Homovanillic acid (hva) 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.

$13.45 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $214.97 with Humana — 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $13.45
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $13.45
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $18.54
Amerigroup CHIP $18.82
United STARPerinate $18.82
United STARPLUS $18.82
United STARKids $18.82
United CHIP $18.82
United STAR $18.82
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $18.82
Amerigroup MGMCD $18.82
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $19.76
Aetna Better Health MCD $20.33
Aetna Better Health CHIP $20.33
Molina STARKIDS $20.70
Molina CHIP $20.70
Molina MCDSTAR $20.70
Molina STAR+PLUS $20.70
WellMed MGMCR $22.30
TriWest Health Alliance FEDERAL $22.41
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $22.41
Devoted Health MME $22.41
Amerigroup DualEligible $22.41
Devoted Health PPO $22.41
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $22.41
Devoted Health SNP $22.41
Devoted Health HMO $22.41
Devoted Health POS $22.41
Devoted Health MCR $22.41
BCBS MGMCRHMO $22.41
BCBS MCRPPO $22.41
United SmallGroup $22.41
United AllPayerAppendix $22.41
Humana MGMCR $22.41
United MGMCR $22.52
Aetna MCR $22.60
Care N Care MGMCR $22.63
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $22.86
WellCare MGMCR $23.08
Integranet MGMCR $23.08
Humana Tricare $23.52
Humana MGMCD $23.52
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $23.53
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $23.53
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $23.53
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $23.53
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $23.53
ProCare Advantge MCR $23.53
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $23.53
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $23.53
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $23.75
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $23.75
Molina MMP $24.43
Molina MME $24.43
Molina MCR $24.43
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $24.65
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $26.89
Aetna QHPHIX $28.51
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $29.13
Bravo Health MCRPPO $33.62
Bravo Health MCRHMO $33.62
Bravo Health MCRSNP $33.62
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $33.62
Bravo Health MCRPOS $33.62
BCBS BluePremier $38.10
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $39.22
BCBS MyBlueHealth $39.22
Aetna NewBusiness $39.27
Superior ValueHMO $40.11
Aetna Meritain $41.83
Aetna COMM $41.83
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $42.58
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $44.37
Aetna OON $49.23
Superior HMO $50.20
Superior EPO $50.20
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $55.35
BCBS BlueEssentials $55.35
BCBS EPOSOA $58.04
Oscar HIX $58.27
Molina Healthcare HIX $58.71
BCBS PPO $60.73
Cigna LocalPlus $85.23
Cigna NewBusiness $85.32
Cigna NetworkBenefit $95.20
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $95.20
Cigna HMO $95.20
Cigna AllOther $120.49
Humana COMM $214.97
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $122.39 $10.00 – $90.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $125.84 $12.00 – $108.00
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $125.84 $12.00 – $108.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $125.84 $8.00 – $108.00
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