Cell marker study at MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL
5500 Frisco Square Blvd, Frisco, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1699726406
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Cash price 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.
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Gross charge 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.
$49.76 with United vs $5,863.73 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| United | SmallGroup | $49.76 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $49.76 | — |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $49.76 | — |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $63.32 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $86.57 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $86.57 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $90.04 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $90.04 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $94.49 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $98.94 | — |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $143.67 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $197.89 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $210.76 | — |
| Aetna | Meritain | $210.76 | — |
| Aetna | OON | $248.04 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $410.46 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $410.46 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $410.46 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $410.46 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $410.46 | — |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $488.89 | — |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $489.36 | — |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $546.34 | — |
| Cigna | HMO | $546.34 | — |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $546.34 | — |
| Cigna | AllOther | $691.01 | — |
| Humana | COMM | $785.64 | — |
| Cigna | IFP | $791.60 | — |
| Cigna | QHP | $820.92 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $1,020.29 | — |
| Oscar | HIX | $1,219.66 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | NarrowNetwork | $1,436.61 | — |
| Evry Health | COMM | $1,512.84 | — |
| LifeCare Hospitals | MGMCD | $1,759.12 | — |
| LifeCare Hospitals | MGMCR | $1,759.12 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $1,981.94 | — |
| Prominence Health Plan | HIX | $2,345.49 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $2,603.50 | — |
| Fidelis SecureCare | MGMCR | $2,638.68 | — |
| City of McKinney | COMM | $2,638.68 | — |
| National ChoiceCare | WCOMP | $2,931.86 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $3,090.19 | — |
| Aetna | WCOMP | $3,225.05 | — |
| Physicians Coop of TX | MGMCR | $3,225.05 | — |
| Rockport Health Group | WORKERSCOMP | $3,225.05 | — |
| PC Texas Partners | WCOMP | $3,225.05 | — |
| Averde Health, Inc | PPO | $3,400.96 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | NONEXCLUSIVE | $3,547.56 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | EXCLUSIVE | $3,547.56 | — |
| Texas Healthcare Foundation WC | WORKERSCOMP | $3,811.42 | — |
| Mega Life | MGMCRPPO | $4,104.61 | — |
| Coastal Comp Health Networks | WCOMP | $4,104.61 | — |
| Multiplan PHCS | PrimaryNetwork | $4,104.61 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $4,397.80 | — |
| LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING | COMMPPO | $4,397.80 | — |
| USA Managed Care | COMM | $4,690.98 | — |
| USC Health Services | COMM | $4,690.98 | — |
| Galaxy Health Network | PPO | $4,984.17 | — |
| Unicare | MCD | $5,863.73 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $5,863.73 | — |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $5,863.73 | — |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | not published by hospital | — |
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| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $825.00 | $35.00 – $382.27 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY | Frisco | $825.00 | $35.00 – $382.27 |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Frisco | not published | $48.21 – $48.21 |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $825.00 | $35.00 – $382.27 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $825.00 | $36.00 – $411.73 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $825.00 | $36.00 – $343.11 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $825.00 | $36.00 – $411.73 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $825.00 | $26.00 – $411.73 |