Echocardiograpy doppler follow up/limited study 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

$1,650.57

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.

$1,650.57

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.

$46.78 with BCBS vs $1,650.57 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
BCBS BluePremier $46.78 ↓ -97%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $54.51 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $54.51 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $96.52 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueEssentials $96.52 ↓ -94%
BCBS EPOSOA $101.28 ↓ -94%
BCBS PPO $106.04 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $115.54 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $115.54 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $115.54 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $115.54 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $115.54 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $137.71 ↓ -92%
Cigna IFP $222.83 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $231.08 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $269.04 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $287.20 ↓ -83%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $313.61 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $343.32 ↓ -79%
Aetna NewBusiness $392.84 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $404.39 ↓ -75%
Aetna COMM $422.55 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $422.55 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $425.85 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $435.75 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $435.75 ↓ -74%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $486.92 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $486.92 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $486.92 ↓ -70%
Aetna OON $495.17 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $495.17 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $495.17 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $557.89 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $615.66 ↓ -63%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $660.23 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $660.23 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $732.85 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $742.76 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $742.76 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $825.28 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $869.85 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $907.81 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $907.81 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $907.81 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $907.81 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $957.33 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $998.59 ↓ -40%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $998.59 ↓ -40%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $1,072.87 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,155.40 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,155.40 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,155.40 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,237.93 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,237.93 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $1,320.46 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,320.46 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,402.98 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,650.57 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,650.57 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,650.57 ↑ +0%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $572.29 $46.38 – $917.00
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