ER Visit (level 4) 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.

$77.04 with Aetna Better Health vs $5,296.00 with Cigna — 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
Aetna Better Health CHIP $77.04
Aetna Better Health MCD $77.04
Molina STAR+PLUS $320.00
Molina MCDSTAR $320.00
Molina CHIP $320.00
Molina STARKIDS $320.00
Amerigroup MGMCD $363.00
Amerigroup CHIP $363.00
Cigna IFP $447.56
Cigna QHP $464.14
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $544.91
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $544.91
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $544.91
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $544.91
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $544.91
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $544.91
United OptionsPPO $659.74
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $700.00
Unicare CHIP $795.67
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $1,120.57
BCBS Traditional $1,471.99
City of McKinney COMM $1,491.88
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,545.00
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,657.64
Oscar HIX $1,708.00
Aetna ASA $1,747.16
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,823.41
Aetna WCOMP $1,823.41
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,823.41
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,823.41
United SmallGroup $1,856.00
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,922.87
USC Health Services COMM $1,989.17
Aetna QHPHIX $2,084.00
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,320.70
Jostens WCOMP $2,320.70
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,320.70
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $2,410.22
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,486.47
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,486.47
USA Managed Care COMM $2,652.23
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2,740.00
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $2,740.00
BCBS BluePremier $2,760.00
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,818.00
Aetna NewBusiness $2,855.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,931.00
Aetna Meritain $3,052.00
Aetna COMM $3,052.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,315.29
Unicare MCD $3,315.29
Independent Medical Systems COMM $3,315.29
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $3,406.00
BCBS BlueEssentials $3,560.00
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $3,560.00
Aetna OON $3,589.00
Evry Health COMM $3,626.00
BCBS EPOSOA $3,740.00
Cigna LocalPlus $3,746.00
Cigna NewBusiness $3,750.00
BCBS PPO $3,920.00
Cigna NetworkBenefit $4,186.00
Cigna HMO $4,186.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $4,186.00
Curative Administrators COMM $4,206.00
Cigna AllOther $5,296.00
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork not published by hospital
Humana COMM not published by hospital

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ER Visit (level 4) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $2,386.19 $1,354.39 – $1,354.39
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,273.68 $360.88 – $6,299.00
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,676.36 $335.27 – $4,008.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,273.68 $339.65 – $3,894.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,601.69 $398.20 – $4,008.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,601.69 $827.54 – $3,780.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,676.36 $398.20 – $3,780.00

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