CT upper extremity w/contrast (both sides) 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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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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$206.49 with United vs $5,112.03 with Unicare — 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
United CHIP $206.49
United STARPerinate $206.49
United STARPLUS $206.49
United STARKids $206.49
United STAR $206.49
Amerigroup CHIP $206.49
Amerigroup MGMCD $206.49
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $216.81
Aetna Better Health CHIP $223.01
Aetna Better Health MCD $223.01
Molina MCDSTAR $227.14
Molina STARKIDS $227.14
Molina STAR+PLUS $227.14
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $227.14
Molina CHIP $227.14
Humana MGMCD $258.11
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20
United SmallGroup $341.20
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $350.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $357.84
Superior Health Plan STARKids $357.84
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $357.84
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $357.84
Superior Health Plan CHIP $357.84
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $481.13
BCBS MyBlueHealth $481.13
BCBS BluePremier $496.41
Aetna QHPHIX $584.00
Humana COMM $660.67
Cigna IFP $690.12
Cigna QHP $715.68
Aetna NewBusiness $800.00
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
Aetna COMM $856.00
Aetna Meritain $856.00
United OptionsPPO $889.49
Aetna OON $1,006.00
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $1,533.61
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $1,533.61
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95
BCBS PPO $1,630.50
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,727.87
Prominence Health Plan HIX $2,044.81
BCBS Traditional $2,269.74
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,300.41
City of McKinney COMM $2,300.41
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,556.01
Aetna ASA $2,694.04
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,811.62
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,811.62
Aetna WCOMP $2,811.62
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,811.62
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,964.98
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $3,092.78
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $3,092.78
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $3,322.82
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,578.42
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,578.42
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,834.02
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,834.02
USA Managed Care COMM $4,089.62
USC Health Services COMM $4,089.62
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,345.23
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,112.03
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,112.03
Unicare MCD $5,112.03

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CT upper extremity w/contrast (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,394.81 $206.49 – $2,993.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $2,394.81 $206.49 – $2,993.51
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $1,991.85 $206.49 – $223.01
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $4,549.97 $1,779.42 – $1,779.42
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,394.81 $206.49 – $2,993.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,824.46 $375.53 – $2,736.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,067.90 $206.49 – $2,584.88
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,824.46 $220.94 – $2,736.68

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