X-ray lower extremities infant > 2 views (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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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.

$40.32 with Aetna vs $1,049.41 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
Aetna QHPHIX $40.32
Aetna NewBusiness $55.28
Aetna Meritain $59.22
Aetna COMM $59.22
Aetna OON $69.46
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $73.46
Superior Health Plan STARKids $73.46
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $73.46
Superior Health Plan CHIP $73.46
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $73.46
Humana COMM $76.73
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $83.86
United SmallGroup $83.86
United STAR $86.58
Amerigroup MGMCD $86.58
United STARKids $86.58
United CHIP $86.58
Amerigroup CHIP $86.58
United STARPerinate $86.58
United STARPLUS $86.58
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $90.91
Aetna Better Health CHIP $93.51
Aetna Better Health MCD $93.51
BCBS BluePremier $94.97
Molina STARKIDS $95.24
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $95.24
Molina CHIP $95.24
Molina STAR+PLUS $95.24
Molina MCDSTAR $95.24
Cigna LocalPlus $96.37
Cigna NewBusiness $96.46
BCBS MyBlueHealth $104.55
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $104.55
Cigna NetworkBenefit $107.69
Cigna HMO $107.69
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $107.69
Humana MGMCD $108.22
Cigna AllOther $136.21
Cigna IFP $141.67
Cigna QHP $146.92
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
United OptionsPPO $182.60
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $257.11
Evry Health COMM $270.75
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $310.46
BCBS BlueEssentials $310.46
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $314.82
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $314.82
BCBS EPOSOA $325.62
BCBS PPO $340.79
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $354.70
Prominence Health Plan HIX $419.76
Curative Administrators COMM $419.76
BCBS Traditional $465.94
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $472.23
City of McKinney COMM $472.23
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $524.71
Aetna ASA $553.04
Aetna WCOMP $577.18
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $577.18
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $577.18
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $577.18
Averde Health, Inc PPO $608.66
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $634.89
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $634.89
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $682.12
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $734.59
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $734.59
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $734.59
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $787.06
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $787.06
USA Managed Care COMM $839.53
USC Health Services COMM $839.53
Galaxy Health Network PPO $892.00
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,049.41
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,049.41
Unicare MCD $1,049.41

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X-ray lower extremities infant > 2 views (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $113.43 $83.05 – $225.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $113.43 $83.05 – $141.79
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $302.55 $86.58 – $93.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $113.43 $68.06 – $225.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $249.13 $51.28 – $373.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $254.12 $83.05 – $317.65
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $249.13 $83.05 – $373.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $249.13 $86.58 – $373.70

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