Cerebrospinal fld flw imag 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

$4,336.44

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.

$4,336.44

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.

$295.88 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $4,336.44 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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 $295.88 ↓ -93%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $300.39 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $300.39 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup CHIP $300.39 ↓ -93%
United STAR $300.39 ↓ -93%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $300.39 ↓ -93%
United STARPerinate $300.39 ↓ -93%
United CHIP $300.39 ↓ -93%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $300.39 ↓ -93%
United STARPLUS $300.39 ↓ -93%
United STARKids $300.39 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $303.55 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $303.55 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $303.55 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $303.55 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $303.55 ↓ -93%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $315.41 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health MCD $324.42 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $324.42 ↓ -93%
Molina STAR+PLUS $330.43 ↓ -92%
Molina STARKIDS $330.43 ↓ -92%
Molina MCDSTAR $330.43 ↓ -92%
Molina CHIP $330.43 ↓ -92%
Humana MGMCD $375.49 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $405.08 ↓ -91%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $405.08 ↓ -91%
BCBS BluePremier $420.54 ↓ -90%
Aetna QHPHIX $470.37 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $585.42 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $607.10 ↓ -86%
United SmallGroup $611.66 ↓ -86%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $611.66 ↓ -86%
Aetna NewBusiness $644.93 ↓ -85%
Aetna COMM $690.86 ↓ -84%
Aetna Meritain $690.86 ↓ -84%
Aetna OON $810.29 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $862.95 ↓ -80%
Unicare CHIP $1,040.75 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,062.43 ↓ -75%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,101.15 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $1,118.80 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,202.87 ↓ -72%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,202.87 ↓ -72%
Humana COMM $1,245.41 ↓ -71%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,261.62 ↓ -71%
BCBS PPO $1,320.37 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,465.72 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,734.58 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,925.38 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,951.40 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,951.40 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $2,168.22 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,285.30 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,385.04 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,385.04 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $2,385.04 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,385.04 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,515.14 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $2,601.86 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $3,035.51 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $3,035.51 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $3,035.51 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $3,035.51 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $3,152.59 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,252.33 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $3,252.33 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,469.15 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,685.97 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $4,336.44 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $4,336.44 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,336.44 ↑ +0%

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