Lung function test (mbc/mvv) 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

$795.72

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$795.72

Gross charge

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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.

$55.70 with Superior Health Plan vs $795.72 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $55.70 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $55.70 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $55.70 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $55.70 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $55.70 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $107.42 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $107.42 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $111.40 ↓ -86%
BCBS BluePremier $129.82 ↓ -84%
Humana COMM $149.37 ↓ -81%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $151.28 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $151.28 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $158.35 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $158.35 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $165.51 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $169.49 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $169.49 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $190.97 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $194.95 ↓ -76%
Aetna OON $199.73 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $205.30 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $210.07 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $210.07 ↓ -74%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $234.74 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $234.74 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $234.74 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueEssentials $267.90 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $267.90 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $268.95 ↓ -66%
BCBS EPOSOA $281.10 ↓ -65%
BCBS PPO $294.30 ↓ -63%
Cigna AllOther $296.80 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $318.29 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $353.30 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $358.07 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $358.07 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $397.86 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $419.34 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $437.65 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $437.65 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $437.65 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $437.65 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $461.52 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $477.43 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $557.00 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $557.00 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $557.00 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $557.00 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $578.49 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $596.79 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $596.79 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $636.58 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $676.36 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $795.72 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $795.72 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $795.72 ↑ +0%

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