Sodium chloride 0.9 % intravenous solution 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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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.

$2.40 with Humana vs $271.97 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
Humana Tricare $2.40
United SmallGroup $3.28
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $3.28
United AllPayerAppendix $3.28
Cigna LocalPlus $13.80
Cigna NewBusiness $13.81
Cigna HMO $15.41
Cigna NetworkBenefit $15.41
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $15.41
Humana COMM $18.81
Superior Health Plan CHIP $19.04
Superior Health Plan STARKids $19.04
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $19.04
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $19.04
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $19.04
Cigna AllOther $19.50
Aetna QHPHIX $36.72
Cigna IFP $36.72
Cigna QHP $38.08
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $51.41
BCBS MyBlueHealth $51.41
United OptionsPPO $54.12
Aetna NewBusiness $54.12
Aetna Meritain $57.93
Aetna COMM $57.93
BCBS BluePremier $60.79
Unicare CHIP $65.27
Aetna OON $68.26
BCBS BlueEssentials $75.25
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $75.25
BCBS EPOSOA $78.97
BCBS PPO $82.69
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $91.93
BCBS Traditional $120.75
City of McKinney COMM $122.39
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $135.99
Aetna ASA $143.33
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $149.58
Aetna WCOMP $149.58
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $149.58
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $149.58
Averde Health, Inc PPO $157.74
USC Health Services COMM $163.18
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $190.38
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $190.38
Jostens WCOMP $190.38
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $197.72
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $203.98
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $203.98
USA Managed Care COMM $217.58
Galaxy Health Network PPO $231.17
Independent Medical Systems COMM $271.97
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $271.97
Unicare MCD $271.97

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $45.90 $2.40 – $26.72
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