Nm imaging bone/joint 3 phase study 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

$4,920.44

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.

$4,920.44

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.

$322.78 with United vs $4,920.44 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
United STAR $322.78 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $322.78 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup CHIP $322.78 ↓ -93%
United STARPerinate $322.78 ↓ -93%
United STARPLUS $322.78 ↓ -93%
United CHIP $322.78 ↓ -93%
United STARKids $322.78 ↓ -93%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $338.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $344.43 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $344.43 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $344.43 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $344.43 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $344.43 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health MCD $348.60 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $348.60 ↓ -93%
Molina MCDSTAR $355.06 ↓ -93%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $355.06 ↓ -93%
Molina STAR+PLUS $355.06 ↓ -93%
Molina STARKIDS $355.06 ↓ -93%
Molina CHIP $355.06 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $367.10 ↓ -93%
Humana MGMCD $403.47 ↓ -92%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $404.12 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $404.12 ↓ -92%
Aetna QHPHIX $471.50 ↓ -90%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $471.74 ↓ -90%
United SmallGroup $471.74 ↓ -90%
Aetna NewBusiness $646.47 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $664.26 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $688.86 ↓ -86%
Aetna Meritain $692.52 ↓ -86%
Aetna COMM $692.52 ↓ -86%
Aetna OON $812.23 ↓ -83%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $856.16 ↓ -83%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,200.03 ↓ -76%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,200.03 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,205.51 ↓ -75%
Humana COMM $1,242.58 ↓ -75%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,258.64 ↓ -74%
Evry Health COMM $1,269.47 ↓ -74%
BCBS PPO $1,317.25 ↓ -73%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $1,476.13 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $1,476.13 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,663.11 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $1,968.18 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,968.18 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $2,184.68 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $2,214.20 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $2,214.20 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,460.22 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,593.07 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,706.24 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $2,706.24 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,706.24 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,706.24 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,853.86 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,976.87 ↓ -39%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,976.87 ↓ -39%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $3,198.29 ↓ -35%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,444.31 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,444.31 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,444.31 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,690.33 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,690.33 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $3,936.35 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,936.35 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $4,182.37 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $4,920.44 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,920.44 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,920.44 ↑ +0%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,875.14 $310.74 – $2,343.93
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,875.14 $310.74 – $2,343.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,798.90 $370.27 – $2,698.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,798.90 $310.74 – $2,248.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,798.90 $332.49 – $2,698.35
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