Carotid Artery Ultrasound (Duplex) 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.

$188.59 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $3,111.26 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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $188.59
Amerigroup MGMCD $191.46
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $191.46
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $191.46
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $191.46
United CHIP $191.46
United STAR $191.46
United STARKids $191.46
United STARPLUS $191.46
United STARPerinate $191.46
Amerigroup CHIP $191.46
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $201.03
Aetna Better Health MCD $206.78
Aetna Better Health CHIP $206.78
Molina STAR+PLUS $210.61
Molina STARKIDS $210.61
Molina MCDSTAR $210.61
Molina CHIP $210.61
Superior Health Plan STARKids $217.79
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $217.79
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $217.79
Superior Health Plan CHIP $217.79
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $217.79
Humana MGMCD $239.33
BCBS BluePremier $387.84
Aetna QHPHIX $420.02
Cigna IFP $420.02
Cigna QHP $435.58
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $451.94
BCBS MyBlueHealth $451.94
Cigna LocalPlus $592.95
Cigna NewBusiness $593.54
United OptionsPPO $619.14
Aetna NewBusiness $619.14
Oscar HIX $647.14
Cigna NetworkBenefit $662.28
Cigna HMO $662.28
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $662.28
Aetna COMM $662.70
Aetna Meritain $662.70
Unicare CHIP $746.70
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $762.26
Aetna OON $780.93
BCBS BlueEssentials $800.34
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $800.34
Evry Health COMM $802.71
Cigna AllOther $838.20
BCBS EPOSOA $839.78
BCBS PPO $879.22
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,051.61
Humana COMM $1,127.42
Curative Administrators COMM $1,244.50
BCBS Traditional $1,381.40
City of McKinney COMM $1,400.07
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,400.07
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,555.63
Aetna ASA $1,639.63
Aetna WCOMP $1,711.19
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,711.19
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,711.19
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,711.19
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,804.53
USC Health Services COMM $1,866.76
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,177.88
Jostens WCOMP $2,177.88
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,177.88
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,177.88
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,261.89
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,333.45
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,333.45
USA Managed Care COMM $2,489.01
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,644.57
Unicare MCD $3,111.26
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,111.26
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,111.26

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Carotid Artery Ultrasound (Duplex) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,602.58 $632.71 – $632.71
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,375.99 $187.79 – $1,719.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,224.72 $252.09 – $1,837.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,224.72 $187.79 – $1,530.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,375.99 $187.79 – $1,719.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,224.72 $200.94 – $1,837.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,224.72 $187.79 – $1,837.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,224.72 $187.79 – $1,837.08

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