Gastroesophageal reflux study 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

$1,701.71

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$1,701.71

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.

$229.73 with Cigna vs $1,701.71 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
Cigna IFP $229.73 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $230.55 ↓ -86%
United CHIP $230.55 ↓ -86%
United STAR $230.55 ↓ -86%
United STARKids $230.55 ↓ -86%
United STARPLUS $230.55 ↓ -86%
United STARPerinate $230.55 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup CHIP $230.55 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $238.24 ↓ -86%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $242.08 ↓ -86%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $248.99 ↓ -85%
Aetna Better Health MCD $248.99 ↓ -85%
Molina STARKIDS $253.61 ↓ -85%
Molina MCDSTAR $253.61 ↓ -85%
Molina STAR+PLUS $253.61 ↓ -85%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $253.61 ↓ -85%
Molina CHIP $253.61 ↓ -85%
BCBS BluePremier $257.74 ↓ -85%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $283.73 ↓ -83%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $283.73 ↓ -83%
Humana MGMCD $288.19 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $296.10 ↓ -83%
Aetna QHPHIX $336.51 ↓ -80%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $416.92 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $439.04 ↓ -74%
Aetna NewBusiness $461.39 ↓ -73%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $471.74 ↓ -72%
United SmallGroup $471.74 ↓ -72%
Aetna Meritain $494.25 ↓ -71%
Aetna COMM $494.25 ↓ -71%
Humana COMM $527.36 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $575.18 ↓ -66%
Aetna OON $579.69 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $680.68 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $680.68 ↓ -60%
BCBS BlueEssentials $842.54 ↓ -50%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $842.54 ↓ -50%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -50%
BCBS EPOSOA $883.69 ↓ -48%
Aetna ASA $896.80 ↓ -47%
BCBS PPO $924.84 ↓ -46%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,029.53 ↓ -40%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,029.53 ↓ -40%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,191.20 ↓ -30%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,701.71 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,701.71 ↑ +0%

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Gastroesophageal reflux study at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $493.75 $223.20 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $493.75 $223.20 – $863.42
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco not published $230.55 – $248.99
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $493.75 $223.20 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,120.86 $230.71 – $1,681.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,110.50 $223.20 – $1,388.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,120.86 $238.82 – $1,681.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,120.86 $223.20 – $1,681.29

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