X-ray colon abdominal radiograph(s) & delayed images single contrast study 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

$2,694.92

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,694.92

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.

$153.70 with United vs $2,694.92 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 $153.70 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $153.70 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup CHIP $153.70 ↓ -94%
United STARPerinate $153.70 ↓ -94%
United STARPLUS $153.70 ↓ -94%
United CHIP $153.70 ↓ -94%
United STARKids $153.70 ↓ -94%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $161.38 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health MCD $166.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $166.00 ↓ -94%
Molina MCDSTAR $169.07 ↓ -94%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $169.07 ↓ -94%
Molina CHIP $169.07 ↓ -94%
Molina STAR+PLUS $169.07 ↓ -94%
Molina STARKIDS $169.07 ↓ -94%
Aetna QHPHIX $184.01 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $188.64 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $188.64 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $188.64 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $188.64 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $188.64 ↓ -93%
Humana MGMCD $192.13 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $216.84 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $238.71 ↓ -91%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $238.71 ↓ -91%
Aetna NewBusiness $252.30 ↓ -91%
Aetna Meritain $270.27 ↓ -90%
Aetna COMM $270.27 ↓ -90%
Aetna OON $316.99 ↓ -88%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20 ↓ -87%
United SmallGroup $341.20 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $363.81 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $377.29 ↓ -86%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -85%
Cigna LocalPlus $430.64 ↓ -84%
Cigna NewBusiness $431.05 ↓ -84%
Humana COMM $464.11 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $468.92 ↓ -83%
Cigna HMO $481.24 ↓ -82%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $481.24 ↓ -82%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $481.24 ↓ -82%
Cigna AllOther $608.67 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $660.26 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $695.29 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $708.84 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueEssentials $708.84 ↓ -74%
BCBS EPOSOA $743.46 ↓ -72%
BCBS PPO $778.08 ↓ -71%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $808.48 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $808.48 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $910.88 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,077.97 ↓ -60%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $1,077.97 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,196.54 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,212.71 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,212.71 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,347.46 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,420.22 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $1,482.21 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,482.21 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,482.21 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,482.21 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,563.05 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,630.43 ↓ -39%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,630.43 ↓ -39%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $1,751.70 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,886.44 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,886.44 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,886.44 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,021.19 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,021.19 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,155.94 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $2,155.94 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,290.68 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,694.92 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,694.92 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,694.92 ↑ +0%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $633.56 $153.70 – $791.96
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