Pelvic MRI (with and 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

$8,870.73

Cash price

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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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$8,870.73

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.

$347.16 with Amerigroup vs $8,870.73 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
Amerigroup MGMCD $347.16 ↓ -96%
United CHIP $347.16 ↓ -96%
United STAR $347.16 ↓ -96%
United STARKids $347.16 ↓ -96%
United STARPLUS $347.16 ↓ -96%
United STARPerinate $347.16 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup CHIP $347.16 ↓ -96%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $364.52 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health MCD $374.93 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $374.93 ↓ -96%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $381.88 ↓ -96%
Molina CHIP $381.88 ↓ -96%
Molina STAR+PLUS $381.88 ↓ -96%
Molina STARKIDS $381.88 ↓ -96%
Molina MCDSTAR $381.88 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCD $433.95 ↓ -95%
Imaging Providers of Texas HMOBlue $450.00 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $481.13 ↓ -95%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $481.13 ↓ -95%
BCBS BluePremier $496.41 ↓ -94%
United SmallGroup $616.10 ↓ -93%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $616.10 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $620.95 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $620.95 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $620.95 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $620.95 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $620.95 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00 ↓ -91%
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27 ↓ -91%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00 ↓ -88%
Aetna COMM $1,117.00 ↓ -87%
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $1,197.55 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $1,241.90 ↓ -86%
Humana COMM $1,272.91 ↓ -86%
Aetna OON $1,314.00 ↓ -85%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40 ↓ -83%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,543.51 ↓ -83%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95 ↓ -82%
BCBS PPO $1,630.50 ↓ -82%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $2,661.22 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $2,661.22 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,998.31 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $3,548.29 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $3,938.60 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $3,991.83 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $3,991.83 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $4,435.36 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $4,674.87 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,878.90 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,878.90 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,878.90 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $4,878.90 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $5,145.02 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $5,366.79 ↓ -40%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $5,366.79 ↓ -40%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $5,765.97 ↓ -35%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $6,209.51 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $6,209.51 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,653.05 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $6,653.05 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $7,096.58 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $7,096.58 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $7,540.12 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $8,870.73 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $8,870.73 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $8,870.73 ↑ +0%

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Pelvic MRI (with and without contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,742.20 $332.94 – $4,677.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $3,742.20 $332.94 – $4,677.75
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $3,482.70 $347.16 – $374.93
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,742.20 $332.94 – $4,677.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,382.76 $494.01 – $5,074.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,382.76 $332.94 – $4,228.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,382.76 $332.94 – $5,074.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,382.76 $347.16 – $5,074.14

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