Cytopath smear oth prep screen & interp 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

$360.21

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.

$360.21

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.

$24.67 with United vs $360.21 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 $24.67 ↓ -93%
United SmallGroup $24.67 ↓ -93%
United AllPayerAppendix $24.67 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $25.21 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $25.21 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $25.21 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $25.21 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $25.21 ↓ -93%
BCBS BluePremier $39.08 ↓ -89%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $40.23 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $40.23 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $48.63 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $50.43 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentials $56.79 ↓ -84%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $56.79 ↓ -84%
BCBS EPOSOA $59.54 ↓ -83%
BCBS PPO $62.30 ↓ -83%
Aetna QHPHIX $64.36 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $71.68 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $74.92 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $86.45 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $88.25 ↓ -76%
Aetna NewBusiness $88.65 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $92.93 ↓ -74%
Aetna Meritain $94.42 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $94.42 ↓ -74%
Aetna OON $111.12 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $121.75 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $159.93 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $162.09 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $162.09 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $180.10 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $189.83 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $198.12 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $198.12 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $198.12 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $198.12 ↓ -45%
Cigna LocalPlus $199.63 ↓ -45%
Cigna NewBusiness $199.83 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $208.92 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $216.13 ↓ -40%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $222.97 ↓ -38%
Cigna HMO $222.97 ↓ -38%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $222.97 ↓ -38%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $252.15 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $252.15 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $252.15 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $252.15 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $261.87 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $270.16 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $270.16 ↓ -25%
Cigna AllOther $282.20 ↓ -22%
USA Managed Care COMM $288.17 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $306.18 ↓ -15%
Humana COMM $345.89 ↓ -4%
Unicare MCD $360.21 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $360.21 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $360.21 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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