X-ray lumbosacral spine complete including bending views >= 6 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

$3,134.91

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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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$3,134.91

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.

$61.48 with United vs $3,134.91 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
United STARPLUS $61.48 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $61.48 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup CHIP $61.48 ↓ -98%
United STARPerinate $61.48 ↓ -98%
United CHIP $61.48 ↓ -98%
United STAR $61.48 ↓ -98%
United STARKids $61.48 ↓ -98%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $64.55 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $66.40 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $66.40 ↓ -98%
Molina STAR+PLUS $67.63 ↓ -98%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $67.63 ↓ -98%
Molina STARKIDS $67.63 ↓ -98%
Molina CHIP $67.63 ↓ -98%
Molina MCDSTAR $67.63 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCD $76.85 ↓ -98%
Aetna QHPHIX $79.77 ↓ -97%
Aetna NewBusiness $109.37 ↓ -97%
Aetna Meritain $117.16 ↓ -96%
Aetna COMM $117.16 ↓ -96%
BCBS BluePremier $133.38 ↓ -96%
Aetna OON $137.42 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $146.82 ↓ -95%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $146.82 ↓ -95%
United SmallGroup $154.52 ↓ -95%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52 ↓ -95%
Humana COMM $180.70 ↓ -94%
Cigna LocalPlus $190.36 ↓ -94%
Cigna NewBusiness $190.54 ↓ -94%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $212.73 ↓ -93%
Cigna HMO $212.73 ↓ -93%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $212.73 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $219.44 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $219.44 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $219.44 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $219.44 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $219.44 ↓ -93%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -92%
Cigna AllOther $269.06 ↓ -91%
Cigna IFP $423.21 ↓ -87%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $435.99 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentials $435.99 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $438.89 ↓ -86%
BCBS EPOSOA $457.29 ↓ -85%
BCBS PPO $478.58 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $545.47 ↓ -83%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $768.05 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $808.81 ↓ -74%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $940.47 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $940.47 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,059.60 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $1,253.96 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,253.96 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,391.90 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,410.71 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,410.71 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,567.45 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,652.10 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $1,724.20 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,724.20 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,724.20 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,724.20 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,818.25 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,896.62 ↓ -40%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,896.62 ↓ -40%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $2,037.69 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,194.44 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,194.44 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,194.44 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,351.18 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,351.18 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,507.93 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $2,507.93 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,664.67 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,134.91 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,134.91 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $3,134.91 ↑ +0%

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X-ray lumbosacral spine complete including bending views >= 6 views at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $535.91 $61.48 – $669.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $535.91 $61.48 – $669.89
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $425.55 $61.48 – $66.40
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,049.33 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $535.91 $61.48 – $669.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $601.98 $123.91 – $902.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $626.63 $61.48 – $783.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $601.98 $65.78 – $902.97

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