Consultation/report referred slides prepared elsewhere 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

$536.76

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.

$536.76

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.

$33.84 with United vs $536.76 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 $33.84 ↓ -94%
United SmallGroup $33.84 ↓ -94%
United AllPayerAppendix $33.84 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $37.57 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $37.57 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $37.57 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $37.57 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $37.57 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $56.83 ↓ -89%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $58.50 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $58.50 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $72.46 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $75.15 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentials $82.57 ↓ -85%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $82.57 ↓ -85%
BCBS EPOSOA $86.58 ↓ -84%
BCBS PPO $90.60 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $106.82 ↓ -80%
Aetna QHPHIX $107.63 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $111.65 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $128.82 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $131.51 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $138.48 ↓ -74%
Aetna NewBusiness $148.25 ↓ -72%
Aetna Meritain $157.89 ↓ -71%
Aetna COMM $157.89 ↓ -71%
Humana COMM $166.34 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $181.42 ↓ -66%
Aetna OON $185.82 ↓ -65%
Cigna LocalPlus $216.47 ↓ -60%
Cigna NewBusiness $216.69 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $238.32 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $241.54 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $241.54 ↓ -55%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $241.79 ↓ -55%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $241.79 ↓ -55%
Cigna HMO $241.79 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $268.38 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $282.87 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $295.22 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $295.22 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $295.22 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $295.22 ↓ -45%
Cigna AllOther $306.01 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $311.32 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $322.06 ↓ -40%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $375.73 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $375.73 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $375.73 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $375.73 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $390.22 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $402.57 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $402.57 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $429.41 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $456.25 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $536.76 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $536.76 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $536.76 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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Consultation/report referred slides prepared elsewhere at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $171.65 $10.00 – $214.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $151.88 $12.00 – $227.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $147.46 $12.00 – $184.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $171.65 $10.00 – $214.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $151.88 $12.00 – $227.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $151.88 $8.00 – $227.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $147.46 $12.00 – $221.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $171.65 $10.00 – $214.57

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