Dxa bone density axl vrt fx 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

$838.36

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$838.36

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.

$53.46 with United vs $838.36 with Unicare — 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 CHIP $53.46 ↓ -94%
United STARPerinate $53.46 ↓ -94%
United STARPLUS $53.46 ↓ -94%
United STARKids $53.46 ↓ -94%
United STAR $53.46 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup CHIP $53.46 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $53.46 ↓ -94%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $56.13 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $57.74 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health MCD $57.74 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $58.69 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $58.69 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $58.69 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $58.69 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $58.69 ↓ -93%
Molina MCDSTAR $58.81 ↓ -93%
Molina CHIP $58.81 ↓ -93%
Molina STAR+PLUS $58.81 ↓ -93%
Molina STARKIDS $58.81 ↓ -93%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $58.81 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $60.60 ↓ -93%
Humana MGMCD $66.83 ↓ -92%
Aetna NewBusiness $83.08 ↓ -90%
Aetna COMM $89.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna Meritain $89.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna OON $104.38 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $113.18 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $117.37 ↓ -86%
BCBS BluePremier $133.38 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $145.87 ↓ -83%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $146.82 ↓ -82%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $146.82 ↓ -82%
Cigna LocalPlus $150.08 ↓ -82%
Cigna NewBusiness $150.22 ↓ -82%
United SmallGroup $154.52 ↓ -82%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52 ↓ -82%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $167.71 ↓ -80%
Cigna HMO $167.71 ↓ -80%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $167.71 ↓ -80%
Humana COMM $167.83 ↓ -80%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $205.40 ↓ -75%
Cigna AllOther $212.13 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $216.30 ↓ -74%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -71%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $251.51 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $251.51 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $283.37 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $335.34 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $335.34 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $372.23 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $377.26 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $377.26 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $419.18 ↓ -50%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $435.99 ↓ -48%
BCBS BlueEssentials $435.99 ↓ -48%
Aetna ASA $441.82 ↓ -47%
BCBS EPOSOA $457.29 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $461.10 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $461.10 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $461.10 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $461.10 ↓ -45%
BCBS PPO $478.58 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $486.25 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $507.21 ↓ -39%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $507.21 ↓ -39%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $544.93 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $586.85 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $586.85 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $586.85 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $628.77 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $628.77 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $670.69 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $670.69 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $712.61 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $838.36 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $838.36 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $838.36 ↑ +0%

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Dxa bone density axl vrt fx at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $365.14 $53.46 – $456.43
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $293.20 $60.35 – $439.79
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