Zoledronic acid 4 mg/5 ml intravenous solution 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

$57.81

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$57.81

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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$2.70 with Superior Health Plan vs $89.06 with Humana — 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 CHIP $2.70 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $2.70 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $2.70 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2.70 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2.70 ↓ -95%
Cigna IFP $5.20 ↓ -91%
Cigna QHP $5.39 ↓ -91%
Aetna QHPHIX $6.28 ↓ -89%
United OptionsPPO $6.70 ↓ -88%
United AllPayerAppendix $8.38 ↓ -86%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $8.38 ↓ -86%
United SmallGroup $8.38 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $9.17 ↓ -84%
Humana Tricare $9.23 ↓ -84%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $9.52 ↓ -84%
Aetna Meritain $9.86 ↓ -83%
Aetna COMM $9.86 ↓ -83%
Aetna OON $11.55 ↓ -80%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $12.25 ↓ -79%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $12.25 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $13.02 ↓ -77%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $16.33 ↓ -72%
BCBS Traditional $17.10 ↓ -70%
City of McKinney COMM $18.37 ↓ -68%
Aetna ASA $20.29 ↓ -65%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $20.41 ↓ -65%
BCBS BluePremier $22.34 ↓ -61%
Aetna WCOMP $22.45 ↓ -61%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $22.45 ↓ -61%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $22.45 ↓ -61%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $22.45 ↓ -61%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $23.29 ↓ -60%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $23.29 ↓ -60%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $23.30 ↓ -60%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $23.30 ↓ -60%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $23.68 ↓ -59%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $26.53 ↓ -54%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $28.57 ↓ -51%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $28.57 ↓ -51%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $30.61 ↓ -47%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $30.61 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalPlus $31.47 ↓ -46%
Cigna NewBusiness $31.50 ↓ -46%
USC Health Services COMM $32.66 ↓ -44%
USA Managed Care COMM $32.66 ↓ -44%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $34.09 ↓ -41%
BCBS BlueEssentials $34.09 ↓ -41%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $34.70 ↓ -40%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $35.15 ↓ -39%
Cigna HMO $35.15 ↓ -39%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $35.15 ↓ -39%
BCBS EPOSOA $35.77 ↓ -38%
BCBS PPO $37.46 ↓ -35%
Unicare MCD $40.82 ↓ -29%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $40.82 ↓ -29%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $40.82 ↓ -29%
Cigna AllOther $44.47 ↓ -23%
Humana COMM $89.06 ↑ +54%

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