External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells 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

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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.

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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.

$121.47 with United vs $1,384.66 with Humana — 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 STAR $121.47
Amerigroup MGMCD $121.47
Amerigroup CHIP $121.47
United CHIP $121.47
United STARPerinate $121.47
United STARPLUS $121.47
United STARKids $121.47
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $127.54
Aetna Better Health CHIP $131.19
Aetna Better Health MCD $131.19
Molina STARKIDS $133.62
Molina STAR+PLUS $133.62
Molina CHIP $133.62
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $133.62
Molina MCDSTAR $133.62
WellMed MGMCR $143.89
BCBS MGMCRHMO $144.61
Devoted Health SNP $144.61
Devoted Health HMO $144.61
Humana MGMCR $144.61
Devoted Health PPO $144.61
TriWest Veterans FEDERAL $144.61
United AllPayerAppendix $144.61
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $144.61
Triwest Veterans FED $144.61
Devoted Health MME $144.61
United SmallGroup $144.61
Devoted Health MCR $144.61
BCBS MCRPPO $144.61
Devoted Health POS $144.61
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $144.61
Amerigroup DualEligible $144.61
United MGMCR $145.33
Aetna MCR $145.84
Care N Care MGMCR $146.06
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $147.50
Integranet MGMCR $148.95
WellCare MGMCR $148.95
Humana Tricare $151.81
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $151.84
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $151.84
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $151.84
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $151.84
ProCare Advantge MCR $151.84
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $151.84
Humana MGMCD $151.84
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $151.84
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $151.84
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $153.29
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $153.29
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $156.51
Molina MME $157.62
Molina MCR $157.62
Molina MMP $157.62
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $159.07
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $173.53
Aetna QHPHIX $183.95
BCBS BluePremier $185.10
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $187.99
Bravo Health MCRHMO $216.92
Bravo Health MCRPPO $216.92
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $216.92
Bravo Health MCRSNP $216.92
Bravo Health MCRPOS $216.92
BCBS MyBlueHealth $253.07
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $253.07
Aetna NewBusiness $253.37
Superior ValueHMO $258.85
BCBS BlueEssentials $263.19
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $263.19
Aetna COMM $269.85
Aetna Meritain $269.85
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $274.76
BCBS EPOSOA $276.21
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $286.33
BCBS PPO $289.22
Aetna OON $317.58
Superior HMO $323.93
Superior EPO $323.93
Oscar HIX $375.99
Molina Healthcare HIX $378.88
Cigna LocalPlus $573.21
Cigna NewBusiness $573.76
Cigna HMO $640.56
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $640.56
Cigna NetworkBenefit $640.56
Cigna AllOther $810.19
Humana COMM $1,384.66
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $558.82 $35.00 – $350.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $558.82 $35.00 – $350.39
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $450.00 $121.47 – $515.27
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $558.82 $35.00 – $350.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $632.62 $36.00 – $420.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $525.00 $36.00 – $350.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $632.62 $36.00 – $420.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $632.62 $26.00 – $420.47

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