IV Fluids (each additional hour) at MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL

1596 W Main St, LEWISVILLE, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1255384533

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 23, 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.

$37.65 with BCBS vs $1,084.68 with Unicare — 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 BlueAdvantageHMO $37.65 —
BCBS MyBlueHealth $37.65 —
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $66.67 —
BCBS BlueEssentials $66.67 —
BCBS EPOSOA $69.96 —
BCBS PPO $73.24 —
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $75.93 —
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $75.93 —
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $75.93 —
Superior Health Plan STARKids $75.93 —
Superior Health Plan CHIP $75.93 —
United SmallGroup $78.94 —
United AllPayerAppendix $78.94 —
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $78.94 —
Cigna IFP $146.43 —
Cigna QHP $151.86 —
United OptionsPPO $209.34 —
Aetna NewBusiness $212.60 —
Oscar HIX $225.61 —
Aetna COMM $226.70 —
Aetna Meritain $226.70 —
Unicare CHIP $260.32 —
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $265.75 —
Aetna OON $267.92 —
Evry Health COMM $279.85 —
Cigna NewBusiness $286.36 —
Cigna LocalPlus $286.36 —
Cigna NetworkBenefit $319.98 —
Cigna HMO $319.98 —
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $319.98 —
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $366.62 —
Cigna AllOther $404.59 —
Curative Administrators COMM $433.87 —
BCBS Traditional $449.06 —
City of McKinney COMM $488.11 —
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $488.11 —
United GlobalBenefitPlan $488.11 —
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $542.34 —
Aetna ASA $547.76 —
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $596.57 —
Aetna WCOMP $596.57 —
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $596.57 —
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $596.57 —
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $621.52 —
Averde Health, Inc PPO $629.11 —
USC Health Services COMM $650.81 —
Jostens WCOMP $759.28 —
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $759.28 —
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $759.28 —
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $813.51 —
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $813.51 —
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $813.51 —
USA Managed Care COMM $867.74 —
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $921.98 —
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,084.68 —
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,084.68 —
Unicare MCD $1,084.68 —

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $200.22 $103.45 – $300.33
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