Strep throat test Cost in Plano, TX (2026)

Prices at 4 hospitals in Plano, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $197 — 237% above the US median ($59), roughly 11.9× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano	Plano, TX	$141	$45	★ 4/5	174 min	—
Childrens Medical Center Plano	Plano, TX	$197	$184	—	—	—
Medical City Plano	Plano, TX	$236	$18	★ 3/5	141 min	—

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$236

Cash / self-pay

$197

Insurer-negotiated

$31

Medicare pays

$17

$152$228

Median cash $197 · Medicare $17 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $197 — about 11.9× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($33).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $236 list price could save about $39 (16%).

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Doctors who perform this in Plano

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Naira Babaian, MD	Family Practice	Plano, TX	69
Bonnie Anderson, APRN FNP-C	Nurse Practitioner	Plano, TX	57
Evelyne Imah	Nurse Practitioner	Plano, TX	53
Justin Nickel	Nurse Practitioner	Plano, TX	52
Jacqueline Rasooli, NP-C	Nurse Practitioner	Plano, TX	52
Gary Tigges, MD	Internal Medicine	Plano, TX	47
Sander Gothard, M.D.	Family Practice	Plano, TX	42
Adrian Nguyen, MD	Internal Medicine	Plano, TX	38
Nuzhat Ahmed, MD	Internal Medicine	Plano, TX	35
Scott Bearden, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Plano, TX	34
Tasha Albus, FNP-BC	Nurse Practitioner	Plano, TX	32
W Lensing, MD	Family Practice	Plano, TX	31

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