Test for porphobilinogen 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

$435.25

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.

$435.25

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.

$3.49 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $435.25 with National Healthcare Solutions — 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
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $3.49 ↓ -99%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $3.49 ↓ -99%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $4.82 ↓ -99%
United CHIP $4.89 ↓ -99%
United STAR $4.89 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup CHIP $4.89 ↓ -99%
United STARKids $4.89 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $4.89 ↓ -99%
United STARPerinate $4.89 ↓ -99%
United STARPLUS $4.89 ↓ -99%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $4.89 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $5.13 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $5.28 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $5.28 ↓ -99%
Molina CHIP $5.38 ↓ -99%
Molina STAR+PLUS $5.38 ↓ -99%
Molina STARKIDS $5.38 ↓ -99%
Molina MCDSTAR $5.38 ↓ -99%
WellMed MGMCR $5.79 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health PPO $5.82 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health POS $5.82 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MCR $5.82 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MME $5.82 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCR $5.82 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $5.82 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5.82 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $5.82 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup DualEligible $5.82 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health SNP $5.82 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health HMO $5.82 ↓ -99%
Mutual of Omaha MGMCR $5.82 ↓ -99%
TriWest Health Alliance FEDERAL $5.82 ↓ -99%
BCBS MCRPPO $5.82 ↓ -99%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $5.82 ↓ -99%
Aetna MCR $5.87 ↓ -99%
Care N Care MGMCR $5.88 ↓ -99%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCR $5.94 ↓ -99%
United MGMCR $5.94 ↓ -99%
WellCare MGMCR $5.99 ↓ -99%
Integranet MGMCR $5.99 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPPO $6.11 ↓ -99%
Humana Tricare $6.11 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRSNP $6.11 ↓ -99%
ProCare Advantge MCR $6.11 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPOS $6.11 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRPFFS $6.11 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRDualEligible $6.11 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MGMCRHMO $6.11 ↓ -99%
American Health Plan of Texas, Inc. MGMCR $6.11 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCD $6.11 ↓ -99%
Texas Independent Health Plan MGMCR $6.17 ↓ -99%
Provider Partners Health Plan MCR $6.17 ↓ -99%
Molina MME $6.34 ↓ -99%
Molina MCR $6.34 ↓ -99%
Molina MMP $6.34 ↓ -99%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $6.40 ↓ -99%
Aetna NewBusiness $6.56 ↓ -98%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $6.98 ↓ -98%
Aetna Meritain $7.01 ↓ -98%
Aetna COMM $7.01 ↓ -98%
Verda Health Plan MGMCR $7.57 ↓ -98%
Aetna OON $8.31 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRPPO $8.73 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRHMO $8.73 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRPFFS $8.73 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRSNP $8.73 ↓ -98%
Bravo Health MCRPOS $8.73 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $10.19 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $10.19 ↓ -98%
Superior ValueHMO $10.42 ↓ -98%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $11.06 ↓ -97%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $11.52 ↓ -97%
Superior HMO $13.04 ↓ -97%
Superior EPO $13.04 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $14.38 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueEssentials $14.38 ↓ -97%
BCBS EPOSOA $15.07 ↓ -97%
Oscar HIX $15.13 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare HIX $15.25 ↓ -96%
BCBS PPO $15.77 ↓ -96%
Cigna LocalPlus $21.94 ↓ -95%
Cigna NewBusiness $21.96 ↓ -95%
Cigna HMO $24.51 ↓ -94%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $24.51 ↓ -94%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $24.51 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $30.47 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $30.47 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $30.47 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $30.47 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $30.47 ↓ -93%
Cigna AllOther $31.01 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $58.76 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $60.94 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $84.00 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $104.46 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $106.64 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $112.29 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $147.11 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $180.19 ↓ -59%
City of McKinney COMM $195.86 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $195.86 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $195.86 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $217.63 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $219.80 ↓ -50%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $239.39 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $239.39 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $239.39 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $239.39 ↓ -45%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $249.40 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $252.44 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $261.15 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $304.68 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $304.68 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $304.68 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $326.44 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $326.44 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $326.44 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $348.20 ↓ -20%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $369.96 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $435.25 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $435.25 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $435.25 ↑ +0%

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