Duplex scan unilateral study 93986 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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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.

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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.

$172.79 with BCBS vs $3,245.37 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $172.79
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $172.79
BCBS BluePremier $179.38
Superior Health Plan CHIP $227.18
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $227.18
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $227.18
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $227.18
Superior Health Plan STARKids $227.18
Aetna QHPHIX $438.12
Cigna IFP $438.12
Cigna QHP $454.35
Cigna LocalPlus $481.12
Cigna NewBusiness $481.60
BCBS BlueEssentials $513.09
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $513.09
Cigna NetworkBenefit $537.38
Cigna HMO $537.38
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $537.38
BCBS EPOSOA $538.15
BCBS PPO $563.21
Aetna NewBusiness $645.83
United OptionsPPO $645.83
Oscar HIX $675.04
Cigna AllOther $680.12
Aetna Meritain $691.26
Aetna COMM $691.26
Unicare CHIP $778.89
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $795.12
Aetna OON $814.59
Evry Health COMM $837.31
Humana COMM $1,005.74
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,096.94
Curative Administrators COMM $1,298.15
BCBS Traditional $1,440.94
City of McKinney COMM $1,460.42
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,460.42
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,622.68
Aetna ASA $1,710.31
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,784.95
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,784.95
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,784.95
Aetna WCOMP $1,784.95
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,882.31
USC Health Services COMM $1,947.22
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,271.76
Jostens WCOMP $2,271.76
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,271.76
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $2,271.76
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,359.38
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,434.03
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,434.03
USA Managed Care COMM $2,596.30
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,758.56
Unicare MCD $3,245.37
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,245.37
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,245.37

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