Thyrotropin alfa 0.9 mg intramuscular solution 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

$19,743.85

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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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$19,743.85

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.

$1,382.07 with Superior Health Plan vs $19,743.85 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

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

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 $1,382.07 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $1,382.07 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $1,382.07 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,382.07 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,382.07 ↓ -93%
Humana Tricare $2,016.35 ↓ -90%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $2,078.71 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $2,665.42 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $2,764.14 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $3,218.25 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $3,435.43 ↓ -83%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $3,507.31 ↓ -82%
United AllPayerAppendix $3,507.31 ↓ -82%
United SmallGroup $3,507.31 ↓ -82%
Aetna NewBusiness $4,699.04 ↓ -76%
Aetna COMM $5,054.43 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $5,054.43 ↓ -74%
BCBS BluePremier $5,358.89 ↓ -73%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $5,585.55 ↓ -72%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $5,585.55 ↓ -72%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $5,923.15 ↓ -70%
Aetna OON $5,923.15 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $5,923.15 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $6,673.42 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $7,897.54 ↓ -60%
BCBS BlueEssentials $8,175.95 ↓ -59%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $8,175.95 ↓ -59%
BCBS EPOSOA $8,580.70 ↓ -57%
BCBS Traditional $8,766.27 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $8,884.73 ↓ -55%
BCBS PPO $8,985.45 ↓ -54%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $9,871.92 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $10,405.01 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $10,859.12 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $10,859.12 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $10,859.12 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $10,859.12 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $11,451.43 ↓ -42%
Humana COMM $11,620.83 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $11,945.03 ↓ -39%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $11,945.03 ↓ -39%
Cigna LocalPlus $12,787.22 ↓ -35%
Cigna NewBusiness $12,799.89 ↓ -35%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $12,833.50 ↓ -35%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $13,820.69 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $13,820.69 ↓ -30%
Cigna HMO $14,285.50 ↓ -28%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $14,285.50 ↓ -28%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $14,285.50 ↓ -28%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $14,807.89 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $14,807.89 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $15,795.08 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $15,795.08 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $16,782.27 ↓ -15%
Cigna AllOther $18,072.43 ↓ -8%
Unicare MCD $19,743.85 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $19,743.85 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $19,743.85 ↑ +0%

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HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $9,577.76 $2,078.71 – $15,822.14
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