Pr incision & drainage abscess simple/single 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

$132.00

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$132.00

Gross charge

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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.

$17.82 with Cigna vs $4,332.00 with Aetna — 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

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
Cigna IFP $17.82 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $18.48 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $26.27 ↓ -80%
Unicare CHIP $31.68 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $32.34 ↓ -76%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $32.60 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $32.60 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $34.06 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $42.11 ↓ -68%
BCBS BlueEssentials $42.11 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $44.22 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $44.62 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO $46.20 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $52.80 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $58.61 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $59.40 ↓ -55%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $64.08 ↓ -51%
United STARPLUS $65.06 ↓ -51%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $65.06 ↓ -51%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $65.06 ↓ -51%
United CHIP $65.06 ↓ -51%
United STAR $65.06 ↓ -51%
United STARKids $65.06 ↓ -51%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $65.06 ↓ -51%
United STARPerinate $65.06 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $66.00 ↓ -50%
Amerigroup MGMCD $68.31 ↓ -48%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $68.31 ↓ -48%
Amerigroup CHIP $68.31 ↓ -48%
Aetna ASA $69.56 ↓ -47%
Molina CHIP $71.57 ↓ -46%
Molina STAR+PLUS $71.57 ↓ -46%
Molina STARKIDS $71.57 ↓ -46%
Molina MCDSTAR $71.57 ↓ -46%
Aetna WCOMP $72.60 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $72.60 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $72.60 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $72.60 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $76.56 ↓ -42%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $78.07 ↓ -41%
Aetna Better Health MCD $78.07 ↓ -41%
USC Health Services COMM $79.20 ↓ -40%
Humana MGMCD $81.33 ↓ -38%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $92.40 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $92.40 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $92.40 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $92.40 ↓ -30%
BCBS BluePremier $93.53 ↓ -29%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $95.96 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $99.00 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $99.00 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $105.60 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $112.20 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $132.00 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $132.00 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $132.00 ↑ +0%
Humana COMM $142.50 ↑ +8%
WellMed MGMCR $202.56 ↑ +53%
United SmallGroup $1,454.00 ↑ +1002%
Cigna LocalPlus $1,572.00 ↑ +1091%
Cigna NewBusiness $1,574.00 ↑ +1092%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,743.00 ↑ +1220%
Cigna HMO $1,757.00 ↑ +1231%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,757.00 ↑ +1231%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $1,757.00 ↑ +1231%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,995.00 ↑ +1411%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.00 ↑ +1547%
Cigna AllOther $2,222.00 ↑ +1583%
Aetna QHPHIX $2,513.00 ↑ +1804%
Oscar HIX $2,636.00 ↑ +1897%
Aetna NewBusiness $3,445.00 ↑ +2510%
Aetna Meritain $3,682.00 ↑ +2689%
Aetna COMM $3,682.00 ↑ +2689%
Aetna OON $4,332.00 ↑ +3182%

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