X-ray hip with pelvis when performed bilateral >= 5 views 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

$1,490.90

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$1,490.90

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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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$51.04 with BCBS vs $1,490.90 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 $51.04 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $56.19 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $56.19 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup CHIP $62.15 ↓ -96%
United CHIP $62.15 ↓ -96%
United STAR $62.15 ↓ -96%
United STARKids $62.15 ↓ -96%
United STARPLUS $62.15 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $62.15 ↓ -96%
United STARPerinate $62.15 ↓ -96%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $65.26 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health MCD $67.12 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $67.12 ↓ -95%
Molina MCDSTAR $68.37 ↓ -95%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $68.37 ↓ -95%
Molina CHIP $68.37 ↓ -95%
Molina STAR+PLUS $68.37 ↓ -95%
Molina STARKIDS $68.37 ↓ -95%
Humana MGMCD $77.69 ↓ -95%
Aetna QHPHIX $78.08 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $104.36 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $104.36 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $104.36 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $104.36 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $104.36 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $107.05 ↓ -93%
Aetna Meritain $114.68 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMM $114.68 ↓ -92%
Aetna OON $134.50 ↓ -91%
United SmallGroup $154.52 ↓ -90%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52 ↓ -90%
Humana COMM $162.18 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $166.84 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueEssentials $166.84 ↓ -89%
BCBS EPOSOA $174.99 ↓ -88%
BCBS PPO $183.14 ↓ -88%
Cigna LocalPlus $189.03 ↓ -87%
Cigna NewBusiness $189.21 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $201.27 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $208.73 ↓ -86%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $211.24 ↓ -86%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $211.24 ↓ -86%
Cigna HMO $211.24 ↓ -86%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $259.42 ↓ -83%
Cigna AllOther $267.18 ↓ -82%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $365.27 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $384.65 ↓ -74%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $447.27 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $447.27 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $503.92 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $596.36 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $596.36 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $661.96 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $670.90 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $670.90 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $745.45 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $785.70 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $820.00 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $820.00 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $820.00 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $820.00 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $864.72 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $901.99 ↓ -40%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $901.99 ↓ -40%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $969.09 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,043.63 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,043.63 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,043.63 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,118.17 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,118.17 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $1,192.72 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,192.72 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,267.27 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,490.90 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,490.90 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,490.90 ↑ +0%

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X-ray hip with pelvis when performed bilateral >= 5 views at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $545.64 $62.15 – $682.05
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $545.64 $62.15 – $682.05
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $515.25 $62.15 – $67.12
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,412.06 $165.13 – $165.13
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $545.64 $62.15 – $682.05
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $470.88 $96.92 – $706.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $477.22 $62.15 – $596.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $470.88 $66.50 – $706.32

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