Cholesterol (Lipid) Test 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

$598.72

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.

$598.72

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.

$7.66 with Amerigroup vs $598.72 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
Amerigroup MGMCD $7.66 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $7.66 ↓ -99%
United STAR $7.66 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $7.66 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $7.66 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $7.66 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $7.66 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $8.04 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $8.27 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $8.27 ↓ -99%
Molina STAR+PLUS $8.43 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $8.43 ↓ -99%
Molina MCDSTAR $8.43 ↓ -99%
Molina CHIP $8.43 ↓ -99%
Molina STARKIDS $8.43 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCD $9.57 ↓ -98%
WellMed MGMCR $13.32 ↓ -98%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $13.39 ↓ -98%
Triwest Veterans FED $13.39 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MME $13.39 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MCR $13.39 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health PPO $13.39 ↓ -98%
United SmallGroup $13.39 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health POS $13.39 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health HMO $13.39 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health SNP $13.39 ↓ -98%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $13.39 ↓ -98%
BCBS MCRPPO $13.39 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCR $13.39 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup DualEligible $13.39 ↓ -98%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $13.39 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $13.39 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $13.39 ↓ -98%
United MGMCR $13.46 ↓ -98%
Aetna MCR $13.50 ↓ -98%
Care N Care MGMCR $13.52 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $13.66 ↓ -98%
Integranet MGMCR $13.79 ↓ -98%
WellCare MGMCR $13.79 ↓ -98%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $14.06 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $14.06 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $14.06 ↓ -98%
ProCare Advantge MCR $14.06 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $14.06 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $14.06 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $14.06 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $14.06 ↓ -98%
Humana Tricare $14.06 ↓ -98%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $14.19 ↓ -98%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $14.19 ↓ -98%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $14.49 ↓ -98%
Molina MMP $14.60 ↓ -98%
Molina MME $14.60 ↓ -98%
Molina MCR $14.60 ↓ -98%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $14.73 ↓ -98%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $16.07 ↓ -97%
Aetna QHPHIX $17.02 ↓ -97%
BCBS BluePremier $17.14 ↓ -97%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $17.41 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $20.09 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $20.09 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $20.09 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $20.09 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $20.09 ↓ -97%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $23.43 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $23.43 ↓ -96%
Aetna NewBusiness $23.45 ↓ -96%
Superior ValueHMO $23.97 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $24.37 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentials $24.37 ↓ -96%
Aetna Meritain $24.97 ↓ -96%
Aetna COMM $24.97 ↓ -96%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $25.44 ↓ -96%
BCBS EPOSOA $25.57 ↓ -96%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $26.51 ↓ -96%
BCBS PPO $26.78 ↓ -96%
Aetna OON $29.39 ↓ -95%
Superior HMO $29.99 ↓ -95%
Superior EPO $29.99 ↓ -95%
Oscar HIX $34.81 ↓ -94%
Molina Healthcare HIX $35.08 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $41.91 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $41.91 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $41.91 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $41.91 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $41.91 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $53.71 ↓ -91%
Cigna NewBusiness $53.76 ↓ -91%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $60.02 ↓ -90%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $60.02 ↓ -90%
Cigna HMO $60.02 ↓ -90%
Cigna AllOther $75.91 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $80.83 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $83.82 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $104.18 ↓ -83%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $146.69 ↓ -75%
Humana COMM $148.74 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $154.47 ↓ -74%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $179.62 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $179.62 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $202.37 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $239.49 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $265.83 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $269.42 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $269.42 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $299.36 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $315.53 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $329.30 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $329.30 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $329.30 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $329.30 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $347.26 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $362.23 ↓ -39%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $362.23 ↓ -39%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $389.17 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $419.10 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $419.10 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $419.10 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $449.04 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $449.04 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $478.98 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $478.98 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $508.91 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $598.72 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $598.72 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $598.72 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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