Unlisted mr procedure 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

$1,789.43

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.

$1,789.43

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.

$74.20 with BCBS vs $1,789.43 with Unicare — 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
BCBS BluePremier $74.20 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $81.68 ↓ -95%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $81.68 ↓ -95%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86 ↓ -95%
United SmallGroup $83.86 ↓ -95%
United STARPerinate $86.58 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MGMCD $86.58 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup CHIP $86.58 ↓ -95%
United CHIP $86.58 ↓ -95%
United STAR $86.58 ↓ -95%
United STARKids $86.58 ↓ -95%
United STARPLUS $86.58 ↓ -95%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $90.91 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $93.51 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health MCD $93.51 ↓ -95%
Molina CHIP $95.24 ↓ -95%
Molina STAR+PLUS $95.24 ↓ -95%
Molina STARKIDS $95.24 ↓ -95%
Molina MCDSTAR $95.24 ↓ -95%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $95.24 ↓ -95%
Humana MGMCD $108.22 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $125.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $125.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $125.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $125.26 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $125.26 ↓ -93%
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 ↓ -90%
Cigna IFP $237.06 ↓ -87%
BCBS BlueEssentials $242.54 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $242.54 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $245.84 ↓ -86%
BCBS EPOSOA $254.39 ↓ -86%
BCBS PPO $266.23 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $305.54 ↓ -83%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $536.83 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $536.83 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $593.52 ↓ -67%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $702.39 ↓ -61%
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00 ↓ -57%
BCBS Traditional $794.51 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $805.24 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $805.24 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $894.72 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $925.40 ↓ -48%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $984.19 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $984.19 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $984.19 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $984.19 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,037.87 ↓ -42%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,062.37 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,062.37 ↓ -41%
Aetna COMM $1,117.00 ↓ -38%
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00 ↓ -38%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $1,163.13 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,252.60 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,252.60 ↓ -30%
Aetna OON $1,314.00 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,342.07 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,342.07 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,431.54 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $1,431.54 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,521.02 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,755.98 ↓ -2%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,755.98 ↓ -2%
Unicare MCD $1,789.43 ↑ +0%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,728.00 $83.05 – $2,160.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $1,728.00 $83.05 – $2,160.00
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,052.00 $116.73 – $977.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,280.00 $83.05 – $814.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,052.00 $83.05 – $977.72
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