Insitu hybridization manual 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

$1,468.31

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.

$1,468.31

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.

$102.78 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,468.31 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 STARHealth $102.78 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $102.78 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $102.78 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $102.78 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $102.78 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $126.03 ↓ -91%
Aetna NewBusiness $173.59 ↓ -88%
Aetna COMM $184.89 ↓ -87%
Aetna Meritain $184.89 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $198.22 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $205.56 ↓ -86%
Aetna OON $217.59 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $255.49 ↓ -83%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $291.26 ↓ -80%
United AllPayerAppendix $291.26 ↓ -80%
United SmallGroup $291.26 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $305.41 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $359.74 ↓ -75%
BCBS BluePremier $362.76 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $378.82 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $406.20 ↓ -72%
Cigna NewBusiness $406.59 ↓ -72%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $440.49 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $440.49 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $453.93 ↓ -69%
Cigna HMO $453.93 ↓ -69%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $453.93 ↓ -69%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $495.97 ↓ -66%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $495.97 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $496.29 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $515.81 ↓ -65%
BCBS BlueEssentials $515.81 ↓ -65%
BCBS EPOSOA $541.31 ↓ -63%
BCBS PPO $566.82 ↓ -61%
Cigna AllOther $574.13 ↓ -61%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $587.32 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $651.93 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $660.74 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $660.74 ↓ -55%
Humana COMM $674.06 ↓ -54%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $734.15 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $773.80 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $807.57 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $807.57 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $807.57 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $807.57 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $851.62 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $888.33 ↓ -39%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $888.33 ↓ -39%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $954.40 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,027.82 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,027.82 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,027.82 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,101.23 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,101.23 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $1,174.65 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,174.65 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,248.06 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $1,468.31 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,468.31 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,468.31 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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