X-ray arthrogram shoulder supervision & interpretation (both sides) 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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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.

$131.99 with United vs $2,119.67 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 CHIP $131.99
Amerigroup CHIP $131.99
United STARPerinate $131.99
Amerigroup MGMCD $131.99
United STARPLUS $131.99
United STARKids $131.99
United STAR $131.99
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $138.59
Aetna Better Health MCD $142.55
Aetna Better Health CHIP $142.55
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $145.19
Molina CHIP $145.19
Molina STAR+PLUS $145.19
Molina STARKIDS $145.19
Molina MCDSTAR $145.19
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $148.38
Superior Health Plan CHIP $148.38
Superior Health Plan STARKids $148.38
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $148.38
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $148.38
Humana MGMCD $164.99
Aetna QHPHIX $178.94
Aetna NewBusiness $245.35
Aetna COMM $262.82
Aetna Meritain $262.82
Cigna IFP $286.16
Humana COMM $296.06
Cigna QHP $296.75
Aetna OON $308.26
United OptionsPPO $368.82
Cigna LocalPlus $423.92
Cigna NewBusiness $424.33
BCBS BluePremier $454.40
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $473.74
Cigna NetworkBenefit $473.74
Cigna HMO $473.74
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $500.22
BCBS MyBlueHealth $500.22
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $519.32
Evry Health COMM $546.87
Cigna AllOther $599.18
United SmallGroup $616.10
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $616.10
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $635.90
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $635.90
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $716.45
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
Prominence Health Plan HIX $847.87
Curative Administrators COMM $847.87
BCBS Traditional $941.13
City of McKinney COMM $953.85
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $953.85
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,059.84
Aetna ASA $1,117.07
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,165.82
Aetna WCOMP $1,165.82
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,165.82
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,165.82
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,229.41
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,282.40
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,282.40
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $1,377.79
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,483.77
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,483.77
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,483.77
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,589.75
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,589.75
BCBS PPO $1,630.50
USA Managed Care COMM $1,695.74
USC Health Services COMM $1,695.74
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,801.72
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,119.67
Unicare MCD $2,119.67
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,119.67

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X-ray arthrogram shoulder supervision & interpretation (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $261.79 $131.99 – $952.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $261.79 $131.99 – $441.93
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $594.30 $131.99 – $142.55
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $261.79 $131.99 – $952.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $937.91 $193.05 – $1,406.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $888.08 $131.99 – $1,110.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $937.91 $141.23 – $1,406.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $937.91 $131.99 – $1,406.87

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