Mr safety implant&/fb assmt clin staff ea add 30 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

$248.24

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.

$248.24

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.

$17.38 with Superior Health Plan vs $248.24 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
Superior Health Plan STARKids $17.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $17.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $17.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $17.38 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $17.38 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $33.51 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $34.75 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $40.46 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $43.19 ↓ -83%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $47.17 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $59.08 ↓ -76%
Aetna Meritain $63.55 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $63.55 ↓ -74%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $70.58 ↓ -72%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $70.58 ↓ -72%
BCBS BluePremier $72.49 ↓ -71%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $74.47 ↓ -70%
Aetna OON $74.47 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $74.47 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $83.91 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $99.30 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $110.22 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $111.71 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $111.71 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $124.12 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $130.82 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $136.53 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $136.53 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $136.53 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $136.53 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $143.98 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $150.19 ↓ -39%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $150.19 ↓ -39%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $161.36 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $173.77 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $173.77 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $186.18 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $186.18 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $198.59 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $198.59 ↓ -20%
BCBS BlueEssentials $209.59 ↓ -16%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $209.59 ↓ -16%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $211.00 ↓ -15%
BCBS EPOSOA $219.83 ↓ -11%
BCBS PPO $230.07 ↓ -7%
Unicare MCD $248.24 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $248.24 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $248.24 ↑ +0%

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Mr safety implant&/fb assmt clin staff ea add 30 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $45.00 $26.25 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $45.00 $26.25 – $2,429.00
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $102.90 $83.24 – $83.24
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $142.29 not published
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $45.00 $26.25 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $45.00 $9.26 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $45.00 $34.50 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $45.00 $35.25 – $2,149.00

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