Injection, pentamidine iseth 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

$2,172.38

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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$2,172.38

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.

$152.07 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,172.38 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $152.07 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $152.07 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $152.07 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $152.07 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $152.07 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $293.27 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $293.27 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $304.13 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $358.70 ↓ -83%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $358.70 ↓ -83%
Humana COMM $369.56 ↓ -83%
BCBS BluePremier $424.20 ↓ -80%
Aetna NewBusiness $432.30 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $432.30 ↓ -80%
Superior EPO $434.48 ↓ -80%
Superior ValueHMO $434.48 ↓ -80%
Superior HMO $434.48 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $462.72 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $462.72 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $521.37 ↓ -76%
BCBS BlueEssentials $525.05 ↓ -76%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $525.05 ↓ -76%
Molina Healthcare HIX $543.10 ↓ -75%
Aetna OON $545.27 ↓ -75%
BCBS EPOSOA $551.04 ↓ -75%
BCBS PPO $577.03 ↓ -73%
Cigna LocalPlus $602.98 ↓ -72%
Cigna NewBusiness $603.58 ↓ -72%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $673.63 ↓ -69%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $673.63 ↓ -69%
Cigna HMO $673.63 ↓ -69%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $734.26 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $852.21 ↓ -61%
BCBS Traditional $964.54 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $977.57 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,086.19 ↓ -50%
Aetna WCOMP $1,194.81 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,194.81 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,194.81 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,194.81 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,259.98 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $1,303.43 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,520.67 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $1,520.67 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,520.67 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,579.32 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,629.29 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,629.29 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,737.90 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,846.52 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $2,172.38 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,172.38 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,172.38 ↑ +0%
Aetna ASA not published by hospital

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