Betamethasone acetate and sodium phos 6 mg/ml suspension for injection at MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL
5500 Frisco Square Blvd, Frisco, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1699726406
$173.27
Cash price 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.
$173.27
Gross charge 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.
$5.12 with Cigna vs $173.27 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Cigna | IFP | $5.12 | ↓ -97% |
| Cigna | QHP | $5.31 | ↓ -97% |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $6.18 | ↓ -96% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $6.60 | ↓ -96% |
| Humana | Tricare | $6.64 | ↓ -96% |
| TriWest Health Alliance | TRCR | $6.85 | ↓ -96% |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $9.03 | ↓ -95% |
| Aetna | Meritain | $9.71 | ↓ -94% |
| Aetna | COMM | $9.71 | ↓ -94% |
| Aetna | OON | $11.38 | ↓ -93% |
| United | SmallGroup | $11.40 | ↓ -93% |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $11.40 | ↓ -93% |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $11.40 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $12.13 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $12.13 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $12.13 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $12.13 | ↓ -93% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $12.13 | ↓ -93% |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $12.82 | ↓ -93% |
| Prominence Health Plan | HIX | $15.17 | ↓ -91% |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $18.30 | ↓ -89% |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $19.08 | ↓ -89% |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $19.08 | ↓ -89% |
| Aetna | ASA | $19.99 | ↓ -88% |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | NONEXCLUSIVE | $22.95 | ↓ -87% |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | EXCLUSIVE | $22.95 | ↓ -87% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $27.93 | ↓ -84% |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $27.93 | ↓ -84% |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $29.31 | ↓ -83% |
| BCBS | PPO | $30.69 | ↓ -82% |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $37.93 | ↓ -78% |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $37.93 | ↓ -78% |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $41.69 | ↓ -76% |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $41.73 | ↓ -76% |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $46.58 | ↓ -73% |
| Cigna | HMO | $46.58 | ↓ -73% |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $46.58 | ↓ -73% |
| Humana | COMM | $49.58 | ↓ -71% |
| LifeCare Hospitals | MGMCR | $51.98 | ↓ -70% |
| LifeCare Hospitals | MGMCD | $51.98 | ↓ -70% |
| Cigna | AllOther | $58.92 | ↓ -66% |
| BCBS | Traditional | $76.93 | ↓ -56% |
| City of McKinney | COMM | $77.97 | ↓ -55% |
| National ChoiceCare | WCOMP | $86.64 | ↓ -50% |
| PC Texas Partners | WCOMP | $95.30 | ↓ -45% |
| Rockport Health Group | WORKERSCOMP | $95.30 | ↓ -45% |
| Aetna | WCOMP | $95.30 | ↓ -45% |
| Physicians Coop of TX | MGMCR | $95.30 | ↓ -45% |
| Averde Health, Inc | PPO | $100.50 | ↓ -42% |
| Texas Healthcare Foundation WC | WORKERSCOMP | $112.63 | ↓ -35% |
| Mega Life | MGMCRPPO | $121.29 | ↓ -30% |
| Coastal Comp Health Networks | WCOMP | $121.29 | ↓ -30% |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $129.95 | ↓ -25% |
| LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING | COMMPPO | $129.95 | ↓ -25% |
| USC Health Services | COMM | $138.62 | ↓ -20% |
| USA Managed Care | COMM | $138.62 | ↓ -20% |
| Galaxy Health Network | PPO | $147.28 | ↓ -15% |
| Unicare | MCD | $173.27 | ↑ +0% |
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Betamethasone acetate and sodium phos 6 mg/ml suspension for injection at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $148.58 | $7.67 – $210.49 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY | Frisco | $148.58 | $69.34 – $210.49 |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Frisco | $18.86 | $7.22 – $7.22 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas | $122.37 | $21.29 – $21.29 |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $148.58 | $7.67 – $210.49 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $148.58 | $7.67 – $222.88 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $148.58 | $7.67 – $185.73 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $148.58 | $7.67 – $222.88 |