Darbepoetin alfa 100 mcg/0.5 ml in polysorbate injection syringe 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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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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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.

$2.83 with Humana vs $7,311.62 with Unicare — 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
Humana Tricare $2.83
United SmallGroup $4.98
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $4.98
United AllPayerAppendix $4.98
BCBS MyBlueHealth $6.42
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $6.42
BCBS BluePremier $7.59
BCBS BlueEssentials $9.39
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $9.39
BCBS EPOSOA $9.86
BCBS PPO $10.32
Cigna LocalPlus $17.61
Cigna NewBusiness $17.63
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $19.67
Cigna NetworkBenefit $19.67
Cigna HMO $19.67
Cigna AllOther $24.89
Humana COMM $26.97
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $511.81
Superior Health Plan CHIP $511.81
Superior Health Plan STARKids $511.81
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $511.81
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $511.81
Aetna QHPHIX $987.07
Cigna IFP $987.07
Cigna QHP $1,023.63
United OptionsPPO $1,455.01
Aetna NewBusiness $1,455.01
Aetna COMM $1,557.38
Aetna Meritain $1,557.38
Unicare CHIP $1,754.79
Aetna OON $1,835.22
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,471.33
BCBS Traditional $3,246.36
City of McKinney COMM $3,290.23
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,655.81
Aetna ASA $3,853.22
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,021.39
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,021.39
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,021.39
Aetna WCOMP $4,021.39
Averde Health, Inc PPO $4,240.74
USC Health Services COMM $4,386.97
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $5,118.13
Jostens WCOMP $5,118.13
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $5,118.13
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $5,315.55
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,483.72
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $5,483.72
USA Managed Care COMM $5,849.30
Galaxy Health Network PPO $6,214.88
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $7,311.62
Independent Medical Systems COMM $7,311.62
Unicare MCD $7,311.62

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $11,880.86 $7.16 – $7.16
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,410.00 $2.92 – $674.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,410.00 $2.92 – $808.88
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,410.00 $3.38 – $808.88
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