Assay of chloramphenicol 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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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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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.

$7.60 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $140.73 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $7.60
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $7.60
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $10.48
Amerigroup CHIP $10.64
United STARPerinate $10.64
United STARPLUS $10.64
United STARKids $10.64
United CHIP $10.64
United STAR $10.64
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $10.64
Amerigroup MGMCD $10.64
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $11.17
Aetna Better Health MCD $11.49
Aetna Better Health CHIP $11.49
Molina STARKIDS $11.70
Molina CHIP $11.70
Molina MCDSTAR $11.70
Molina STAR+PLUS $11.70
WellMed MGMCR $12.61
TriWest Health Alliance FEDERAL $12.67
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $12.67
Devoted Health MME $12.67
Amerigroup DualEligible $12.67
Devoted Health PPO $12.67
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $12.67
Devoted Health SNP $12.67
Devoted Health HMO $12.67
Devoted Health POS $12.67
Devoted Health MCR $12.67
BCBS MGMCRHMO $12.67
BCBS MCRPPO $12.67
United SmallGroup $12.67
United AllPayerAppendix $12.67
Humana MGMCR $12.67
United MGMCR $12.73
Aetna MCR $12.78
Care N Care MGMCR $12.80
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $12.92
WellCare MGMCR $13.05
Integranet MGMCR $13.05
ProCare Advantge MCR $13.30
Humana MGMCD $13.30
Humana Tricare $13.30
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $13.30
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $13.30
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $13.30
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $13.30
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $13.30
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $13.30
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $13.30
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $13.43
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $13.43
Molina MMP $13.81
Molina MME $13.81
Molina MCR $13.81
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $13.94
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $15.20
Aetna QHPHIX $16.11
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $16.47
Bravo Health MCRPPO $19.00
Bravo Health MCRHMO $19.00
Bravo Health MCRSNP $19.00
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $19.00
Bravo Health MCRPOS $19.00
BCBS BluePremier $21.54
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $22.17
BCBS MyBlueHealth $22.17
Aetna NewBusiness $22.19
Superior ValueHMO $22.68
Aetna Meritain $23.64
Aetna COMM $23.64
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $24.07
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $25.09
Aetna OON $27.82
Superior HMO $28.38
Superior EPO $28.38
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $31.29
BCBS BlueEssentials $31.29
BCBS EPOSOA $32.82
Oscar HIX $32.94
Molina Healthcare HIX $33.20
BCBS PPO $34.34
Cigna LocalPlus $47.77
Cigna NewBusiness $47.82
Cigna NetworkBenefit $53.36
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $53.36
Cigna HMO $53.36
Cigna AllOther $67.53
Humana COMM $140.73
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $120.60 $10.00 – $150.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $120.60 $12.00 – $180.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $120.60 $10.64 – $150.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $120.60 $10.00 – $150.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $120.60 $11.38 – $180.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $120.60 $8.00 – $180.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $120.60 $10.64 – $180.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $120.60 $10.00 – $150.75

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