Duplex scan bilateral study 93985 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

$1,057.36

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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$1,057.36

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.

$74.02 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,197.66 with Cigna — 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 $74.02 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $74.02 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $74.02 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $74.02 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $74.02 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $140.08 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $145.26 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $169.13 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $180.54 ↓ -83%
Oscar HIX $215.82 ↓ -80%
Aetna NewBusiness $246.95 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $254.21 ↓ -76%
Aetna COMM $265.63 ↓ -75%
Aetna Meritain $265.63 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $267.70 ↓ -75%
BCBS BluePremier $275.76 ↓ -74%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $303.57 ↓ -71%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $303.57 ↓ -71%
Aetna OON $311.28 ↓ -71%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $317.21 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $317.21 ↓ -70%
Humana COMM $321.55 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $350.71 ↓ -67%
Curative Administrators COMM $415.04 ↓ -61%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $415.04 ↓ -61%
BCBS Traditional $469.47 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $475.81 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $475.81 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $528.68 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $546.82 ↓ -48%
Aetna WCOMP $581.55 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $581.55 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $581.55 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $581.55 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $613.27 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $627.75 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $627.75 ↓ -41%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $687.28 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $726.32 ↓ -31%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $740.15 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $740.15 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $793.02 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $793.02 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $845.89 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $845.89 ↓ -20%
Cigna LocalPlus $847.34 ↓ -20%
Cigna NewBusiness $848.16 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $898.76 ↓ -15%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $901.43 ↓ -15%
BCBS BlueEssentials $901.43 ↓ -15%
BCBS EPOSOA $945.46 ↓ -11%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $946.91 ↓ -10%
Cigna HMO $946.91 ↓ -10%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $946.91 ↓ -10%
BCBS PPO $989.49 ↓ -6%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,037.60 ↓ -2%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,037.60 ↓ -2%
Unicare MCD $1,057.36 ↑ +0%
Cigna AllOther $1,197.66 ↑ +13%

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Duplex scan bilateral study 93985 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $403.69 $107.65 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $403.69 $188.39 – $515.33
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $512.10 $358.02 – $358.02
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $403.69 $114.38 – $607.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $338.83 $69.74 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $332.18 $66.44 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $338.83 $108.76 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $338.83 $175.06 – $607.02

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