Pt application of modality >=1 area ultrasound each 15 minutes 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

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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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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.

$9.73 with Superior Health Plan vs $179.00 with Aetna — 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
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $9.73
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $9.73
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $9.73
Superior Health Plan STARKids $9.73
Superior Health Plan CHIP $9.73
BCBS MGMCRHMO $11.89
BCBS MCRPPO $11.89
WellMed MGMCR $12.23
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $12.29
Humana MGMCR $12.29
Triwest Veterans FED $12.29
Devoted Health PPO $12.29
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $12.29
Amerigroup DualEligible $12.29
Devoted Health MME $12.29
Devoted Health MCR $12.29
Devoted Health POS $12.29
Devoted Health HMO $12.29
Devoted Health SNP $12.29
United MGMCR $12.36
Aetna MCR $12.40
Care N Care MGMCR $12.42
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $12.54
Integranet MGMCR $12.66
WellCare MGMCR $12.66
ProCare Advantge MCR $12.91
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $12.91
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $12.91
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $12.91
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $12.91
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $12.91
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $12.91
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $12.91
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $13.03
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $13.03
Humana Tricare $13.11
Molina MMP $13.40
Molina MCR $13.40
Molina MME $13.40
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $13.52
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $13.52
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $14.75
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $15.98
Bravo Health MCRSNP $18.44
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $18.44
Bravo Health MCRHMO $18.44
Bravo Health MCRPOS $18.44
Bravo Health MCRPPO $18.44
Cigna IFP $18.77
Cigna QHP $19.47
Superior ValueHMO $22.01
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $23.36
United OptionsPPO $24.20
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $24.34
Superior EPO $27.54
Superior HMO $27.54
Oscar HIX $28.92
Molina Healthcare HIX $32.21
BCBS BluePremier $33.18
BCBS MyBlueHealth $38.66
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $38.66
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $41.72
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $41.72
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $47.00
Prominence Health Plan HIX $55.62
BCBS Traditional $61.74
City of McKinney COMM $62.58
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $62.58
BCBS BlueEssentials $68.47
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $68.47
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $69.53
BCBS EPOSOA $71.85
Aetna ASA $73.28
BCBS PPO $75.22
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $76.48
Aetna WCOMP $76.48
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $76.48
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $76.48
Averde Health, Inc PPO $80.65
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $84.13
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $84.13
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $90.39
Humana COMM $94.79
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $97.34
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $97.34
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $97.34
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $104.30
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $104.30
Aetna QHPHIX $106.00
USC Health Services COMM $111.25
USA Managed Care COMM $111.25
Galaxy Health Network PPO $118.20
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $139.06
Unicare MCD $139.06
Independent Medical Systems COMM $139.06
Aetna NewBusiness $143.00
Aetna Meritain $155.00
Aetna COMM $155.00
Aetna OON $179.00

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Pt application of modality >=1 area ultrasound each 15 minutes at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $85.93 $22.91 – $134.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $85.93 $40.10 – $134.00
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $85.93 $24.35 – $134.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $118.66 $24.42 – $177.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $98.11 $19.62 – $122.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $118.66 $38.09 – $177.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $118.66 $41.97 – $177.98

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