Breath recording infant 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

$6,681.38

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$6,681.38

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.

$467.70 with Superior Health Plan vs $6,681.38 with Unicare — 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 STARKids $467.70 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $467.70 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $467.70 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $467.70 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $467.70 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $901.99 ↓ -86%
Cigna IFP $901.99 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $935.39 ↓ -86%
BCBS BluePremier $1,146.04 ↓ -83%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,329.59 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $1,329.59 ↓ -80%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,335.43 ↓ -80%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $1,335.43 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $1,389.73 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $1,423.13 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $1,423.13 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $1,603.53 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,636.94 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $1,677.03 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $1,723.80 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,763.88 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,763.88 ↓ -74%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,971.01 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $1,971.01 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,971.01 ↓ -70%
Humana COMM $2,070.56 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,258.31 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueEssentials $2,364.92 ↓ -65%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $2,364.92 ↓ -65%
BCBS EPOSOA $2,481.47 ↓ -63%
Cigna AllOther $2,492.15 ↓ -63%
BCBS PPO $2,598.01 ↓ -61%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,672.55 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $2,966.53 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $3,006.62 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $3,006.62 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,340.69 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $3,521.09 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,674.76 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,674.76 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $3,674.76 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,674.76 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $3,875.20 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $4,008.83 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $4,676.97 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $4,676.97 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $4,676.97 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $4,676.97 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $4,857.36 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,011.03 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $5,011.03 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $5,345.10 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $5,679.17 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,681.38 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $6,681.38 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $6,681.38 ↑ +0%

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