Diathermy eg microwave 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

$273.14

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.

$273.14

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.

$6.63 with Humana vs $273.14 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
Humana Tricare $6.63 ↓ -98%
BCBS MCRPPO $6.83 ↓ -97%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $6.83 ↓ -97%
WellMed MGMCR $7.02 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health MME $7.06 ↓ -97%
TriWest Health Alliance FEDERAL $7.06 ↓ -97%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $7.06 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCR $7.06 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup DualEligible $7.06 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health HMO $7.06 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health PPO $7.06 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health POS $7.06 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health MCR $7.06 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health SNP $7.06 ↓ -97%
United MGMCR $7.10 ↓ -97%
Aetna MCR $7.12 ↓ -97%
Care N Care MGMCR $7.13 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $7.20 ↓ -97%
WellCare MGMCR $7.27 ↓ -97%
Integranet MGMCR $7.27 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $7.41 ↓ -97%
ProCare Advantge MCR $7.41 ↓ -97%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $7.41 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $7.41 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $7.41 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $7.41 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $7.41 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $7.41 ↓ -97%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $7.48 ↓ -97%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $7.48 ↓ -97%
Molina MMP $7.70 ↓ -97%
Molina MCR $7.70 ↓ -97%
Molina MME $7.70 ↓ -97%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $7.77 ↓ -97%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $8.47 ↓ -97%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $9.18 ↓ -97%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $10.59 ↓ -96%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $10.59 ↓ -96%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $10.59 ↓ -96%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $10.59 ↓ -96%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $10.59 ↓ -96%
Superior ValueHMO $12.64 ↓ -95%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $13.41 ↓ -95%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $13.98 ↓ -95%
Superior HMO $15.81 ↓ -94%
Superior EPO $15.81 ↓ -94%
BCBS BluePremier $17.02 ↓ -94%
Molina Healthcare HIX $18.50 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $19.12 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $19.12 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $19.12 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $19.12 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $19.12 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $19.83 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $19.83 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $35.11 ↓ -87%
BCBS BlueEssentials $35.11 ↓ -87%
BCBS EPOSOA $36.84 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $36.87 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $38.24 ↓ -86%
BCBS PPO $38.57 ↓ -86%
Humana COMM $48.93 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $54.35 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $56.81 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $65.55 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $92.32 ↓ -66%
Aetna QHPHIX $106.00 ↓ -61%
BCBS Traditional $121.27 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $122.91 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $122.91 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $136.57 ↓ -50%
Aetna NewBusiness $143.00 ↓ -48%
Aetna ASA $143.94 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $150.23 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $150.23 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $150.23 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $150.23 ↓ -45%
Aetna COMM $155.00 ↓ -43%
Aetna Meritain $155.00 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $158.42 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $163.88 ↓ -40%
Aetna OON $179.00 ↓ -34%
Jostens WCOMP $191.20 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $191.20 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $191.20 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $191.20 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $198.57 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $204.85 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $204.85 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $218.51 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $232.17 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $273.14 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $273.14 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $273.14 ↑ +0%

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Diathermy eg microwave at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $38.75 $10.53 – $317.00
Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital Cedar Park $16.51 $6.46 – $33.15
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling $32.13 $6.46 – $33.15
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet $32.13 $6.46 – $33.15
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $32.13 $6.46 – $33.15
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin $32.13 $6.46 – $33.15
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville $17.37 $6.46 – $33.15
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin $33.78 $6.46 – $33.15

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