MRI orbit/face/neck without contrast 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

$10,262.84

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$10,262.84

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.

$233.23 with United vs $10,262.84 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
United CHIP $233.23 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $233.23 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $233.23 ↓ -98%
United STARPLUS $233.23 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $233.23 ↓ -98%
United STAR $233.23 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $233.23 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $244.89 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $251.89 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $251.89 ↓ -98%
Molina MCDSTAR $256.55 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $256.55 ↓ -98%
Molina STAR+PLUS $256.55 ↓ -98%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $256.55 ↓ -98%
Molina CHIP $256.55 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $291.54 ↓ -97%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $293.63 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $293.63 ↓ -97%
BCBS BluePremier $302.95 ↓ -97%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $313.62 ↓ -97%
United SmallGroup $313.62 ↓ -97%
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $450.00 ↓ -96%
United AllPayerAppendix $517.79 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $718.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $718.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $718.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $718.40 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $718.40 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $820.19 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $906.53 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueEssentials $906.53 ↓ -91%
BCBS EPOSOA $950.80 ↓ -91%
BCBS PPO $995.08 ↓ -90%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna COMM $1,117.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna OON $1,314.00 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $1,385.48 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $1,436.80 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $1,785.73 ↓ -83%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $3,078.85 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $3,078.85 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $3,468.84 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $4,105.14 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $4,556.70 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $4,618.28 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $4,618.28 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $5,131.42 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $5,408.52 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $5,644.56 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $5,644.56 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $5,644.56 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $5,644.56 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $5,952.45 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $6,209.02 ↓ -39%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $6,209.02 ↓ -39%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $6,670.85 ↓ -35%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $7,183.99 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $7,183.99 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $7,697.13 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $7,697.13 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $8,210.27 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $8,210.27 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $8,723.41 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $10,262.84 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $10,262.84 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $10,262.84 ↑ +0%

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MRI orbit/face/neck without contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,551.50 $227.71 – $3,189.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $2,551.50 $227.71 – $3,189.38
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $2,830.05 $233.23 – $251.89
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,551.50 $227.71 – $3,189.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,347.34 $314.76 – $3,521.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,347.34 $227.71 – $2,934.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,347.34 $227.71 – $3,521.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,347.34 $233.23 – $3,521.02

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