Duplex scan unilateral study 93986 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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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.

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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.

$35.68 with Superior Health Plan vs $706.99 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 STARPLUS $35.68
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $35.68
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $35.68
Superior Health Plan STARKids $35.68
Superior Health Plan CHIP $35.68
Cigna IFP $67.53
Cigna QHP $70.03
Aetna QHPHIX $81.54
United OptionsPPO $87.04
Oscar HIX $104.05
Aetna NewBusiness $119.06
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $122.56
Aetna Meritain $128.06
Aetna COMM $128.06
Evry Health COMM $129.06
Aetna OON $150.07
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $152.93
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $152.93
Humana COMM $155.03
BCBS BluePremier $156.96
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $169.08
BCBS MyBlueHealth $172.79
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $172.79
Curative Administrators COMM $200.10
Prominence Health Plan HIX $200.10
BCBS Traditional $226.34
City of McKinney COMM $229.40
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $229.40
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $254.89
Aetna ASA $263.63
Aetna WCOMP $280.38
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $280.38
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $280.38
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $280.38
Averde Health, Inc PPO $295.67
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $302.65
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $302.65
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $331.36
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $350.18
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $356.85
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $356.85
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $382.33
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $382.33
USA Managed Care COMM $407.82
USC Health Services COMM $407.82
Galaxy Health Network PPO $433.31
Cigna LocalPlus $500.19
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $500.25
Independent Medical Systems COMM $500.25
Cigna NewBusiness $500.67
Unicare MCD $509.78
BCBS BlueEssentials $513.09
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $513.09
BCBS EPOSOA $538.15
Cigna NetworkBenefit $558.97
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $558.97
Cigna HMO $558.97
BCBS PPO $563.21
Cigna AllOther $706.99

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Duplex scan unilateral study 93986 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $181.18 $48.31 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $181.18 $84.55 – $226.47
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $256.35 $203.79 – $203.79
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $181.18 $51.33 – $272.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $134.48 $27.68 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $134.48 $26.90 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $134.48 $43.17 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $134.48 $69.48 – $272.35

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