Contrast x-ray of wrist 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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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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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.

$133.30 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $2,083.76 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 $133.30
United CHIP $135.33
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $135.33
United STAR $135.33
Amerigroup CHIP $135.33
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $135.33
United STARPerinate $135.33
United STARPLUS $135.33
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $135.33
Amerigroup MGMCD $135.33
United STARKids $135.33
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $142.10
Superior Health Plan STARKids $145.86
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $145.86
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $145.86
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $145.86
Superior Health Plan CHIP $145.86
Aetna Better Health CHIP $146.16
Aetna Better Health MCD $146.16
Molina STARKIDS $148.86
Molina CHIP $148.86
Molina STAR+PLUS $148.86
Molina MCDSTAR $148.86
Humana MGMCD $169.16
Aetna QHPHIX $186.83
Aetna NewBusiness $256.16
Aetna Meritain $274.40
Aetna COMM $274.40
Cigna IFP $281.31
Cigna QHP $291.73
Humana COMM $314.58
Aetna OON $321.84
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20
United SmallGroup $341.20
United OptionsPPO $414.67
Cigna LocalPlus $422.00
Cigna NewBusiness $422.42
Cigna HMO $471.34
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $471.34
Cigna NetworkBenefit $471.34
Unicare CHIP $500.10
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $500.22
BCBS MyBlueHealth $500.22
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $510.52
BCBS BluePremier $519.32
Evry Health COMM $537.61
Cigna AllOther $596.54
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $704.31
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
Curative Administrators COMM $833.50
BCBS Traditional $925.19
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $937.69
City of McKinney COMM $937.69
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,041.88
Aetna ASA $1,098.14
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,146.07
Aetna WCOMP $1,146.07
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,146.07
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,146.07
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,208.58
USC Health Services COMM $1,250.26
Jostens WCOMP $1,458.63
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,458.63
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,458.63
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,458.63
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,514.89
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,562.82
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,562.82
BCBS PPO $1,630.50
USA Managed Care COMM $1,667.01
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,771.20
Unicare MCD $2,083.76
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,083.76
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,083.76

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Contrast x-ray of wrist at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $495.58 $135.33 – $952.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,109.48 $228.37 – $1,664.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $989.23 $135.33 – $1,236.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $495.58 $135.33 – $952.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,109.48 $144.80 – $1,664.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,109.48 $135.33 – $1,664.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $989.23 $135.33 – $1,483.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $495.58 $135.33 – $952.69

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