Collection of venous blood by venipuncture 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

$126.72

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$126.72

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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$3.00 with United vs $4,332.00 with Aetna — 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

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

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $3.00 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $3.00 ↓ -98%
United SmallGroup $3.00 ↓ -98%
Humana Tricare $8.82 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $8.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $8.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $8.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $8.87 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $8.87 ↓ -93%
BCBS MCRPPO $9.09 ↓ -93%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $9.09 ↓ -93%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $9.09 ↓ -93%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $9.34 ↓ -93%
Devoted Health SNP $9.34 ↓ -93%
Devoted Health HMO $9.34 ↓ -93%
Devoted Health POS $9.34 ↓ -93%
Devoted Health MCR $9.34 ↓ -93%
Devoted Health MME $9.34 ↓ -93%
Triwest Veterans FED $9.34 ↓ -93%
Humana MGMCR $9.34 ↓ -93%
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $9.34 ↓ -93%
Devoted Health PPO $9.34 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup DualEligible $9.34 ↓ -93%
United MGMCR $9.39 ↓ -93%
Aetna MCR $9.42 ↓ -93%
Care N Care MGMCR $9.43 ↓ -93%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $9.53 ↓ -92%
WellCare MGMCR $9.62 ↓ -92%
Integranet MGMCR $9.62 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $9.81 ↓ -92%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $9.81 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $9.81 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $9.81 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $9.81 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $9.81 ↓ -92%
ProCare Advantge MCR $9.81 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $9.81 ↓ -92%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $9.90 ↓ -92%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $9.90 ↓ -92%
Molina MMP $10.18 ↓ -92%
Molina MCR $10.18 ↓ -92%
Molina MME $10.18 ↓ -92%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $10.27 ↓ -92%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $11.21 ↓ -91%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $12.14 ↓ -90%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $14.01 ↓ -89%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $14.01 ↓ -89%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $14.01 ↓ -89%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $14.01 ↓ -89%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $14.01 ↓ -89%
Superior ValueHMO $16.72 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $17.11 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $17.74 ↓ -86%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $17.75 ↓ -86%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $18.49 ↓ -85%
Superior HMO $20.92 ↓ -83%
Superior EPO $20.92 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $22.05 ↓ -83%
Cigna LocalPlus $23.23 ↓ -82%
Cigna NewBusiness $23.25 ↓ -82%
Oscar HIX $24.28 ↓ -81%
Molina Healthcare HIX $24.47 ↓ -81%
Cigna HMO $25.96 ↓ -80%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $25.96 ↓ -80%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $25.96 ↓ -80%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $31.05 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $31.30 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $31.30 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $32.69 ↓ -74%
Cigna AllOther $32.83 ↓ -74%
BCBS BluePremier $37.00 ↓ -71%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $38.02 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $38.02 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueEssentials $40.42 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $40.42 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $42.45 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $42.83 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $44.35 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $50.69 ↓ -60%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $50.69 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $56.26 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $57.02 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $57.02 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $63.36 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $66.78 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $69.70 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $69.70 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $69.70 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $69.70 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $73.50 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $76.67 ↓ -39%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $76.67 ↓ -39%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $82.37 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $88.70 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $88.70 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $88.70 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $95.04 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $95.04 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $101.38 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $101.38 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $107.71 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $126.72 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $126.72 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $126.72 ↑ +0%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↑ +1883%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↑ +2619%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↑ +2806%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↑ +2806%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↑ +3319%
WellMed MGMCR not published by hospital

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $28.65 $7.64 – $35.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $28.65 $8.87 – $35.81
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