Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation first episode each site interp/rpt 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

$1,769.26

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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.

$1,769.26

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.

$49.76 with United vs $1,769.26 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 AllPayerAppendix $49.76 ↓ -97%
United SmallGroup $49.76 ↓ -97%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $49.76 ↓ -97%
BCBS BluePremier $63.32 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $86.57 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $86.57 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $90.04 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueEssentials $90.04 ↓ -95%
BCBS EPOSOA $94.49 ↓ -95%
BCBS PPO $98.94 ↓ -94%
Aetna QHPHIX $115.67 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $123.85 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $123.85 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $123.85 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $123.85 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $123.85 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $159.32 ↓ -91%
Aetna COMM $169.68 ↓ -90%
Aetna Meritain $169.68 ↓ -90%
Aetna OON $199.69 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $238.85 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $247.70 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $307.85 ↓ -83%
Oscar HIX $368.01 ↓ -79%
Cigna LocalPlus $372.13 ↓ -79%
Cigna NewBusiness $372.49 ↓ -79%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $415.86 ↓ -76%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $415.86 ↓ -76%
Cigna HMO $415.86 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $433.47 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $456.47 ↓ -74%
Cigna AllOther $525.98 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $530.78 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $530.78 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $598.01 ↓ -66%
Humana COMM $700.97 ↓ -60%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $707.70 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $785.55 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $796.17 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $796.17 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $884.63 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $932.40 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $973.09 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $973.09 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $973.09 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $973.09 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,026.17 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,070.40 ↓ -40%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,070.40 ↓ -40%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $1,150.02 ↓ -35%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,238.48 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,238.48 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,238.48 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,326.94 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,326.94 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $1,415.41 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,415.41 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,503.87 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,769.26 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,769.26 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,769.26 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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