Pretreat rbc w enzyme reference 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

$441.91

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.

$441.91

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.

$30.72 with Aetna vs $566.82 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.

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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
Aetna QHPHIX $30.72 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $30.93 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $30.93 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $30.93 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $30.93 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $30.93 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $42.31 ↓ -90%
Aetna Meritain $45.06 ↓ -90%
Aetna COMM $45.06 ↓ -90%
Aetna OON $53.03 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $59.66 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $61.87 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $76.89 ↓ -83%
Cigna LocalPlus $89.95 ↓ -80%
Cigna NewBusiness $90.03 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $91.92 ↓ -79%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $100.52 ↓ -77%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $100.52 ↓ -77%
Cigna HMO $100.52 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $108.27 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $114.01 ↓ -74%
Cigna AllOther $127.13 ↓ -71%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $132.57 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $132.57 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $149.37 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $176.76 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $196.21 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $198.86 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $198.86 ↓ -55%
Humana COMM $209.66 ↓ -53%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $220.96 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $232.89 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $243.05 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $243.05 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $243.05 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $243.05 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $256.31 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $267.36 ↓ -39%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $267.36 ↓ -39%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $287.24 ↓ -35%
United SmallGroup $291.26 ↓ -34%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $291.26 ↓ -34%
United AllPayerAppendix $291.26 ↓ -34%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $309.34 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $309.34 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $309.34 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $331.43 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $331.43 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $353.53 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $353.53 ↓ -20%
BCBS BluePremier $362.76 ↓ -18%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $375.62 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $441.91 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $441.91 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $441.91 ↑ +0%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $495.97 ↑ +12%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $495.97 ↑ +12%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $515.81 ↑ +17%
BCBS BlueEssentials $515.81 ↑ +17%
BCBS EPOSOA $541.31 ↑ +22%
BCBS PPO $566.82 ↑ +28%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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