Fluoroguide needle placement 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

$2,277.23

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,277.23

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.

$88.77 with BCBS vs $2,277.23 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 $88.77 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $97.73 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $97.73 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHPHIX $151.32 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $159.41 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $159.41 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $159.41 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $159.41 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $159.41 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $207.48 ↓ -91%
Aetna COMM $222.25 ↓ -90%
Aetna Meritain $222.25 ↓ -90%
Aetna OON $260.68 ↓ -89%
Humana COMM $266.16 ↓ -88%
BCBS BlueEssentials $290.19 ↓ -87%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $290.19 ↓ -87%
BCBS EPOSOA $304.37 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $307.43 ↓ -86%
BCBS PPO $318.54 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $318.81 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $396.24 ↓ -83%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $432.67 ↓ -81%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $557.92 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $587.53 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $601.19 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $601.19 ↓ -74%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $671.78 ↓ -71%
Cigna HMO $671.78 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $671.78 ↓ -71%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $683.17 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $683.17 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $769.70 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $849.41 ↓ -63%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $910.89 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $910.89 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,011.09 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $1,024.75 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,024.75 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,138.62 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,200.10 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,252.48 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,252.48 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,252.48 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,252.48 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,320.79 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,377.72 ↓ -40%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,377.72 ↓ -40%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $1,480.20 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,594.06 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,594.06 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,594.06 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,707.92 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,707.92 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,821.78 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $1,821.78 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,935.65 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,277.23 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,277.23 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,277.23 ↑ +0%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $567.67 $151.38 – $804.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $567.67 $149.20 – $804.19
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Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $680.87 $287.21 – $287.21
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $567.67 $149.20 – $804.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $487.05 $100.25 – $730.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $419.75 $83.95 – $524.68
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