Pentobarbital sodium inj 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

$4,688.37

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.

$4,688.37

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.

$59.83 with United vs $4,688.37 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 AllPayerAppendix $59.83 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $59.83 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $59.83 ↓ -99%
BCBS BluePremier $120.85 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $125.96 ↓ -97%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $125.96 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $184.38 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueEssentials $184.38 ↓ -96%
BCBS EPOSOA $193.50 ↓ -96%
BCBS PPO $202.63 ↓ -96%
Cigna LocalPlus $325.97 ↓ -93%
Cigna NewBusiness $326.29 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $328.19 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $328.19 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $328.19 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $328.19 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $328.19 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $336.80 ↓ -93%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $364.16 ↓ -92%
Cigna HMO $364.16 ↓ -92%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $364.16 ↓ -92%
Cigna AllOther $460.70 ↓ -90%
Cigna IFP $632.93 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $656.37 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $764.20 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $815.78 ↓ -83%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,115.83 ↓ -76%
Aetna Meritain $1,200.22 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $1,200.22 ↓ -74%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $1,406.51 ↓ -70%
Aetna OON $1,406.51 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $1,406.51 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,584.67 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $1,875.35 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $2,081.64 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $2,109.77 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,344.18 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,470.77 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,578.60 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,578.60 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $2,578.60 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,578.60 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,719.25 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $2,836.46 ↓ -40%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $2,836.46 ↓ -40%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $3,047.44 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,281.86 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,281.86 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,516.28 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,516.28 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,750.70 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $3,750.70 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,985.11 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $4,688.37 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,688.37 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,688.37 ↑ +0%

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Pentobarbital sodium inj at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,062.60 $35.00 – $2,722.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $4,062.60 $35.00 – $2,722.99
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $4,655.07 $47.65 – $117.23
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,062.60 $35.00 – $2,722.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,062.60 $448.39 – $3,267.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,062.60 $35.00 – $2,722.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,062.60 $35.00 – $3,267.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,062.60 $1,125.50 – $3,267.59

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