88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site 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

$894.92

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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

$894.92

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.

$19.19 with United vs $894.92 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
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $19.19 ↓ -98%
United SmallGroup $19.19 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $19.19 ↓ -98%
BCBS BluePremier $21.68 ↓ -98%
Aetna QHPHIX $25.29 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $29.65 ↓ -97%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $29.65 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentials $30.83 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $30.83 ↓ -97%
BCBS EPOSOA $32.36 ↓ -96%
BCBS PPO $33.88 ↓ -96%
Aetna NewBusiness $34.84 ↓ -96%
Aetna Meritain $37.10 ↓ -96%
Aetna COMM $37.10 ↓ -96%
Aetna OON $43.66 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $62.64 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $62.64 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $62.64 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $62.64 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $62.64 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $77.85 ↓ -91%
Cigna NewBusiness $77.93 ↓ -91%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $87.00 ↓ -90%
Cigna HMO $87.00 ↓ -90%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $87.00 ↓ -90%
Cigna AllOther $110.04 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $120.81 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $125.29 ↓ -86%
Humana COMM $136.77 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $155.72 ↓ -83%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $170.03 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $186.14 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $219.26 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $230.89 ↓ -74%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $268.48 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $268.48 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $302.48 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $357.97 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $397.34 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $402.71 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $402.71 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $447.46 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $471.62 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $492.21 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $492.21 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $492.21 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $492.21 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $519.05 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $541.43 ↓ -39%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $541.43 ↓ -39%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $581.70 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $626.44 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $626.44 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $626.44 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $671.19 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $671.19 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $715.94 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $715.94 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $760.68 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $894.92 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $894.92 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $894.92 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $101.78 $27.14 – $144.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $101.78 $35.00 – $144.19
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $143.55 $18.04 – $47.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $101.78 $28.84 – $144.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $136.34 $28.06 – $204.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $104.88 $20.98 – $131.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $136.34 $36.00 – $204.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $136.34 $26.00 – $204.52

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