Cta lower extremity without & 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 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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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 United vs $9,907.59 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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 STARKids $175.06
United CHIP $175.06
Amerigroup CHIP $175.06
United STAR $175.06
United STARPerinate $175.06
Amerigroup MGMCD $175.06
United STARPLUS $175.06
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $183.81
Aetna Better Health CHIP $189.06
Aetna Better Health MCD $189.06
Molina CHIP $192.57
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $192.57
Molina STAR+PLUS $192.57
Molina STARKIDS $192.57
Molina MCDSTAR $192.57
Humana MGMCD $218.82
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $229.60
BCBS MyBlueHealth $229.60
BCBS BluePremier $236.89
United SmallGroup $341.20
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $350.00
Aetna QHPHIX $382.18
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74
Aetna NewBusiness $524.01
Aetna Meritain $561.33
Aetna COMM $561.33
Aetna OON $658.37
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $693.53
Superior Health Plan CHIP $693.53
Superior Health Plan STARKids $693.53
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $693.53
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $693.53
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $708.84
BCBS BlueEssentials $708.84
BCBS EPOSOA $743.46
BCBS PPO $778.08
Humana COMM $1,049.10
Cigna IFP $1,337.52
Cigna QHP $1,387.06
United OptionsPPO $1,723.92
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $2,972.28
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $2,972.28
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $3,348.77
Prominence Health Plan HIX $3,963.04
BCBS Traditional $4,398.97
City of McKinney COMM $4,458.42
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $4,458.42
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $4,953.80
Aetna ASA $5,221.30
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $5,449.17
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $5,449.17
Aetna WCOMP $5,449.17
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $5,449.17
Averde Health, Inc PPO $5,746.40
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $5,994.09
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $5,994.09
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $6,439.93
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $6,935.31
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $6,935.31
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $7,430.69
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $7,430.69
USC Health Services COMM $7,926.07
USA Managed Care COMM $7,926.07
Galaxy Health Network PPO $8,421.45
Unicare MCD $9,907.59
Independent Medical Systems COMM $9,907.59
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $9,907.59

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Cta lower extremity without & w/contrast (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,061.80 $167.39 – $3,827.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $3,061.80 $167.39 – $3,827.25
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $4,135.20 $175.06 – $189.06
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $5,118.42 $849.15 – $849.15
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,061.80 $167.39 – $3,827.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,061.80 $236.02 – $4,592.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,061.80 $167.39 – $3,827.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,061.80 $167.39 – $4,592.70

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