Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation each separate additional episode same 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

$848.99

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.

$848.99

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.

$7.33 with United vs $848.99 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 SmallGroup $7.33 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $7.33 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $7.33 ↓ -99%
BCBS BluePremier $9.23 ↓ -99%
Aetna QHPHIX $9.48 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $12.62 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $12.62 ↓ -99%
Aetna NewBusiness $13.05 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $13.12 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentials $13.12 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $13.77 ↓ -98%
Aetna COMM $13.90 ↓ -98%
Aetna Meritain $13.90 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $14.42 ↓ -98%
Aetna OON $16.36 ↓ -98%
Cigna LocalPlus $32.23 ↓ -96%
Cigna NewBusiness $32.27 ↓ -96%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $36.02 ↓ -96%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $36.02 ↓ -96%
Cigna HMO $36.02 ↓ -96%
Cigna AllOther $45.56 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $59.43 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $59.43 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $59.43 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $59.43 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $59.43 ↓ -93%
Humana COMM $66.77 ↓ -92%
Cigna IFP $114.61 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $118.86 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $147.72 ↓ -83%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $161.31 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $176.59 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $208.00 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $219.04 ↓ -74%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $254.70 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $254.70 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $286.96 ↓ -66%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $339.60 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $376.95 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $382.05 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $382.05 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $424.50 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $447.42 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $466.94 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $466.94 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $466.94 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $466.94 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $492.41 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $513.64 ↓ -39%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $513.64 ↓ -39%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $551.84 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $594.29 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $594.29 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $594.29 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $636.74 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $636.74 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $679.19 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $679.19 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $721.64 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $848.99 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $848.99 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $848.99 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation each separate additional episode same site at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $109.27 $26.24 – $154.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $109.27 $17.59 – $154.80
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $590.40 $7.22 – $15.02
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $109.27 $17.59 – $154.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $113.70 $23.40 – $170.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $112.45 $22.49 – $140.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $113.70 $36.00 – $170.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $113.70 $26.00 – $170.55

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