CT orbit/sella/ or posterior outer inner or middle ear w/contrast 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

$7,415.17

Cash price

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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.

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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$7,415.17

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.

$175.06 with Amerigroup vs $7,415.17 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
Amerigroup MGMCD $175.06 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $175.06 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $175.06 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $175.06 ↓ -98%
United STAR $175.06 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $175.06 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $175.06 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $183.81 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $189.06 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $189.06 ↓ -97%
Molina STAR+PLUS $192.57 ↓ -97%
Molina CHIP $192.57 ↓ -97%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $192.57 ↓ -97%
Molina MCDSTAR $192.57 ↓ -97%
Molina STARKIDS $192.57 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCD $218.82 ↓ -97%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $229.60 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $229.60 ↓ -97%
BCBS BluePremier $236.89 ↓ -97%
United SmallGroup $341.20 ↓ -95%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20 ↓ -95%
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $350.00 ↓ -95%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $519.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $519.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $519.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $519.06 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $519.06 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $708.84 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueEssentials $708.84 ↓ -90%
BCBS EPOSOA $743.46 ↓ -90%
BCBS PPO $778.08 ↓ -90%
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00 ↓ -89%
Humana COMM $830.19 ↓ -89%
Aetna Meritain $856.00 ↓ -88%
Aetna COMM $856.00 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $1,001.05 ↓ -86%
Aetna OON $1,006.00 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $1,038.12 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $1,290.24 ↓ -83%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $2,224.55 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $2,224.55 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,506.33 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $2,966.07 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $3,292.34 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $3,336.83 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $3,336.83 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,707.59 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $3,907.79 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,078.34 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $4,078.34 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,078.34 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,078.34 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $4,300.80 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $4,486.18 ↓ -39%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $4,486.18 ↓ -39%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $4,819.86 ↓ -35%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $5,190.62 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $5,190.62 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $5,561.38 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,561.38 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $5,932.14 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $5,932.14 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $6,302.89 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $7,415.17 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $7,415.17 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $7,415.17 ↑ +0%

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CT orbit/sella/ or posterior outer inner or middle ear w/contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,543.83 $167.39 – $2,062.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $1,543.83 $167.39 – $1,929.79
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,543.83 $167.39 – $1,929.79
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