Darbepoetin alfa 100 mcg/0.5 ml in polysorbate injection syringe 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.
$2.83 with Humana vs $7,631.33 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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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| Humana | Tricare | $2.83 | — |
| TriWest Health Alliance | TRCR | $2.92 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $4.98 | — |
| United | SmallGroup | $4.98 | — |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $4.98 | — |
| BCBS | BluePremier | $6.16 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $6.42 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantageHMO | $6.42 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $9.39 | — |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $9.39 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $9.86 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $10.32 | — |
| Cigna | LocalPlus | $17.61 | — |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $17.63 | — |
| Cigna | HMO | $19.67 | — |
| Cigna | NetworkBenefit | $19.67 | — |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $19.67 | — |
| Cigna | AllOther | $24.89 | — |
| Humana | COMM | $26.97 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $534.19 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCDSTAR | $534.19 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $534.19 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARHealth | $534.19 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $534.19 | — |
| Cigna | IFP | $1,030.23 | — |
| Cigna | QHP | $1,068.39 | — |
| Aetna | QHPHIX | $1,243.91 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $1,327.85 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $1,816.26 | — |
| Aetna | Meritain | $1,953.62 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $1,953.62 | — |
| LifeCare Hospitals | MGMCR | $2,289.40 | — |
| LifeCare Hospitals | MGMCD | $2,289.40 | — |
| Aetna | OON | $2,289.40 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | CityofPlano | $2,579.39 | — |
| Prominence Health Plan | HIX | $3,052.53 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $3,388.31 | — |
| City of McKinney | COMM | $3,434.10 | — |
| National ChoiceCare | WCOMP | $3,815.66 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $4,021.71 | — |
| Physicians Coop of TX | MGMCR | $4,197.23 | — |
| PC Texas Partners | WCOMP | $4,197.23 | — |
| Aetna | WCOMP | $4,197.23 | — |
| Rockport Health Group | WORKERSCOMP | $4,197.23 | — |
| Averde Health, Inc | PPO | $4,426.17 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | NONEXCLUSIVE | $4,616.95 | — |
| Aetna Coventry First Health | EXCLUSIVE | $4,616.95 | — |
| Texas Healthcare Foundation WC | WORKERSCOMP | $4,960.36 | — |
| Mega Life | MGMCRPPO | $5,341.93 | — |
| Coastal Comp Health Networks | WCOMP | $5,341.93 | — |
| LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING | COMMPPO | $5,723.50 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $5,723.50 | — |
| USC Health Services | COMM | $6,105.06 | — |
| USA Managed Care | COMM | $6,105.06 | — |
| Galaxy Health Network | PPO | $6,486.63 | — |
| Unicare | MCD | $7,631.33 | — |
| Independent Medical Systems | COMM | $7,631.33 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $7,631.33 | — |
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Darbepoetin alfa 100 mcg/0.5 ml in polysorbate injection syringe at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $1,410.00 | $2.92 – $674.06 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY | Frisco | $1,410.00 | $2.92 – $674.06 |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Frisco | $4,597.56 | $2.43 – $11.36 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas | $11,880.86 | $7.16 – $7.16 |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $1,410.00 | $2.92 – $674.06 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $1,410.00 | $3.38 – $808.88 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $1,410.00 | $2.92 – $674.06 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $1,410.00 | $2.92 – $808.88 |