Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms 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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$49.76 with United vs $720.39 with Independent Medical Systems — 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
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $49.76
United AllPayerAppendix $49.76
United SmallGroup $49.76
Superior Health Plan CHIP $50.43
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $50.43
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $50.43
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $50.43
Superior Health Plan STARKids $50.43
BCBS BluePremier $84.10
BCBS MyBlueHealth $86.57
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $86.57
Cigna IFP $97.25
Cigna QHP $100.85
Aetna QHPHIX $114.95
BCBS BlueEssentials $122.19
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $122.19
BCBS EPOSOA $128.13
BCBS PPO $134.06
United OptionsPPO $143.36
Oscar HIX $149.84
Aetna NewBusiness $158.32
Aetna Meritain $168.62
Aetna COMM $168.62
Unicare CHIP $172.89
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $176.50
Evry Health COMM $185.86
Aetna OON $198.45
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $243.49
BCBS Traditional $319.85
City of McKinney COMM $324.18
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $324.18
Cigna LocalPlus $332.87
Cigna NewBusiness $333.20
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $360.19
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $371.80
Cigna NetworkBenefit $371.80
Cigna HMO $371.80
Aetna ASA $379.65
Aetna WCOMP $396.21
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $396.21
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $396.21
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $396.21
Averde Health, Inc PPO $417.83
USC Health Services COMM $432.23
Cigna AllOther $470.55
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $504.27
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $504.27
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $504.27
Jostens WCOMP $504.27
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $523.72
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $540.29
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $540.29
USA Managed Care COMM $576.31
Humana COMM $601.18
Galaxy Health Network PPO $612.33
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $720.39
Unicare MCD $720.39
Independent Medical Systems COMM $720.39
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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