X-ray small intestine follow-through 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

$813.08

Cash price

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$813.08

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.

$56.92 with Superior Health Plan vs $813.08 with Independent Medical Systems — 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 $56.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $56.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $56.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $56.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $56.92 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $57.04 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $62.79 ↓ -92%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $62.79 ↓ -92%
Amerigroup MGMCD $82.53 ↓ -90%
United CHIP $82.53 ↓ -90%
United STARPLUS $82.53 ↓ -90%
United STAR $82.53 ↓ -90%
United STARKids $82.53 ↓ -90%
Amerigroup CHIP $82.53 ↓ -90%
United STARPerinate $82.53 ↓ -90%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $86.66 ↓ -89%
Aetna QHPHIX $87.09 ↓ -89%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $89.13 ↓ -89%
Aetna Better Health MCD $89.13 ↓ -89%
Molina CHIP $90.78 ↓ -89%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $90.78 ↓ -89%
Molina STAR+PLUS $90.78 ↓ -89%
Molina STARKIDS $90.78 ↓ -89%
Molina MCDSTAR $90.78 ↓ -89%
Humana MGMCD $103.16 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $109.77 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $113.83 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $119.41 ↓ -85%
Aetna Meritain $127.92 ↓ -84%
Aetna COMM $127.92 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $141.48 ↓ -83%
Aetna OON $150.03 ↓ -82%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $154.49 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $186.45 ↓ -77%
BCBS BlueEssentials $186.45 ↓ -77%
BCBS EPOSOA $195.55 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $199.20 ↓ -76%
BCBS PPO $204.66 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $209.77 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $214.65 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $214.65 ↓ -74%
Cigna HMO $239.86 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $239.86 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $239.86 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $243.92 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $243.92 ↓ -70%
Humana COMM $251.97 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $274.82 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $303.28 ↓ -63%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $325.23 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $325.23 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $361.01 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $365.89 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $365.89 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $406.54 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $428.49 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $447.19 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $447.19 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $447.19 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $447.19 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $471.59 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $491.91 ↓ -40%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $491.91 ↓ -40%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $528.50 ↓ -35%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $569.16 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $569.16 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $569.16 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $609.81 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $609.81 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $650.46 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $650.46 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $691.12 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $813.08 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $813.08 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $813.08 ↑ +0%

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X-ray small intestine follow-through study at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,234.59 $82.53 – $1,749.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $1,234.59 $82.53 – $1,749.00
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $459.60 $74.05 – $89.13
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,234.59 $82.53 – $1,749.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,224.58 $89.56 – $1,836.86
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,235.93 $82.53 – $1,544.91
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,224.58 $88.31 – $1,836.86
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,224.58 $82.53 – $1,836.86

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