MRI orbit/face/neck without & w/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

$10,349.94

Cash price

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$10,349.94

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.

$349.16 with United vs $10,349.94 with Unicare — 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 STARPerinate $349.16 ↓ -97%
United STARKids $349.16 ↓ -97%
United STAR $349.16 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $349.16 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup CHIP $349.16 ↓ -97%
United CHIP $349.16 ↓ -97%
United STARPLUS $349.16 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $366.62 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $377.09 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health MCD $377.09 ↓ -96%
Molina CHIP $384.08 ↓ -96%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $384.08 ↓ -96%
Molina STARKIDS $384.08 ↓ -96%
Molina STAR+PLUS $384.08 ↓ -96%
Molina MCDSTAR $384.08 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCD $436.45 ↓ -96%
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $450.00 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $481.13 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $481.13 ↓ -95%
BCBS BluePremier $496.41 ↓ -95%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $616.10 ↓ -94%
United SmallGroup $616.10 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $724.50 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $724.50 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $724.50 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $724.50 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $724.50 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00 ↓ -93%
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27 ↓ -92%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna COMM $1,117.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00 ↓ -89%
Humana COMM $1,195.97 ↓ -88%
Aetna OON $1,314.00 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $1,397.24 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $1,448.99 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40 ↓ -86%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95 ↓ -85%
BCBS PPO $1,630.50 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $1,800.89 ↓ -83%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $3,104.98 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $3,104.98 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $3,498.28 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $4,139.98 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $4,595.37 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $4,657.47 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $4,657.47 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $5,174.97 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $5,454.42 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $5,692.47 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $5,692.47 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $5,692.47 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $5,692.47 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $6,002.97 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $6,261.71 ↓ -40%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $6,261.71 ↓ -40%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $6,727.46 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $7,244.96 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $7,244.96 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $7,762.45 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $7,762.45 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $8,279.95 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $8,279.95 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $8,797.45 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $10,349.94 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $10,349.94 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $10,349.94 ↑ +0%

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

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,691.51 $332.94 – $4,614.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $3,691.51 $332.94 – $4,614.39
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $3,482.70 $349.16 – $377.09
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,691.51 $332.94 – $4,614.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,345.40 $494.01 – $5,018.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,345.40 $332.94 – $4,181.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,345.40 $332.94 – $5,018.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,345.40 $349.16 – $5,018.09

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