Unlike Turquoise Health's rigid database approach, Gigasheet gives you direct access to aggregated, cleansed insights and rapid drill-down to the raw MRF data with full analytical control. In addition to prepared data, you can process and view Machine Readable Files (MRFs) on the fly. Group and aggregate data to calculate median rates, identify outliers, and benchmark your organization's rates against market competitors in seconds. Easily export data slices or share interactive analytics with your team.

FAQ

Q: What is the difference between Gigasheet and Turquoise Health?A: Gigasheet delivers more powerful analytics out of the box. Where other platforms require data exports, custom queries, or analyst support to get to an insight, Gigasheet puts interactive visualizations, side-by-side plan comparisons, and provider-level benchmarks directly in your hands. The platform combines processed MRF data with open source intelligence from multiple public sources, and every visualization connects straight to the underlying row-level data so you can drill down, pivot, and filter without ever leaving the interface.

Q: What is Price Transparency Explorer?A: Price Transparency Explorer is Gigasheet's AI-powered platform that turns raw health plan rate data into interactive maps, visual plan comparisons, and automated benchmarks. The entire experience is designed for managed care professionals, not data engineers. You explore, compare, and benchmark directly in the platform without needing to export files or involve an analytics team.

Q: What can I do with the Price Map?A: The Price Map lets you visually explore rate variation across payers, providers, billing codes, and markets in seconds. Zoom from a nationwide view down to zip code level, then filter by specialty, billing code, or payer with a few clicks. Gigasheet's proprietary Smart Rate AI ensures every comparison is grounded in typical contracted rates, not outliers, so the picture you see reflects real market dynamics.

Q: How does Visual Plan Comparison work?A: You can compare any two health plans side-by-side directly on the Price Map, with rate differences shown as a color-coded dollar delta across every market area. Evaluate a self-funded plan against the commercial market, or two self-funded plans against each other. The insights that used to require a team of analysts and a six-figure engagement now surface in minutes through an interface anyone on your team can use.

Q: What does the Benchmark feature do?A: Select any provider and instantly see how their rates stack up against the market by billing code and payer, with configurable revenue projections built in. No setup, no custom modeling required. The analysis is ready the moment you need it.

Q: Can Gigasheet process the same price transparency data as Turquoise Health?A: Yes. Gigasheet processes payer Transparency in Coverage MRF files and hospital price transparency files directly, handling JSON and CSV formats up to terabytes in size with billions of rate records. You can work with Gigasheet's pre-processed nationwide datasets or upload specific MRF files for custom analysis on your own schedule, all within the same platform you use to visualize and benchmark.

Q: What types of healthcare organizations use Gigasheet for price transparency analytics?A: Gigasheet serves healthcare providers benchmarking payer contracts, health plans analyzing competitive positioning, self-funded employers evaluating network costs, and MedTech companies conducting market research. The platform's intuitive interface and out-of-the-box AI analytics make sophisticated rate analysis accessible to managed care teams without requiring data science resources.

Q: How does Gigasheet's pricing compare to Turquoise Health?A: Gigasheet offers flexible pricing that scales from focused market research projects to enterprise-wide deployments. Contact us to discuss your specific use case and data needs.

Q: Can I upload my own MRF files to Gigasheet?A: Yes. Upload any payer or hospital MRF file and Gigasheet automatically parses it, normalizing rates into filterable columns with full provider-level granularity preserved. From there you have the full power of Price Transparency Explorer, including the Price Map, Visual Plan Comparison, and Benchmark, applied to your own data.

Updated March 2026