Valvuloplasty aortic at MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL

5500 Frisco Square Blvd, Frisco, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1699726406

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 23, 2026

$20,732.33

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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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$20,732.33

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.

$2,798.86 with Cigna vs $100,082.00 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
Cigna IFP $2,798.86 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $2,902.53 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $3,503.76 ↓ -83%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $5,591.00 ↓ -73%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $5,591.00 ↓ -73%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $5,591.00 ↓ -73%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $5,591.00 ↓ -73%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $5,591.00 ↓ -73%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $6,219.70 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $6,219.70 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $7,007.53 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $8,292.93 ↓ -60%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $8,300.00 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $8,583.18 ↓ -59%
City of McKinney COMM $9,329.55 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $9,329.55 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $10,366.17 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $10,469.83 ↓ -49%
Aetna WCOMP $11,402.78 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $11,402.78 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $11,402.78 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $11,402.78 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $12,024.75 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $12,190.61 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $12,190.61 ↓ -41%
Oscar HIX $12,897.00 ↓ -38%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $13,476.01 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $14,512.63 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $14,512.63 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $15,549.25 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $15,549.25 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $15,549.25 ↓ -25%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $15,852.51 ↓ -24%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $15,852.51 ↓ -24%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $16,482.00 ↓ -21%
USA Managed Care COMM $16,585.86 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $16,585.86 ↓ -20%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $17,622.48 ↓ -15%
United SmallGroup $19,594.00 ↓ -5%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $20,732.33 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $20,732.33 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $20,732.33 ↑ +0%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $21,896.28 ↑ +6%
BCBS BlueEssentials $21,896.28 ↑ +6%
BCBS EPOSOA $22,986.14 ↑ +11%
BCBS PPO $24,076.00 ↑ +16%
United AllPayerAppendix $26,125.00 ↑ +26%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $27,837.00 ↑ +34%
Evry Health COMM $29,597.00 ↑ +43%
Cigna LocalPlus $32,724.00 ↑ +58%
Cigna NewBusiness $32,756.00 ↑ +58%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $36,562.00 ↑ +76%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $36,562.00 ↑ +76%
Cigna HMO $36,562.00 ↑ +76%
Curative Administrators COMM $43,890.00 ↑ +112%
Cigna AllOther $46,251.00 ↑ +123%
Aetna NewBusiness $79,186.00 ↑ +282%
Aetna COMM $84,600.00 ↑ +308%
Aetna Meritain $84,600.00 ↑ +308%
Aetna OON $100,082.00 ↑ +383%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $16,030.65 $4,274.84 – $20,038.31
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