Emg 3 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95863 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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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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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.

$226.39 with Superior Health Plan vs $3,234.12 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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 STARKids $226.39
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $226.39
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $226.39
Superior Health Plan CHIP $226.39
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $226.39
BCBS BluePremier $280.67
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $327.06
BCBS MyBlueHealth $327.06
Cigna IFP $436.61
Cigna QHP $452.78
Aetna QHPHIX $527.16
United OptionsPPO $562.74
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $579.19
BCBS BlueEssentials $579.19
BCBS EPOSOA $607.73
BCBS PPO $636.28
Oscar HIX $672.70
Aetna NewBusiness $769.72
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $792.36
Aetna COMM $827.93
Aetna Meritain $827.93
Evry Health COMM $834.40
Humana COMM $840.27
Cigna LocalPlus $853.81
Cigna NewBusiness $853.81
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $954.07
Cigna NetworkBenefit $954.07
Cigna HMO $954.07
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $970.24
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $970.24
Aetna OON $970.24
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,093.13
Cigna AllOther $1,206.33
Curative Administrators COMM $1,293.65
Prominence Health Plan HIX $1,293.65
BCBS Traditional $1,435.95
City of McKinney COMM $1,455.35
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,455.35
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,617.06
Aetna ASA $1,704.38
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,778.77
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,778.77
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,778.77
Aetna WCOMP $1,778.77
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,875.79
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,956.64
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,956.64
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $2,102.18
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,263.88
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,263.88
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,263.88
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,425.59
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,425.59
USA Managed Care COMM $2,587.30
USC Health Services COMM $2,587.30
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,749.00
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,234.12
Unicare MCD $3,234.12
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,234.12

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