Manipulation chest wall initial demonstration/evaluation 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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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.

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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.

$41.86 with Superior Health Plan vs $598.07 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 $41.86
Superior Health Plan CHIP $41.86
Superior Health Plan STARKids $41.86
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $41.86
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $41.86
Cigna IFP $80.74
Cigna QHP $83.73
Aetna QHPHIX $97.49
United OptionsPPO $104.06
Oscar HIX $124.40
Aetna NewBusiness $142.34
Aetna Meritain $153.11
Aetna COMM $153.11
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $179.42
Aetna OON $179.42
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $179.42
Humana COMM $182.85
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $202.15
Prominence Health Plan HIX $239.23
BCBS BluePremier $257.31
BCBS Traditional $265.54
City of McKinney COMM $269.13
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $269.13
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $299.04
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $299.83
BCBS MyBlueHealth $299.83
Aetna ASA $315.18
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $328.94
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $328.94
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $328.94
Aetna WCOMP $328.94
Averde Health, Inc PPO $346.88
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $361.83
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $361.83
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $388.75
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $418.65
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $418.65
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $418.65
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $448.55
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $448.55
USC Health Services COMM $478.46
USA Managed Care COMM $478.46
Galaxy Health Network PPO $508.36
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $530.98
BCBS BlueEssentials $530.98
BCBS EPOSOA $557.14
BCBS PPO $583.31
Unicare MCD $598.07
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $598.07
Independent Medical Systems COMM $598.07

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Manipulation chest wall initial demonstration/evaluation at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $226.54 $60.41 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $226.54 $105.72 – $287.35
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $188.70 $148.06 – $148.06
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $572.01 $419.77 – $419.77
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $226.54 $64.19 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $216.95 $44.66 – $325.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $202.10 $40.42 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $216.95 $69.64 – $325.43

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