Echo exam of fetal heart 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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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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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.

$38.63 with Aetna vs $1,350.70 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
Aetna QHPHIX $38.63
United STARPLUS $48.79
United STAR $48.79
United CHIP $48.79
Amerigroup MGMCD $48.79
Amerigroup CHIP $48.79
United STARKids $48.79
United STARPerinate $48.79
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $51.23
Aetna Better Health CHIP $52.69
Aetna Better Health MCD $52.69
Aetna NewBusiness $52.97
Molina STARKIDS $53.67
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $53.67
Molina STAR+PLUS $53.67
Molina MCDSTAR $53.67
Molina CHIP $53.67
Aetna Meritain $56.74
Aetna COMM $56.74
Humana MGMCD $60.99
Aetna OON $66.55
Cigna LocalPlus $92.37
Cigna NewBusiness $92.45
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $94.55
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $94.55
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $94.55
Superior Health Plan STARKids $94.55
Superior Health Plan CHIP $94.55
Humana COMM $100.89
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $103.22
Cigna NetworkBenefit $103.22
Cigna HMO $103.22
Cigna AllOther $130.55
BCBS BluePremier $133.38
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $146.82
BCBS MyBlueHealth $146.82
United SmallGroup $154.52
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52
Cigna IFP $178.94
Cigna QHP $185.56
United OptionsPPO $230.63
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $324.74
Evry Health COMM $341.97
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $405.21
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $405.21
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $435.99
BCBS BlueEssentials $435.99
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $448.01
BCBS EPOSOA $457.29
BCBS PPO $478.58
Curative Administrators COMM $530.18
Prominence Health Plan HIX $530.18
BCBS Traditional $599.71
City of McKinney COMM $607.82
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $607.82
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $675.35
Aetna ASA $698.52
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $742.88
Aetna WCOMP $742.88
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $742.88
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $742.88
Averde Health, Inc PPO $783.41
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $801.90
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $801.90
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $877.96
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $927.82
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $945.49
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $945.49
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,013.02
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,013.02
USC Health Services COMM $1,080.56
USA Managed Care COMM $1,080.56
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,148.10
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,325.46
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,325.46
Unicare MCD $1,350.70

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Echo exam of fetal heart at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $318.34 $48.79 – $397.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $318.34 $48.79 – $397.93
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco not published $48.79 – $52.69
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $318.34 $48.79 – $397.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $328.97 $67.71 – $493.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $284.85 $48.79 – $356.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $328.97 $52.21 – $493.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $328.97 $48.79 – $493.45

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