MRI breast w IV cont bi 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

$8,248.81

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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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$8,248.81

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.

$369.18 with BCBS vs $8,248.81 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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 $369.18 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $369.18 ↓ -96%
United SmallGroup $395.55 ↓ -95%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $395.55 ↓ -95%
BCBS BluePremier $413.13 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $577.42 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $577.42 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $577.42 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $577.42 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $577.42 ↓ -93%
United AllPayerAppendix $635.92 ↓ -92%
Aetna QHPHIX $761.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,045.00 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $1,113.59 ↓ -86%
Aetna Meritain $1,117.00 ↓ -86%
Aetna COMM $1,117.00 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,139.77 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,139.77 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $1,154.83 ↓ -86%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,195.44 ↓ -86%
BCBS PPO $1,251.11 ↓ -85%
Aetna OON $1,314.00 ↓ -84%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $1,567.27 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $1,641.51 ↓ -80%
Unicare CHIP $1,979.71 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,788.10 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $3,662.47 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $3,711.96 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $3,711.96 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $4,124.40 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $4,347.12 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $4,536.85 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,536.85 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,536.85 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,536.85 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $4,784.31 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $4,949.29 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $5,774.17 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $5,774.17 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $5,774.17 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $5,996.88 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $6,186.61 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,186.61 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $6,599.05 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $7,011.49 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $8,248.81 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $8,248.81 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $8,248.81 ↑ +0%

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MRI breast w IV cont bi at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,876.12 $531.57 – $2,657.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,875.95 $386.13 – $2,813.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,875.95 $375.19 – $2,344.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,876.12 $500.30 – $2,657.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,875.95 $602.18 – $2,813.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,875.95 $969.24 – $2,813.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,875.95 $625.32 – $2,813.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,876.12 $500.30 – $2,657.84

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