Clonidine (pf) 1,000 mcg/10 ml (100 mcg/ml) epidural solution 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

$249.56

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$249.56

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$12.39 with Cigna vs $249.56 with Unicare — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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

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 $12.39 ↓ -95%
Cigna QHP $12.85 ↓ -95%
Aetna QHPHIX $14.96 ↓ -94%
Humana Tricare $15.71 ↓ -94%
United OptionsPPO $15.97 ↓ -94%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $16.20 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $17.47 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $17.47 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $17.47 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $17.47 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $17.47 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $21.84 ↓ -91%
Aetna COMM $23.49 ↓ -91%
Aetna Meritain $23.49 ↓ -91%
Aetna OON $27.53 ↓ -89%
United AllPayerAppendix $28.43 ↓ -89%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $28.43 ↓ -89%
United SmallGroup $28.43 ↓ -89%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $31.02 ↓ -88%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $36.71 ↓ -85%
BCBS BluePremier $44.85 ↓ -82%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $46.75 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $46.75 ↓ -81%
Aetna ASA $48.36 ↓ -81%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $55.52 ↓ -78%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $55.52 ↓ -78%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $68.43 ↓ -73%
BCBS BlueEssentials $68.43 ↓ -73%
BCBS EPOSOA $71.81 ↓ -71%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $74.87 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $74.87 ↓ -70%
BCBS PPO $75.20 ↓ -70%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $91.77 ↓ -63%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $91.77 ↓ -63%
Humana COMM $96.15 ↓ -61%
Cigna LocalPlus $106.92 ↓ -57%
Cigna NewBusiness $107.03 ↓ -57%
BCBS Traditional $110.80 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $112.30 ↓ -55%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $119.45 ↓ -52%
Cigna HMO $119.45 ↓ -52%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $119.45 ↓ -52%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $124.78 ↓ -50%
Aetna WCOMP $137.26 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $137.26 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $137.26 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $137.26 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $144.74 ↓ -42%
Cigna AllOther $151.11 ↓ -39%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $162.21 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $174.69 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $174.69 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $187.17 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $187.17 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $199.65 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $199.65 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $212.13 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $249.56 ↑ +0%

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Clonidine (pf) 1,000 mcg/10 ml (100 mcg/ml) epidural solution at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $438.75 $19.71 – $159.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $438.75 $52.65 – $159.83
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $78.99 $17.68 – $17.68
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $36.14 $52.17 – $52.17
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $438.75 $19.71 – $159.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $438.75 $19.71 – $169.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $438.75 $19.71 – $141.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $438.75 $19.71 – $169.24

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