Inj levocarnitine per 1 gm 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

$216.38

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.

$216.38

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.

$15.15 with Superior Health Plan vs $216.38 with Independent Medical Systems — 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $15.15 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $15.15 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $15.15 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $15.15 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $15.15 ↓ -93%
Humana Tricare $23.65 ↓ -89%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $24.38 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $29.21 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $30.29 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $35.27 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $37.65 ↓ -83%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $38.40 ↓ -82%
United SmallGroup $38.40 ↓ -82%
United AllPayerAppendix $38.40 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $51.50 ↓ -76%
Aetna Meritain $55.39 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $55.39 ↓ -74%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $64.91 ↓ -70%
Aetna OON $64.91 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $64.91 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $73.14 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $86.55 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $96.07 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $97.37 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $108.19 ↓ -50%
BCBS BluePremier $109.63 ↓ -49%
Aetna ASA $114.03 ↓ -47%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $114.26 ↓ -47%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $114.26 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $119.01 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $119.01 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $119.01 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $119.01 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $125.50 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $130.91 ↓ -39%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $130.91 ↓ -39%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $140.65 ↓ -35%
Cigna LocalPlus $146.98 ↓ -32%
Cigna NewBusiness $147.12 ↓ -32%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $151.47 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $151.47 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $162.28 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $162.28 ↓ -25%
Cigna HMO $164.20 ↓ -24%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $164.20 ↓ -24%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $164.20 ↓ -24%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $167.26 ↓ -23%
BCBS BlueEssentials $167.26 ↓ -23%
USC Health Services COMM $173.10 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $173.10 ↓ -20%
BCBS EPOSOA $175.54 ↓ -19%
BCBS PPO $183.82 ↓ -15%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $183.92 ↓ -15%
Cigna AllOther $207.73 ↓ -4%
Humana COMM $211.18 ↓ -2%
Unicare MCD $216.38 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $216.38 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $216.38 ↑ +0%

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Inj levocarnitine per 1 gm at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $136.62 $25.40 – $193.54
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $136.62 $25.40 – $193.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $136.62 $25.40 – $204.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $136.62 $25.40 – $170.78
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $136.62 $25.40 – $204.93
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