Aquaporin-4 antibody elisa at MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL

1596 W Main St, LEWISVILLE, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1255384533

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

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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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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.

$6.92 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $62.09 with Cigna — 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

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
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $6.92
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $6.92
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $9.54
United CHIP $9.69
United STARPerinate $9.69
United STARPLUS $9.69
United STARKids $9.69
United STAR $9.69
Amerigroup CHIP $9.69
Amerigroup MGMCD $9.69
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $9.69
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $10.17
Aetna Better Health MCD $10.47
Aetna Better Health CHIP $10.47
Molina STAR+PLUS $10.66
Molina MCDSTAR $10.66
Molina CHIP $10.66
Molina STARKIDS $10.66
WellMed MGMCR $11.47
Devoted Health PPO $11.53
Amerigroup DualEligible $11.53
BCBS MGMCRHMO $11.53
BCBS MCRPPO $11.53
TriWest Health Alliance FEDERAL $11.53
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $11.53
Devoted Health HMO $11.53
Humana MGMCR $11.53
Devoted Health POS $11.53
Devoted Health MCR $11.53
Devoted Health MME $11.53
Devoted Health SNP $11.53
United AllPayerAppendix $11.53
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $11.53
United SmallGroup $11.53
United MGMCR $11.59
Aetna MCR $11.63
Care N Care MGMCR $11.65
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $11.76
Integranet MGMCR $11.88
WellCare MGMCR $11.88
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $12.11
Humana Tricare $12.11
Humana MGMCD $12.11
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $12.11
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $12.11
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $12.11
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $12.11
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $12.11
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $12.11
ProCare Advantge MCR $12.11
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $12.22
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $12.22
Molina MME $12.57
Molina MCR $12.57
Molina MMP $12.57
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $12.68
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $13.84
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $14.99
Bravo Health MCRHMO $17.29
Bravo Health MCRPPO $17.29
Bravo Health MCRSNP $17.29
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $17.29
Bravo Health MCRPOS $17.29
BCBS BluePremier $19.60
BCBS MyBlueHealth $20.18
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $20.18
Superior ValueHMO $20.64
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $21.91
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $22.83
Superior EPO $25.83
Superior HMO $25.83
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $28.48
BCBS BlueEssentials $28.48
BCBS EPOSOA $29.86
Oscar HIX $29.98
Molina Healthcare HIX $30.21
BCBS PPO $31.25
Cigna LocalPlus $43.92
Cigna NewBusiness $43.96
Cigna NetworkBenefit $49.06
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $49.06
Cigna HMO $49.06
Cigna AllOther $62.09
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