Fluoroguide for spine inject 77003-26 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.

$81.91 with BCBS vs $1,935.35 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 $81.91
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $90.17
BCBS MyBlueHealth $90.17
Aetna QHPHIX $129.92
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $135.47
Superior Health Plan STARKids $135.47
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $135.47
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $135.47
Superior Health Plan CHIP $135.47
Aetna NewBusiness $178.13
Aetna Meritain $190.82
Aetna COMM $190.82
Aetna OON $223.81
Humana COMM $258.99
Cigna IFP $261.27
BCBS BlueEssentials $267.75
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $267.75
Cigna QHP $270.95
BCBS EPOSOA $280.83
BCBS PPO $293.90
United OptionsPPO $336.75
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $367.72
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $474.16
Evry Health COMM $499.32
Cigna NewBusiness $510.93
Cigna LocalPlus $510.93
Cigna NetworkBenefit $570.93
Cigna HMO $570.93
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $570.93
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $580.61
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $580.61
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $654.15
Cigna AllOther $721.89
Prominence Health Plan HIX $774.14
Curative Administrators COMM $774.14
BCBS Traditional $859.30
City of McKinney COMM $870.91
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $870.91
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $967.67
Aetna ASA $1,019.93
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,064.44
Aetna WCOMP $1,064.44
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,064.44
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,064.44
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,122.50
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,170.89
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,170.89
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $1,257.98
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,354.74
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,354.74
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,354.74
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,451.51
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,451.51
USA Managed Care COMM $1,548.28
USC Health Services COMM $1,548.28
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,645.05
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,935.35
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,935.35
Unicare MCD $1,935.35

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Fluoroguide for spine inject 77003-26 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $766.31 $157.62 – $1,085.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $766.31 $137.66 – $1,085.60
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $535.80 $106.34 – $106.34
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $766.31 $137.66 – $1,085.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $644.75 $132.71 – $967.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $739.84 $147.97 – $924.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $644.75 $206.97 – $967.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $644.75 $333.12 – $967.13

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