Gastric emptying imag study 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.

$408.12 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $1,857.41 with BCBS — 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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $408.12
United STARKids $414.33
United CHIP $414.33
United STAR $414.33
United STARPLUS $414.33
United STARPerinate $414.33
Amerigroup CHIP $414.33
Amerigroup MGMCD $414.33
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $414.33
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $414.33
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $414.33
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $435.05
Aetna Better Health CHIP $447.48
Aetna Better Health MCD $447.48
Molina STARKIDS $455.76
Molina MCDSTAR $455.76
Molina CHIP $455.76
Molina STAR+PLUS $455.76
Humana MGMCD $517.91
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $569.84
BCBS MyBlueHealth $569.84
BCBS BluePremier $591.59
United SmallGroup $611.66
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $611.66
Aetna QHPHIX $617.80
Aetna NewBusiness $847.07
Aetna COMM $907.40
Aetna Meritain $907.40
Aetna OON $1,064.27
United AllPayerAppendix $1,101.15
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,692.11
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,692.11
Humana COMM $1,766.50
BCBS EPOSOA $1,774.76
BCBS PPO $1,857.41

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Gastric emptying imag study at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,770.81 $364.49 – $2,656.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,770.81 $397.61 – $2,213.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,770.81 $425.44 – $2,656.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,770.81 $397.61 – $2,656.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,770.81 $397.61 – $2,656.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $1,770.81 $397.61 – $2,213.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $1,770.81 $397.61 – $2,656.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $1,770.81 $397.61 – $2,656.22

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