In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain 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

$1,469.89

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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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$1,469.89

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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$102.89 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,469.89 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
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $102.89 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $102.89 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $102.89 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $102.89 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $102.89 ↓ -93%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $149.16 ↓ -90%
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16 ↓ -90%
United SmallGroup $149.16 ↓ -90%
Aetna QHPHIX $181.13 ↓ -88%
BCBS BluePremier $183.68 ↓ -88%
Cigna IFP $198.44 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $205.78 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $249.48 ↓ -83%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $251.13 ↓ -83%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $251.13 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $255.76 ↓ -83%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $261.17 ↓ -82%
BCBS BlueEssentials $261.17 ↓ -82%
Aetna COMM $265.72 ↓ -82%
Aetna Meritain $265.72 ↓ -82%
BCBS EPOSOA $274.08 ↓ -81%
BCBS PPO $287.00 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $305.74 ↓ -79%
Aetna OON $312.71 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $360.12 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $379.23 ↓ -74%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCR $440.97 ↓ -70%
LifeCare Hospitals MGMCD $440.97 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $496.82 ↓ -66%
Cigna LocalPlus $553.90 ↓ -62%
Cigna NewBusiness $554.43 ↓ -62%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $587.96 ↓ -60%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $618.99 ↓ -58%
Cigna HMO $618.99 ↓ -58%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $618.99 ↓ -58%
BCBS Traditional $652.63 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $661.45 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $661.45 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $734.95 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $774.63 ↓ -47%
Cigna AllOther $782.90 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $808.44 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $808.44 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $808.44 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $808.44 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $852.54 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $889.28 ↓ -40%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $889.28 ↓ -40%
Texas Healthcare Foundation WC WORKERSCOMP $955.43 ↓ -35%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,028.92 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,028.92 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,028.92 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,102.42 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,102.42 ↓ -25%
Humana COMM $1,157.27 ↓ -21%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,175.91 ↓ -20%
USC Health Services COMM $1,175.91 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,249.41 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $1,469.89 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,469.89 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,469.89 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $373.43 $35.00 – $466.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $373.43 $35.00 – $466.79
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco $353.40 $48.21 – $237.05
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $373.43 $35.00 – $466.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $352.98 $36.00 – $529.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $296.45 $36.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $352.98 $36.00 – $529.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $352.98 $26.00 – $529.47

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