Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device 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

$440.28

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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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$440.28

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.

$30.82 with Superior Health Plan vs $12,897.00 with Oscar — 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 CHIP $30.82 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $30.82 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $30.82 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $30.82 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $30.82 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $59.44 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $61.64 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $76.61 ↓ -83%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $107.87 ↓ -75%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $132.08 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $132.08 ↓ -70%
WellMed MGMCR $134.32 ↓ -69%
BCBS BluePremier $139.56 ↓ -68%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $148.81 ↓ -66%
Humana COMM $163.89 ↓ -63%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $176.11 ↓ -60%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $190.80 ↓ -57%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $190.80 ↓ -57%
BCBS Traditional $195.48 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $198.13 ↓ -55%
BCBS BlueEssentials $198.43 ↓ -55%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $198.43 ↓ -55%
BCBS EPOSOA $208.25 ↓ -53%
BCBS PPO $218.06 ↓ -50%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $220.14 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $232.03 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $242.15 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $242.15 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $242.15 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $242.15 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $255.36 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $266.37 ↓ -39%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $266.37 ↓ -39%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $286.18 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $308.20 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $308.20 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $308.20 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $330.21 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $330.21 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $352.22 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $352.22 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $374.24 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $440.28 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $440.28 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $440.28 ↑ +0%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,572.00 ↑ +257%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,574.00 ↑ +257%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00 ↑ +280%
Cigna HMO $1,757.00 ↑ +299%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,757.00 ↑ +299%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,757.00 ↑ +299%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00 ↑ +353%
Cigna AllOther $2,222.00 ↑ +405%
Evry Health COMM $2,287.00 ↑ +419%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↑ +471%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↑ +682%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↑ +736%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↑ +736%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↑ +884%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,939.00 ↑ +1249%
United SmallGroup $7,850.00 ↑ +1683%
United AllPayerAppendix $11,220.00 ↑ +2448%
Oscar HIX $12,897.00 ↑ +2829%

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Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $202.31 $10.00 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $202.31 $10.00 – $287.35
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $77.40 $121.24 – $121.24
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $270.06 $419.77 – $419.77
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $202.31 $10.00 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $186.73 $12.00 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $181.55 $12.00 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $186.73 $12.00 – $316.45

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