New Patient Office Visit (level 3) at MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL
5500 Frisco Square Blvd, Frisco, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1699726406
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Cash price 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 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.
$21.39 with Superior Health Plan vs $414.52 with BCBS — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $21.39 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $21.39 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $21.39 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $21.39 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $21.39 | — |
| Cigna | IFP | $41.26 | — |
| Cigna | QHP | $42.79 | — |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $49.82 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $53.18 | — |
| Imperial Insurance Company | MCR | $58.07 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $72.74 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | NarrowNetwork | $74.88 | — |
| Aetna | Meritain | $78.24 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $78.24 | — |
| Evry Health | COMM | $78.85 | — |
| LifeCare Hospitals | MGMCD | $91.69 | — |
| Aetna | OON | $91.69 | — |
| LifeCare Hospitals | MGMCR | $91.69 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $103.30 | — |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | $122.25 | — |
| Prominence Health Plan | HIX | $122.25 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $135.70 | — |
| City of McKinney | COMM | $137.53 | — |
| Fidelis SecureCare | MGMCR | $137.53 | — |
| National ChoiceCare | WCOMP | $152.81 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $161.06 | — |
| Rockport Health Group | WORKERSCOMP | $168.09 | — |
| Aetna | WCOMP | $168.09 | — |
| Physicians Coop of TX | MGMCR | $168.09 | — |
| PC Texas Partners | WCOMP | $168.09 | — |
| Averde Health, Inc | PPO | $177.26 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | EXCLUSIVE | $184.90 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | NONEXCLUSIVE | $184.90 | — |
| Texas Healthcare Foundation WC | WORKERSCOMP | $198.65 | — |
| Humana | COMM | $212.54 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $213.07 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $213.07 | — |
| Multiplan PHCS | PrimaryNetwork | $213.93 | — |
| Coastal Comp Health Networks | WCOMP | $213.93 | — |
| Mega Life | MGMCRPPO | $213.93 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $229.22 | — |
| LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING | COMMPPO | $229.22 | — |
| USA Managed Care | COMM | $244.50 | — |
| USC Health Services | COMM | $244.50 | — |
| Galaxy Health Network | PPO | $259.78 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $305.62 | — |
| Unicare | MCD | $305.62 | — |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $305.62 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $377.33 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $377.33 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $395.92 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $414.52 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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New Patient Office Visit (level 3) at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Frisco | $396.30 | $105.22 – $105.22 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas | $567.95 | $298.30 – $298.30 |
| Baylor St Luke's Medical Center | Houston | $207.90 | $82.00 – $594.00 |
| St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital | Madisonville | $232.23 | $22.68 – $206.40 |
| St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin | Lufkin | $68.55 | $31.50 – $126.00 |
| St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital | Spring | $207.90 | $74.00 – $594.00 |
| St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital | Sugar Land | $207.90 | $74.00 – $594.00 |
| St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital | College Station | $232.23 | $77.00 – $421.40 |