Rmvl sq defib electrode 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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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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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.

$1,047.65 with Superior Health Plan vs $109,000.00 with United — 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 CHIP $1,047.65
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $1,047.65
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $1,047.65
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,047.65
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,047.65
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00
Cigna IFP $2,020.47
Cigna QHP $2,095.31
Humana COMM $2,493.42
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00
United OptionsPPO $2,604.17
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00
Aetna COMM $3,682.00
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00
WellMed MGMCR $3,772.76
BCBS BluePremier $4,147.77
Aetna OON $4,332.00
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $4,489.94
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $4,489.94
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $5,058.67
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,475.00
Curative Administrators COMM $5,849.00
Prominence Health Plan HIX $5,986.59
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $6,027.70
BCBS MyBlueHealth $6,027.70
Evry Health COMM $6,054.00
BCBS Traditional $6,645.12
City of McKinney COMM $6,734.92
BCBS BlueEssentials $7,131.78
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $7,131.78
Oscar HIX $7,168.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $7,483.24
BCBS EPOSOA $7,489.87
BCBS PPO $7,847.95
Aetna ASA $7,887.33
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $8,231.56
Aetna WCOMP $8,231.56
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $8,231.56
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $8,231.56
Averde Health, Inc PPO $8,680.56
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $9,054.72
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $9,054.72
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $9,728.21
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $10,476.54
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $10,476.54
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $10,476.54
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $11,224.86
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $11,224.86
USA Managed Care COMM $11,973.18
USC Health Services COMM $11,973.18
Galaxy Health Network PPO $12,721.51
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $14,966.48
Independent Medical Systems COMM $14,966.48
Unicare MCD $14,966.48
Cigna LocalPlus $21,804.00
Cigna NewBusiness $21,826.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $24,362.00
Cigna HMO $24,362.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $24,362.00
Cigna AllOther $30,818.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $62,381.00
United SmallGroup $77,953.00
United AllPayerAppendix $109,000.00

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Rmvl sq defib electrode at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $7,532.10 $2,008.56 – $9,728.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $7,532.10 $3,514.98 – $9,415.12
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $7,532.10 $2,134.09 – $9,728.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,417.27 $909.22 – $9,728.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,294.57 $858.91 – $9,728.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,417.27 $1,417.94 – $9,728.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,417.27 $2,282.26 – $9,728.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $4,294.57 $1,431.52 – $9,728.21

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