Emg 2 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95861 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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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.

$191.45 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,734.94 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 CHIP $191.45
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $191.45
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $191.45
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $191.45
Superior Health Plan STARKids $191.45
BCBS BluePremier $257.31
BCBS MyBlueHealth $299.83
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $299.83
Cigna IFP $362.32
Cigna QHP $375.73
Aetna QHPHIX $437.46
United OptionsPPO $466.98
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $530.98
BCBS BlueEssentials $530.98
BCBS EPOSOA $557.14
Oscar HIX $558.23
BCBS PPO $583.31
Humana COMM $627.67
Aetna NewBusiness $638.75
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $657.54
Aetna Meritain $687.06
Aetna COMM $687.06
Evry Health COMM $692.43
Cigna LocalPlus $708.53
Cigna NewBusiness $708.53
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $791.73
Cigna NetworkBenefit $791.73
Cigna HMO $791.73
Aetna OON $805.15
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $820.48
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $820.48
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $907.13
Cigna AllOther $1,001.06
Prominence Health Plan HIX $1,073.53
Curative Administrators COMM $1,073.53
BCBS Traditional $1,214.31
City of McKinney COMM $1,230.72
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,230.72
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,367.47
Aetna ASA $1,414.37
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,504.22
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,504.22
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,504.22
Aetna WCOMP $1,504.22
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,586.27
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,623.71
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,623.71
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $1,777.71
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,878.67
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,914.46
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,914.46
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,051.20
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,051.20
USA Managed Care COMM $2,187.95
USC Health Services COMM $2,187.95
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,324.70
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,683.82
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,683.82
Unicare MCD $2,734.94

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