Skull X-ray (1 to 3 views) at MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL

1596 W Main St, LEWISVILLE, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1255384533

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 23, 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.

$35.55 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $956.77 with Independent Medical Systems — 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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $35.55 —
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $36.09 —
United CHIP $36.09 —
United STARPLUS $36.09 —
United STARPerinate $36.09 —
Amerigroup CHIP $36.09 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $36.09 —
United STARKids $36.09 —
United STAR $36.09 —
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $36.09 —
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $36.09 —
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $37.89 —
Aetna Better Health MCD $38.98 —
Aetna Better Health CHIP $38.98 —
Molina MCDSTAR $39.70 —
Molina CHIP $39.70 —
Molina STARKIDS $39.70 —
Molina STAR+PLUS $39.70 —
Humana MGMCD $45.11 —
Aetna NewBusiness $62.41 —
Aetna COMM $66.66 —
Aetna Meritain $66.66 —
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $66.97 —
Superior Health Plan CHIP $66.97 —
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $66.97 —
Superior Health Plan STARKids $66.97 —
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $66.97 —
Aetna OON $78.90 —
Cigna LocalPlus $105.61 —
Cigna NewBusiness $105.71 —
Cigna HMO $117.96 —
Cigna NetworkBenefit $117.96 —
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $117.96 —
Cigna IFP $129.16 —
Cigna QHP $133.95 —
Cigna AllOther $149.29 —
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $153.55 —
BCBS MyBlueHealth $153.55 —
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52 —
United SmallGroup $154.52 —
United OptionsPPO $184.66 —
Unicare CHIP $229.62 —
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $234.41 —
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 —
Evry Health COMM $246.85 —
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $323.39 —
Curative Administrators COMM $382.71 —
BCBS Traditional $396.10 —
United GlobalBenefitPlan $430.55 —
City of McKinney COMM $430.55 —
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $430.55 —
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $457.29 —
BCBS BlueEssentials $457.29 —
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $478.38 —
BCBS EPOSOA $479.70 —
Aetna ASA $483.17 —
BCBS PPO $502.12 —
Aetna WCOMP $526.22 —
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $526.22 —
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $526.22 —
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $526.22 —
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $548.23 —
Averde Health, Inc PPO $554.93 —
USC Health Services COMM $574.06 —
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $669.74 —
Jostens WCOMP $669.74 —
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $669.74 —
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $717.58 —
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $717.58 —
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $717.58 —
USA Managed Care COMM $765.42 —
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $813.25 —
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $956.77 —
Unicare MCD $956.77 —
Independent Medical Systems COMM $956.77 —

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Skull X-ray (1 to 3 views) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $615.53 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $277.54 $36.09 – $346.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $309.63 $63.73 – $464.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $312.96 $36.09 – $391.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $277.54 $36.09 – $346.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $309.63 $38.62 – $464.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $309.63 $36.09 – $464.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $312.96 $36.09 – $469.44

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