Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 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

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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.

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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.

$114.43 with Aetna vs $21,248.70 with Independent Medical Systems — 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
Aetna QHPHIX $114.43
United STAR $120.95
Amerigroup MGMCD $120.95
Amerigroup CHIP $120.95
United STARPerinate $120.95
United CHIP $120.95
United STARPLUS $120.95
United STARKids $120.95
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $127.00
Aetna Better Health CHIP $130.63
Aetna Better Health MCD $130.63
Molina STARKIDS $133.05
Molina CHIP $133.05
Molina MCDSTAR $133.05
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $133.05
Molina STAR+PLUS $133.05
Humana MGMCD $151.19
Aetna NewBusiness $156.90
Aetna COMM $168.07
Aetna Meritain $168.07
Aetna OON $197.13
Cigna LocalPlus $273.30
Cigna NewBusiness $273.56
Cigna NetworkBenefit $305.42
Cigna HMO $305.42
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $305.42
Humana COMM $330.23
Cigna AllOther $386.29
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $1,487.41
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,487.41
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,487.41
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,487.41
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $1,487.41
Cigna IFP $2,868.57
Cigna QHP $2,974.82
United OptionsPPO $3,697.27
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,205.93
BCBS BluePremier $5,469.47
Evry Health COMM $5,482.16
United SmallGroup $5,757.70
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,757.70
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $6,021.01
BCBS MyBlueHealth $6,021.01
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $6,374.61
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $6,374.61
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $7,182.06
Curative Administrators COMM $8,499.48
Prominence Health Plan HIX $8,499.48
BCBS Traditional $9,434.42
City of McKinney COMM $9,561.92
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $9,561.92
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $10,624.35
United AllPayerAppendix $10,733.33
Aetna ASA $11,198.06
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $11,686.78
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $11,686.78
Aetna WCOMP $11,686.78
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $11,686.78
Averde Health, Inc PPO $12,324.25
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $12,855.46
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $12,855.46
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $13,811.66
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $14,874.09
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $14,874.09
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $14,874.09
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $15,936.52
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $15,936.52
USC Health Services COMM $16,998.96
USA Managed Care COMM $16,998.96
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $17,879.18
BCBS BlueEssentials $17,879.18
Galaxy Health Network PPO $18,061.40
BCBS EPOSOA $18,752.46
BCBS PPO $19,625.73
Unicare MCD $21,248.70
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $21,248.70
Independent Medical Systems COMM $21,248.70

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Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,167.26 $120.95 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $3,167.26 $120.95 – $12,018.16
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $3,267.30 $120.95 – $130.63
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,167.26 $120.95 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,994.35 $1,028.00 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,728.24 $120.95 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,994.35 $129.42 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,994.35 $120.95 – $13,613.39

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