna MCR $39.44 ↓ -98%
Care N Care MGMCR $39.50 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $39.89 ↓ -98%
Integranet MGMCR $40.28 ↓ -98%
WellCare MGMCR $40.28 ↓ -98%
Humana Tricare $41.06 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $41.06 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $41.07 ↓ -98%
ProCare Advantge MCR $41.07 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $41.07 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $41.07 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $41.07 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $41.07 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $41.07 ↓ -98%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $41.07 ↓ -98%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $41.46 ↓ -98%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $41.46 ↓ -98%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $42.33 ↓ -98%
Molina MMP $42.63 ↓ -98%
Molina MCR $42.63 ↓ -98%
Molina MME $42.63 ↓ -98%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $43.02 ↓ -98%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $46.93 ↓ -98%
Aetna QHPHIX $49.76 ↓ -98%
BCBS BluePremier $50.06 ↓ -98%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $50.84 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $58.66 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $58.66 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $58.66 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $58.66 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $58.66 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $68.44 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $68.44 ↓ -97%
Aetna NewBusiness $68.53 ↓ -97%
Superior ValueHMO $70.01 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $71.18 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentials $71.18 ↓ -97%
Aetna Meritain $72.99 ↓ -97%
Aetna COMM $72.99 ↓ -97%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $74.31 ↓ -97%
BCBS EPOSOA $74.70 ↓ -97%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $77.44 ↓ -97%
BCBS PPO $78.22 ↓ -97%
Aetna OON $85.90 ↓ -97%
Superior EPO $87.61 ↓ -97%
Superior HMO $87.61 ↓ -97%
Oscar HIX $101.69 ↓ -96%
Molina Healthcare HIX $102.47 ↓ -96%
Cigna LocalPlus $154.37 ↓ -94%
Cigna NewBusiness $154.52 ↓ -94%
Cigna HMO $172.51 ↓ -93%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $172.51 ↓ -93%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $172.51 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $175.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $175.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $175.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $175.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $175.40 ↓ -93%
Cigna AllOther $218.20 ↓ -91%
Cigna IFP $338.28 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $350.81 ↓ -86%
Humana COMM $351.92 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $436.00 ↓ -83%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $613.91 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $646.49 ↓ -74%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $751.73 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $751.73 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $846.95 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $1,002.31 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,112.56 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,127.60 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,127.60 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,252.88 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,320.54 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $1,378.17 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,378.17 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,378.17 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,378.17 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,453.35 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,515.99 ↓ -40%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,515.99 ↓ -40%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $1,628.75 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,754.04 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,754.04 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,754.04 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,879.33 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,879.33 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,004.62 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $2,004.62 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,129.90 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,505.77 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,505.77 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,505.77 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $198.46 $10.00 – $230.53
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