Brace knee extender plus 22-30in 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

$2,348.00

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$2,348.00

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.

$316.98 with Cigna vs $3,946.98 with Humana — 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
Cigna IFP $316.98 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $328.72 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $408.55 ↓ -83%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $579.96 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $579.96 ↓ -75%
Cigna NewBusiness $619.87 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $619.87 ↓ -74%
Humana Tricare $677.67 ↓ -71%
BCBS MCRPPO $684.93 ↓ -71%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $684.93 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $692.66 ↓ -71%
Cigna HMO $692.66 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $692.66 ↓ -71%
WellMed MGMCR $695.14 ↓ -70%
Devoted Health PPO $698.63 ↓ -70%
Devoted Health SNP $698.63 ↓ -70%
Devoted Health HMO $698.63 ↓ -70%
Devoted Health POS $698.63 ↓ -70%
Devoted Health MCR $698.63 ↓ -70%
Devoted Health MME $698.63 ↓ -70%
Humana MGMCR $698.63 ↓ -70%
Amerigroup DualEligible $698.63 ↓ -70%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $698.63 ↓ -70%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $698.63 ↓ -70%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $698.63 ↓ -70%
Triwest Veterans FED $698.63 ↓ -70%
United MGMCR $702.12 ↓ -70%
Aetna MCR $704.57 ↓ -70%
Care N Care MGMCR $705.62 ↓ -70%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $712.60 ↓ -70%
WellCare MGMCR $719.59 ↓ -69%
Integranet MGMCR $719.59 ↓ -69%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $733.56 ↓ -69%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $733.56 ↓ -69%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $733.56 ↓ -69%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $733.56 ↓ -69%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $733.56 ↓ -69%
ProCare Advantge MCR $733.56 ↓ -69%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $733.56 ↓ -69%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $733.56 ↓ -69%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $740.55 ↓ -68%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $740.55 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $749.01 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentials $749.01 ↓ -68%
Molina MCR $761.51 ↓ -68%
Molina MMP $761.51 ↓ -68%
Molina MME $761.51 ↓ -68%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $768.49 ↓ -67%
BCBS EPOSOA $786.58 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $793.62 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $821.80 ↓ -65%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $838.36 ↓ -64%
Cigna AllOther $875.80 ↓ -63%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $908.22 ↓ -61%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $939.20 ↓ -60%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $1,047.94 ↓ -55%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $1,047.94 ↓ -55%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $1,047.94 ↓ -55%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $1,047.94 ↓ -55%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $1,047.94 ↓ -55%
Aetna ASA $1,237.40 ↓ -47%
Superior ValueHMO $1,250.55 ↓ -47%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $1,327.40 ↓ -43%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $1,383.29 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,420.54 ↓ -40%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,420.54 ↓ -40%
Superior HMO $1,564.93 ↓ -33%
Superior EPO $1,564.93 ↓ -33%
Molina Healthcare HIX $1,830.41 ↓ -22%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,348.00 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,348.00 ↑ +0%
Humana COMM $3,946.98 ↑ +68%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,256.06 $334.95 – $1,674.75
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