Ultrasound elastography parenchyma 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

$1,607.44

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.

$1,607.44

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.

$104.59 with United vs $1,607.44 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 STAR $104.59 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $104.59 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup CHIP $104.59 ↓ -93%
United STARPerinate $104.59 ↓ -93%
United CHIP $104.59 ↓ -93%
United STARPLUS $104.59 ↓ -93%
United STARKids $104.59 ↓ -93%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $109.82 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $112.52 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $112.52 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $112.52 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $112.52 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $112.52 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $112.96 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health MCD $112.96 ↓ -93%
Molina MCDSTAR $115.05 ↓ -93%
Molina CHIP $115.05 ↓ -93%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $115.05 ↓ -93%
Molina STAR+PLUS $115.05 ↓ -93%
Molina STARKIDS $115.05 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $128.23 ↓ -92%
Humana MGMCD $130.74 ↓ -92%
BCBS BluePremier $133.38 ↓ -92%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $146.82 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $146.82 ↓ -91%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $151.89 ↓ -91%
United SmallGroup $151.89 ↓ -91%
Aetna NewBusiness $175.82 ↓ -89%
Aetna Meritain $188.34 ↓ -88%
Aetna COMM $188.34 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $217.00 ↓ -87%
Aetna OON $220.90 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $225.04 ↓ -86%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $279.69 ↓ -83%
Cigna LocalPlus $305.79 ↓ -81%
Cigna NewBusiness $306.08 ↓ -81%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $341.72 ↓ -79%
Cigna HMO $341.72 ↓ -79%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $341.72 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $393.82 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $414.72 ↓ -74%
Cigna AllOther $432.21 ↓ -73%
BCBS BlueEssentials $435.99 ↓ -73%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $435.99 ↓ -73%
BCBS EPOSOA $457.29 ↓ -72%
BCBS PPO $478.58 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $482.23 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $482.23 ↓ -70%
Humana COMM $498.15 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $543.31 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $642.98 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $642.98 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $713.70 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $723.35 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $723.35 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $803.72 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $847.12 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $884.09 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $884.09 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $884.09 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $884.09 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $932.32 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $972.50 ↓ -40%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $972.50 ↓ -40%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $1,044.84 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,125.21 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,125.21 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,125.21 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,205.58 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,205.58 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,285.95 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $1,285.95 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,366.32 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,607.44 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,607.44 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,607.44 ↑ +0%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $232.30 $99.77 – $290.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $232.30 $99.77 – $290.38
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $399.40 $82.21 – $599.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $353.09 $99.77 – $441.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $399.40 $99.77 – $599.10
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