Brach/thor cath addl 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

$2,019.66

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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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$2,019.66

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.

$126.23 with Superior Health Plan vs $4,332.00 with Aetna — 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 STARPLUS $126.23 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $126.23 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $126.23 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $126.23 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $126.23 ↓ -94%
Cigna IFP $243.44 ↓ -88%
Cigna QHP $252.46 ↓ -87%
United OptionsPPO $313.77 ↓ -84%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $342.62 ↓ -83%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $445.41 ↓ -78%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $445.41 ↓ -78%
BCBS BluePremier $526.55 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $533.19 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $533.19 ↓ -74%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $540.98 ↓ -73%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $540.98 ↓ -73%
BCBS BlueEssentials $575.24 ↓ -72%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $575.24 ↓ -72%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $595.80 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $595.80 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $595.80 ↓ -70%
BCBS EPOSOA $604.10 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $609.51 ↓ -70%
BCBS PPO $631.14 ↓ -69%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $721.31 ↓ -64%
Cigna AllOther $753.33 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $800.65 ↓ -60%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $811.47 ↓ -60%
City of McKinney COMM $811.47 ↓ -60%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $901.63 ↓ -55%
Aetna ASA $950.32 ↓ -53%
Aetna WCOMP $991.80 ↓ -51%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $991.80 ↓ -51%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $991.80 ↓ -51%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $991.80 ↓ -51%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,045.90 ↓ -48%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,090.98 ↓ -46%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,090.98 ↓ -46%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $1,172.13 ↓ -42%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,259.00 ↓ -38%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,262.29 ↓ -37%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,262.29 ↓ -37%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,262.29 ↓ -37%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,352.45 ↓ -33%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,352.45 ↓ -33%
Humana COMM $1,367.29 ↓ -32%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,442.62 ↓ -29%
USC Health Services COMM $1,442.62 ↓ -29%
United SmallGroup $1,454.00 ↓ -28%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,532.78 ↓ -24%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00 ↓ -17%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,803.27 ↓ -11%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,803.27 ↓ -11%
Unicare MCD $1,803.27 ↓ -11%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,069.00 ↑ +2%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00 ↑ +8%
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00 ↑ +13%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↑ +24%
Oscar HIX $2,636.00 ↑ +31%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↑ +71%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↑ +82%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↑ +82%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↑ +114%
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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Brach/thor cath addl at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,482.14 $395.24 – $2,099.70
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,482.14 $419.94 – $2,099.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $409.07 $71.00 – $613.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $401.07 $71.00 – $501.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $409.07 $85.00 – $613.61
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