Sodium chloride 0.9 % IV bolus 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

$182.54

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$182.54

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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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$1.20 with Humana vs $182.54 with Unicare — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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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
Humana Tricare $1.20 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $2.13 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $2.13 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2.13 ↓ -99%
Cigna LocalPlus $8.35 ↓ -95%
Cigna NewBusiness $8.36 ↓ -95%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $9.33 ↓ -95%
Cigna HMO $9.33 ↓ -95%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $9.33 ↓ -95%
Humana COMM $9.44 ↓ -95%
Cigna AllOther $11.80 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $12.78 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $12.78 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $12.78 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $12.78 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $12.78 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPHIX $24.64 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $24.64 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $25.56 ↓ -86%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $25.70 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $25.70 ↓ -86%
BCBS BluePremier $30.40 ↓ -83%
Aetna NewBusiness $36.33 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $36.33 ↓ -80%
BCBS BlueEssentials $37.62 ↓ -79%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $37.62 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $38.88 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $38.88 ↓ -79%
BCBS EPOSOA $39.48 ↓ -78%
BCBS PPO $41.35 ↓ -77%
Unicare CHIP $43.81 ↓ -76%
Aetna OON $45.82 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $61.70 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $81.05 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $82.14 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $91.27 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $96.20 ↓ -47%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $100.40 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $100.40 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $100.40 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $100.40 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $105.87 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $109.52 ↓ -40%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $127.78 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $127.78 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $127.78 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $132.71 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $136.91 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $136.91 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $146.03 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $155.16 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $182.54 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $182.54 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $182.54 ↑ +0%

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