Dch pulmonary stress test 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

$3,876.35

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.

$3,876.35

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.

$219.43 with BCBS vs $3,876.35 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
BCBS BluePremier $219.43 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $255.70 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $255.70 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $271.34 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $271.34 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $271.34 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $271.34 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $271.34 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentials $452.81 ↓ -88%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $452.81 ↓ -88%
BCBS EPOSOA $475.13 ↓ -88%
BCBS PPO $497.44 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $523.31 ↓ -86%
Cigna IFP $523.31 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $542.69 ↓ -86%
Humana COMM $656.28 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $771.39 ↓ -80%
Aetna NewBusiness $771.39 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $806.28 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $825.66 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $825.66 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $930.32 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $949.71 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $972.96 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $1,000.10 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,023.36 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,023.36 ↓ -74%
Cigna HMO $1,143.52 ↓ -71%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,143.52 ↓ -71%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,143.52 ↓ -71%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,310.21 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $1,445.88 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,550.54 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,721.10 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,744.36 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $1,744.36 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,938.17 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $2,042.84 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $2,131.99 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $2,131.99 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $2,131.99 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $2,131.99 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $2,248.28 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $2,325.81 ↓ -40%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,713.45 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,713.45 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $2,713.45 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,713.45 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,818.11 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,907.26 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,907.26 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,101.08 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,294.90 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,876.35 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,876.35 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $3,876.35 ↑ +0%

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