Hydration IV infusion initial 31minutes - 1 hour 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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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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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.

$68.71 with Superior Health Plan vs $981.63 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

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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $68.71
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $68.71
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $68.71
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $68.71
Superior Health Plan STARKids $68.71
BCBS BluePremier $91.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $106.04
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $106.04
Cigna IFP $132.52
Cigna QHP $137.43
Aetna QHPHIX $160.01
United OptionsPPO $170.80
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $187.79
BCBS BlueEssentials $187.79
BCBS EPOSOA $197.04
Oscar HIX $204.18
BCBS PPO $206.30
Aetna NewBusiness $233.63
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $240.50
Aetna COMM $251.30
Aetna Meritain $251.30
Evry Health COMM $253.26
Cigna LocalPlus $259.15
Cigna NewBusiness $259.15
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $289.58
Cigna NetworkBenefit $289.58
Cigna HMO $289.58
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $294.49
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $294.49
Aetna OON $294.49
Humana COMM $320.84
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $331.79
United AllPayerAppendix $358.56
United SmallGroup $358.56
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $358.56
Cigna AllOther $366.15
Curative Administrators COMM $392.65
Prominence Health Plan HIX $392.65
BCBS Traditional $435.84
City of McKinney COMM $441.73
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $441.73
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $490.81
Aetna ASA $517.32
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $539.90
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $539.90
Aetna WCOMP $539.90
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $539.90
Averde Health, Inc PPO $569.35
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $593.89
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $593.89
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $638.06
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $687.14
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $687.14
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $687.14
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $736.22
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $736.22
USA Managed Care COMM $785.30
USC Health Services COMM $785.30
Galaxy Health Network PPO $834.39
Unicare MCD $981.63
Independent Medical Systems COMM $981.63
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $981.63

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $488.60 $90.23 – $610.75
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