X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast 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

$2,232.65

Cash price

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,232.65

Gross charge

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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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$139.34 with United vs $2,232.65 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
United STAR $139.34 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $139.34 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup CHIP $139.34 ↓ -94%
United STARPerinate $139.34 ↓ -94%
United CHIP $139.34 ↓ -94%
United STARPLUS $139.34 ↓ -94%
United STARKids $139.34 ↓ -94%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $146.31 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health MCD $150.49 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $150.49 ↓ -93%
Molina STARKIDS $153.27 ↓ -93%
Molina MCDSTAR $153.27 ↓ -93%
Molina STAR+PLUS $153.27 ↓ -93%
Molina CHIP $153.27 ↓ -93%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $153.27 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $156.29 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $156.29 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $156.29 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $156.29 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $156.29 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $171.06 ↓ -92%
Humana MGMCD $174.18 ↓ -92%
BCBS BluePremier $216.84 ↓ -90%
Aetna NewBusiness $234.54 ↓ -89%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $238.71 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $238.71 ↓ -89%
Aetna COMM $251.24 ↓ -89%
Aetna Meritain $251.24 ↓ -89%
Aetna OON $294.68 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $301.41 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $312.57 ↓ -86%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20 ↓ -85%
United SmallGroup $341.20 ↓ -85%
Humana COMM $368.65 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $388.48 ↓ -83%
Cigna LocalPlus $399.78 ↓ -82%
Cigna NewBusiness $400.16 ↓ -82%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -82%
Cigna HMO $446.75 ↓ -80%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $446.75 ↓ -80%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $446.75 ↓ -80%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $547.00 ↓ -75%
Cigna AllOther $565.06 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $576.02 ↓ -74%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $669.79 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $669.79 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueEssentials $708.84 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $708.84 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $743.46 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $754.64 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $778.08 ↓ -65%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $893.06 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $893.06 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $991.30 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,004.69 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,004.69 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,116.33 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,176.61 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $1,227.96 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,227.96 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,227.96 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,227.96 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,294.94 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,350.75 ↓ -40%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,350.75 ↓ -40%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $1,451.22 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,562.86 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,562.86 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,562.86 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,674.49 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,674.49 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $1,786.12 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,786.12 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,897.75 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $2,232.65 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,232.65 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,232.65 ↑ +0%

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X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $704.42 $144.99 – $1,056.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $665.87 $139.34 – $832.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $704.42 $149.09 – $1,056.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $704.42 $139.34 – $1,056.64

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