F-18 fdg pet diag 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

$5,750.68

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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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$5,750.68

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.

$70.00 with Imaging Providers of Texas vs $5,750.68 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
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $70.00 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $402.55 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $402.55 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $402.55 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $402.55 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $402.55 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $645.45 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $672.75 ↓ -88%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $672.75 ↓ -88%
United SmallGroup $711.50 ↓ -88%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $711.50 ↓ -88%
United AllPayerAppendix $711.50 ↓ -88%
Aetna QHPHIX $774.04 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $776.34 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $805.10 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $984.75 ↓ -83%
BCBS BlueEssentials $984.75 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,000.62 ↓ -83%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,033.50 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,061.28 ↓ -82%
BCBS PPO $1,082.25 ↓ -81%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $1,092.63 ↓ -81%
Aetna Meritain $1,136.87 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMM $1,136.87 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $1,196.14 ↓ -79%
Humana COMM $1,394.97 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,408.92 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $1,483.68 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,518.18 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,518.18 ↓ -74%
Cigna HMO $1,696.45 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,696.45 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,696.45 ↓ -71%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $1,725.20 ↓ -70%
Aetna OON $1,725.20 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $1,725.20 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,943.73 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $2,145.00 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,300.27 ↓ -60%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $2,300.27 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $2,553.30 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,587.81 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $2,587.81 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,875.34 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $3,030.61 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,162.87 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,162.87 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,162.87 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $3,162.87 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,335.39 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $3,479.16 ↓ -40%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $3,479.16 ↓ -40%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $3,737.94 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $4,025.48 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,025.48 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,025.48 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,313.01 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $4,313.01 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $4,600.54 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $4,600.54 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,888.08 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $5,750.68 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $5,750.68 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,750.68 ↑ +0%

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F-18 fdg pet diag at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $3,262.36 $382.20 – $1,899.30
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $1,325.37 $382.20 – $1,899.30
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE $3,768.75 $382.20 – $1,899.30
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING $3,681.20 $382.20 – $1,899.30
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $479.15 $100.00 – $1,369.00
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $632.63 $269.10 – $3,253.50
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $177.00 $100.00 – $1,062.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $479.15 $100.00 – $1,369.00

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