Cholecystostomy complete w/supervision & interpretation 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

$16,160.98

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$16,160.98

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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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$1,010.06 with Superior Health Plan vs $30,818.00 with Cigna — 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

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

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 STARHealth $1,010.06 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,010.06 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,010.06 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,010.06 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $1,010.06 ↓ -94%
Cigna IFP $1,947.98 ↓ -88%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00 ↓ -88%
Cigna QHP $2,020.12 ↓ -88%
Humana COMM $2,360.72 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $2,510.72 ↓ -84%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↓ -84%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↓ -79%
WellMed MGMCR $3,614.70 ↓ -78%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↓ -77%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↓ -77%
BCBS BluePremier $4,321.98 ↓ -73%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↓ -73%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $4,877.15 ↓ -70%
Oscar HIX $5,381.00 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,475.00 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $5,849.00 ↓ -64%
Evry Health COMM $6,054.00 ↓ -63%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $6,280.87 ↓ -61%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $6,280.87 ↓ -61%
BCBS Traditional $6,406.68 ↓ -60%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $6,464.39 ↓ -60%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $7,083.00 ↓ -56%
BCBS BlueEssentials $7,431.32 ↓ -54%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $7,431.32 ↓ -54%
United SmallGroup $7,449.00 ↓ -54%
Aetna ASA $7,604.32 ↓ -53%
BCBS EPOSOA $7,804.44 ↓ -52%
BCBS PPO $8,177.56 ↓ -49%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $8,729.82 ↓ -46%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $8,729.82 ↓ -46%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $10,100.61 ↓ -38%
United AllPayerAppendix $10,918.00 ↓ -32%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $16,160.98 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $16,160.98 ↑ +0%
Cigna LocalPlus $21,804.00 ↑ +35%
Cigna NewBusiness $21,826.00 ↑ +35%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $24,362.00 ↑ +51%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $24,362.00 ↑ +51%
Cigna HMO $24,362.00 ↑ +51%
Cigna AllOther $30,818.00 ↑ +91%

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Cholecystostomy complete w/supervision & interpretation at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,562.92 $950.11 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $3,562.92 $1,662.70 – $7,732.95
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $4,482.60 not published
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,562.92 $1,009.49 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,997.29 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,126.71 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,997.29 $85.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,997.29 $1,548.60 – $8,570.48

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