Car seat/bed test additional 30 minutes 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.

$13.07 with Superior Health Plan vs $186.71 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 CHIP $13.07
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $13.07
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $13.07
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $13.07
Superior Health Plan STARKids $13.07
BCBS BluePremier $20.41
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $23.79
BCBS MyBlueHealth $23.79
Aetna QHPHIX $25.21
Cigna IFP $25.21
Cigna QHP $26.14
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $35.47
United OptionsPPO $37.16
Aetna NewBusiness $37.16
Oscar HIX $38.84
Aetna Meritain $39.77
Aetna COMM $39.77
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $42.13
BCBS BlueEssentials $42.13
BCBS EPOSOA $44.20
Unicare CHIP $44.81
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $45.74
BCBS PPO $46.28
Aetna OON $46.86
Evry Health COMM $48.17
Cigna LocalPlus $49.29
Cigna NewBusiness $49.29
Cigna NetworkBenefit $55.08
Cigna HMO $55.08
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $55.08
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $63.11
Cigna AllOther $69.64
Curative Administrators COMM $74.68
BCBS Traditional $82.90
City of McKinney COMM $84.02
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $84.02
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $93.36
Aetna ASA $98.40
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $102.69
Aetna WCOMP $102.69
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $102.69
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $102.69
Averde Health, Inc PPO $108.29
USC Health Services COMM $112.03
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $130.70
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $130.70
Jostens WCOMP $130.70
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $130.70
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $135.74
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $140.03
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $140.03
Humana COMM $144.86
USA Managed Care COMM $149.37
Galaxy Health Network PPO $158.70
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $186.71
Independent Medical Systems COMM $186.71
Unicare MCD $186.71

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $170.72 $26.56 – $241.86
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $185.68 $26.12 – $278.52
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $185.68 $95.94 – $278.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $172.69 $26.12 – $259.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $170.72 $26.56 – $241.86

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