Electrode stimulation brain 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

$2,854.27

Cash price

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$2,854.27

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.

$199.80 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,854.27 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
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $199.80 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $199.80 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $199.80 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $199.80 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $199.80 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $344.47 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $385.33 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $399.60 ↓ -86%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $401.39 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $401.39 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $465.25 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $496.64 ↓ -83%
Oscar HIX $593.69 ↓ -79%
Aetna NewBusiness $679.32 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $699.30 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueEssentials $710.83 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $710.83 ↓ -75%
Aetna Meritain $730.69 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $730.69 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $736.40 ↓ -74%
BCBS EPOSOA $745.86 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $753.53 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $753.53 ↓ -74%
BCBS PPO $780.89 ↓ -73%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $842.01 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $842.01 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $842.01 ↓ -70%
Aetna OON $856.28 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $856.28 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $856.28 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $964.74 ↓ -66%
Humana COMM $975.55 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $1,064.64 ↓ -63%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $1,141.71 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,141.71 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,267.30 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,284.42 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,284.42 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,427.13 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,504.20 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $1,569.85 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,569.85 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,569.85 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,569.85 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,655.48 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,726.83 ↓ -40%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,726.83 ↓ -40%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $1,855.28 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,997.99 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,997.99 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,997.99 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,140.70 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,140.70 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,283.42 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $2,283.42 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,426.13 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,854.27 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,854.27 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,854.27 ↑ +0%

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Electrode stimulation brain at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,031.09 $274.96 – $2,590.07
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $1,031.09 $448.10 – $1,854.70
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,031.09 $292.14 – $2,590.07
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,031.09 $212.23 – $2,590.07
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,082.64 $216.53 – $2,590.07
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,031.09 $330.98 – $2,590.07
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,031.09 $532.73 – $2,590.07
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,082.64 $360.88 – $2,590.07

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