Pamidronate 30 mg/10 ml (3 mg/ml) intravenous solution 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

$130.38

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$130.38

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$4.88 with Superior Health Plan vs $95.44 with Cigna — 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

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 CHIP $4.88 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $4.88 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $4.88 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $4.88 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $4.88 ↓ -96%
Cigna IFP $9.41 ↓ -93%
Cigna QHP $9.75 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $11.36 ↓ -91%
United OptionsPPO $12.12 ↓ -91%
Humana Tricare $13.46 ↓ -90%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $13.88 ↓ -89%
Aetna NewBusiness $16.58 ↓ -87%
Aetna COMM $17.84 ↓ -86%
Aetna Meritain $17.84 ↓ -86%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $18.63 ↓ -86%
United AllPayerAppendix $18.63 ↓ -86%
United SmallGroup $18.63 ↓ -86%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $20.90 ↓ -84%
Aetna OON $20.90 ↓ -84%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $20.90 ↓ -84%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $23.55 ↓ -82%
BCBS BluePremier $27.34 ↓ -79%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $27.87 ↓ -79%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $28.50 ↓ -78%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $28.50 ↓ -78%
BCBS Traditional $30.93 ↓ -76%
City of McKinney COMM $31.35 ↓ -76%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $34.84 ↓ -73%
Aetna ASA $36.72 ↓ -72%
Aetna WCOMP $38.32 ↓ -71%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $38.32 ↓ -71%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $38.32 ↓ -71%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $38.32 ↓ -71%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $40.41 ↓ -69%
BCBS BlueEssentials $41.71 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $41.71 ↓ -68%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $42.15 ↓ -68%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $42.15 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $43.78 ↓ -66%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $45.29 ↓ -65%
BCBS PPO $45.84 ↓ -65%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $48.77 ↓ -63%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $48.77 ↓ -63%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $52.25 ↓ -60%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $52.25 ↓ -60%
USC Health Services COMM $55.74 ↓ -57%
USA Managed Care COMM $55.74 ↓ -57%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $59.22 ↓ -55%
Cigna LocalPlus $67.53 ↓ -48%
Cigna NewBusiness $67.60 ↓ -48%
Humana COMM $68.25 ↓ -48%
Unicare MCD $69.67 ↓ -47%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $69.67 ↓ -47%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $69.67 ↓ -47%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $75.44 ↓ -42%
Cigna HMO $75.44 ↓ -42%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $75.44 ↓ -42%
Cigna AllOther $95.44 ↓ -27%

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Pamidronate 30 mg/10 ml (3 mg/ml) intravenous solution at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $50.47 $13.46 – $71.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $50.47 $19.15 – $71.50
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $202.09 $10.78 – $10.78
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $254.73 $31.80 – $31.80
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $50.47 $13.67 – $71.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $50.47 $10.39 – $75.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $50.47 $10.09 – $63.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $50.47 $13.67 – $75.71

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