Demonstration/evaluation utilization aersol generator/nebulizer/metered dose inhaler/ippb device 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

$1,028.34

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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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$1,028.34

Gross charge

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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.

$71.98 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,028.34 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $71.98 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $71.98 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $71.98 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $71.98 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $71.98 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $118.04 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $138.83 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $143.97 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $167.62 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $178.93 ↓ -83%
Oscar HIX $213.89 ↓ -79%
Aetna NewBusiness $244.74 ↓ -76%
Aetna Meritain $263.26 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $263.26 ↓ -74%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $308.50 ↓ -70%
Aetna OON $308.50 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $308.50 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $347.58 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $411.34 ↓ -60%
BCBS BluePremier $434.15 ↓ -58%
BCBS Traditional $456.58 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $462.75 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $462.75 ↓ -55%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $505.89 ↓ -51%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $505.89 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $514.17 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $541.94 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $565.59 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $565.59 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $565.59 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $565.59 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $596.44 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $622.15 ↓ -39%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $622.15 ↓ -39%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $668.42 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $719.84 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $719.84 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $719.84 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $771.25 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $771.25 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $822.67 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $822.67 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $874.09 ↓ -15%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $895.89 ↓ -13%
BCBS BlueEssentials $895.89 ↓ -13%
BCBS EPOSOA $940.04 ↓ -9%
BCBS PPO $984.19 ↓ -4%
Unicare MCD $1,028.34 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,028.34 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,028.34 ↑ +0%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $235.79 $62.88 – $528.37
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