X-ray colon abdominal radiograph(s) & delayed images with glucagon double 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

$2,433.31

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$2,433.31

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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.

$170.33 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,433.31 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
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $170.33 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $170.33 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $170.33 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $170.33 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $170.33 ↓ -93%
United CHIP $175.06 ↓ -93%
United STARPLUS $175.06 ↓ -93%
United STARKids $175.06 ↓ -93%
United STAR $175.06 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $175.06 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup CHIP $175.06 ↓ -93%
United STARPerinate $175.06 ↓ -93%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $183.81 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health MCD $189.06 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $189.06 ↓ -92%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $192.57 ↓ -92%
Molina CHIP $192.57 ↓ -92%
Molina STAR+PLUS $192.57 ↓ -92%
Molina STARKIDS $192.57 ↓ -92%
Molina MCDSTAR $192.57 ↓ -92%
BCBS BluePremier $216.84 ↓ -91%
Humana MGMCD $218.82 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $238.71 ↓ -90%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $238.71 ↓ -90%
Aetna QHPHIX $283.78 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $328.50 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $340.66 ↓ -86%
United SmallGroup $341.20 ↓ -86%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $389.08 ↓ -84%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -83%
Aetna COMM $416.80 ↓ -83%
Aetna Meritain $416.80 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $423.40 ↓ -83%
Aetna OON $488.85 ↓ -80%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $596.16 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $627.79 ↓ -74%
Humana COMM $656.36 ↓ -73%
Cigna LocalPlus $663.99 ↓ -73%
Cigna NewBusiness $664.63 ↓ -73%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $708.84 ↓ -71%
BCBS BlueEssentials $708.84 ↓ -71%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $729.99 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $729.99 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $742.01 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $742.01 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $742.01 ↓ -70%
BCBS EPOSOA $743.46 ↓ -69%
BCBS PPO $778.08 ↓ -68%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $822.46 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $938.50 ↓ -61%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $973.32 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $973.32 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,080.39 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,094.99 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,094.99 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,216.65 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,282.35 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,338.32 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $1,338.32 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,338.32 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,338.32 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,411.32 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,472.15 ↓ -40%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,472.15 ↓ -40%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $1,581.65 ↓ -35%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,703.32 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,703.32 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,703.32 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,824.98 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,824.98 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $1,946.65 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,946.65 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,068.31 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $2,433.31 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,433.31 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,433.31 ↑ +0%

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X-ray colon abdominal radiograph(s) & delayed images with glucagon double contrast study at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $785.86 $167.39 – $982.33
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $785.86 $167.39 – $982.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $773.04 $159.12 – $1,159.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $922.66 $167.39 – $1,153.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $773.04 $167.39 – $1,159.56
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