MRI without fol w/cont, breast 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

$8,280.06

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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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$8,280.06

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.

$500.22 with BCBS vs $8,280.06 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 $500.22 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $500.22 ↓ -94%
BCBS BluePremier $519.32 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $579.60 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $579.60 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $579.60 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $579.60 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $579.60 ↓ -93%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $616.10 ↓ -93%
United SmallGroup $616.10 ↓ -93%
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27 ↓ -90%
Cigna IFP $1,117.81 ↓ -86%
Aetna QHPHIX $1,117.81 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $1,159.21 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,485.40 ↓ -82%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,485.40 ↓ -82%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,557.95 ↓ -81%
BCBS PPO $1,630.50 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $1,647.73 ↓ -80%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,647.73 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $1,763.65 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $1,763.65 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $1,987.21 ↓ -76%
Aetna OON $2,078.30 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $2,798.66 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $3,676.35 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $3,726.03 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $3,726.03 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $4,140.03 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $4,363.59 ↓ -47%
Aetna WCOMP $4,554.03 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $4,554.03 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $4,554.03 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $4,554.03 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $4,802.43 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $4,968.04 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $5,796.04 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $5,796.04 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $5,796.04 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $6,019.60 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,210.05 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $6,210.05 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $6,624.05 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $7,038.05 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $8,280.06 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $8,280.06 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $8,280.06 ↑ +0%

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MRI without fol w/cont, breast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,056.69 $332.94 – $2,570.86
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,221.52 $457.26 – $3,332.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,049.50 $332.94 – $2,561.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,056.69 $332.94 – $2,570.86
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,221.52 $332.94 – $3,332.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,221.52 $952.69 – $3,332.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,049.50 $332.94 – $3,074.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,056.69 $332.94 – $2,570.86

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