Discography cerv/thor spine 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

$7,273.16

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.

$7,273.16

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.

$120.35 with Aetna vs $7,341.62 with BCBS — 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 $120.35 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $132.31 ↓ -98%
United STAR $132.31 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $132.31 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $132.31 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $132.31 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $132.31 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $132.31 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $138.93 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $142.89 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $142.89 ↓ -98%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $145.54 ↓ -98%
Molina CHIP $145.54 ↓ -98%
Molina STAR+PLUS $145.54 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $145.54 ↓ -98%
Molina MCDSTAR $145.54 ↓ -98%
Aetna NewBusiness $165.01 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $165.39 ↓ -98%
Aetna Meritain $176.76 ↓ -98%
Aetna COMM $176.76 ↓ -98%
Aetna OON $207.31 ↓ -97%
Humana COMM $209.13 ↓ -97%
Cigna LocalPlus $296.40 ↓ -96%
Cigna NewBusiness $296.69 ↓ -96%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $331.23 ↓ -95%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $331.23 ↓ -95%
Cigna HMO $331.23 ↓ -95%
Cigna AllOther $418.95 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $509.12 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $509.12 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $509.12 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $509.12 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $509.12 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $981.88 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $1,018.24 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $1,265.53 ↓ -83%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,781.92 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $1,876.48 ↓ -74%
BCBS BluePremier $2,046.03 ↓ -72%
United SmallGroup $2,174.18 ↓ -70%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,174.18 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $2,181.95 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $2,181.95 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $2,252.35 ↓ -69%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2,252.35 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,458.33 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $2,909.26 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,909.26 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $3,229.28 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $3,272.92 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $3,272.92 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,636.58 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $3,832.96 ↓ -47%
United AllPayerAppendix $3,947.38 ↓ -46%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,000.24 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $4,000.24 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,000.24 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,000.24 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $4,218.43 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $4,400.26 ↓ -40%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $4,400.26 ↓ -40%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $4,727.55 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $5,091.21 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $5,091.21 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $5,091.21 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $5,454.87 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,454.87 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $5,818.53 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $5,818.53 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $6,182.19 ↓ -15%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $6,688.27 ↓ -8%
BCBS BlueEssentials $6,688.27 ↓ -8%
BCBS EPOSOA $7,014.95 ↓ -4%
Unicare MCD $7,273.16 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $7,273.16 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $7,273.16 ↑ +0%
BCBS PPO $7,341.62 ↑ +1%

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Discography cerv/thor spine at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,050.91 $132.31 – $4,783.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $2,050.91 $132.31 – $4,217.48
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco not published $132.31 – $142.89
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,050.91 $132.31 – $4,783.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $5,350.69 $1,101.35 – $8,026.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $5,618.23 $132.31 – $7,022.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $5,350.69 $141.57 – $8,026.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $5,350.69 $132.31 – $8,026.04

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