Fmri brain by phys/psych 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

$13,517.74

Cash price

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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.

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$13,517.74

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.

$162.57 with BCBS vs $13,517.74 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 BlueAdvantageHMO $162.57 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $162.57 ↓ -99%
BCBS BluePremier $167.73 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $313.62 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $313.62 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentials $501.89 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $501.89 ↓ -96%
United AllPayerAppendix $517.79 ↓ -96%
BCBS EPOSOA $526.40 ↓ -96%
BCBS PPO $550.92 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $946.24 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $946.24 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $946.24 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $946.24 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $946.24 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMM $1,117.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna OON $1,314.00 ↓ -90%
Cigna IFP $1,824.89 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $1,892.48 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $2,352.09 ↓ -83%
Humana COMM $2,452.85 ↓ -82%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $4,055.32 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $4,055.32 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $4,569.00 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $5,407.10 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $6,001.88 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $6,082.98 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $6,082.98 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $6,758.87 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $7,123.85 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $7,434.76 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $7,434.76 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $7,434.76 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $7,434.76 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $7,840.29 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $8,178.23 ↓ -40%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $8,178.23 ↓ -40%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $8,786.53 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $9,462.42 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $9,462.42 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $10,138.31 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $10,138.31 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $10,814.19 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $10,814.19 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $11,490.08 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $13,517.74 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $13,517.74 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $13,517.74 ↑ +0%

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Fmri brain by phys/psych at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $1,283.70 $357.90 – $357.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,560.51 $321.20 – $2,340.76
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,486.20 $227.71 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,560.51 $227.71 – $2,340.76
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,560.51 $607.02 – $2,700.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,486.20 $227.71 – $2,229.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $1,560.51 $227.71 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $1,560.51 $227.71 – $2,340.76

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