Brach/thor cath 3rd 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

$6,115.18

Cash price

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$6,115.18

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.

$382.20 with Superior Health Plan vs $10,450.05 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
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $382.20 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $382.20 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $382.20 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $382.20 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $382.20 ↓ -94%
Cigna IFP $737.10 ↓ -88%
Cigna QHP $764.40 ↓ -87%
United OptionsPPO $950.04 ↓ -84%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $1,037.40 ↓ -83%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,259.00 ↓ -79%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,348.62 ↓ -78%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,348.62 ↓ -78%
United SmallGroup $1,454.00 ↓ -76%
BCBS BluePremier $1,594.31 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,614.41 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,614.41 ↓ -74%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $1,637.99 ↓ -73%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $1,637.99 ↓ -73%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00 ↓ -73%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,741.73 ↓ -72%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,741.73 ↓ -72%
Cigna HMO $1,803.98 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,803.98 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,803.98 ↓ -70%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,829.09 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,845.47 ↓ -70%
BCBS PPO $1,910.99 ↓ -69%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00 ↓ -66%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00 ↓ -64%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $2,183.99 ↓ -64%
Cigna AllOther $2,280.96 ↓ -63%
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $2,424.23 ↓ -60%
City of McKinney COMM $2,456.99 ↓ -60%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↓ -59%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,729.99 ↓ -55%
Aetna ASA $2,877.41 ↓ -53%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,002.99 ↓ -51%
Aetna WCOMP $3,002.99 ↓ -51%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,002.99 ↓ -51%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,002.99 ↓ -51%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,166.79 ↓ -48%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $3,303.29 ↓ -46%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $3,303.29 ↓ -46%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↓ -44%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $3,548.99 ↓ -42%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↓ -40%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,821.99 ↓ -37%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,821.99 ↓ -37%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,821.99 ↓ -37%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,094.98 ↓ -33%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,094.98 ↓ -33%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↓ -29%
USC Health Services COMM $4,367.98 ↓ -29%
USA Managed Care COMM $4,367.98 ↓ -29%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,640.98 ↓ -24%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,459.98 ↓ -11%
Unicare MCD $5,459.98 ↓ -11%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,459.98 ↓ -11%
Oscar HIX $6,587.00 ↑ +8%
Humana COMM $10,450.05 ↑ +71%
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Brach/thor cath 3rd at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,367.97 $898.13 – $4,771.30
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Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $2,438.85 not published
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,367.97 $954.26 – $4,771.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,168.80 $71.00 – $4,753.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,244.35 $71.00 – $2,805.43
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