MRA without cont, lwr ext 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.

$305.28 with BCBS vs $7,238.41 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 MyBlueHealth $305.28
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $305.28
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $313.62
United SmallGroup $313.62
BCBS BluePremier $316.93
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $506.69
Superior Health Plan CHIP $506.69
Superior Health Plan STARKids $506.69
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $506.69
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $506.69
United AllPayerAppendix $517.79
BCBS BlueEssentials $906.53
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $906.53
BCBS EPOSOA $950.80
Aetna QHPHIX $977.19
Cigna IFP $977.19
BCBS PPO $995.08
Cigna QHP $1,013.38
Aetna NewBusiness $1,440.44
United OptionsPPO $1,440.44
Aetna Meritain $1,541.78
Aetna COMM $1,541.78
Unicare CHIP $1,737.22
Aetna OON $1,816.84
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,446.58
BCBS Traditional $3,213.85
City of McKinney COMM $3,257.28
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $3,257.28
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $3,619.20
Aetna ASA $3,814.64
Aetna WCOMP $3,981.13
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $3,981.13
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $3,981.13
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $3,981.13
Averde Health, Inc PPO $4,198.28
USC Health Services COMM $4,343.05
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $5,066.89
Jostens WCOMP $5,066.89
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $5,066.89
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $5,262.32
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,428.81
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $5,428.81
USA Managed Care COMM $5,790.73
Galaxy Health Network PPO $6,152.65
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $7,238.41
Independent Medical Systems COMM $7,238.41
Unicare MCD $7,238.41

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,691.95 $466.08 – $2,396.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,754.28 $361.09 – $2,631.42
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,754.28 $563.12 – $2,631.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,754.28 $607.02 – $2,700.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,754.28 $584.76 – $2,631.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,691.95 $451.19 – $2,396.93

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