Ultrasound chest 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.

$56.28 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $1,769.90 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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $56.28
United STARPLUS $57.14
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $57.14
United STARPerinate $57.14
United STARKids $57.14
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $57.14
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $57.14
United CHIP $57.14
Amerigroup MGMCD $57.14
Amerigroup CHIP $57.14
United STAR $57.14
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $60.00
Aetna Better Health MCD $61.71
Aetna Better Health CHIP $61.71
Molina STARKIDS $62.85
Molina MCDSTAR $62.85
Molina CHIP $62.85
Molina STAR+PLUS $62.85
Aetna NewBusiness $70.93
Humana MGMCD $71.42
Aetna COMM $75.76
Aetna Meritain $75.76
Aetna OON $89.67
Cigna LocalPlus $113.35
Cigna NewBusiness $113.46
Superior Health Plan STARKids $123.89
Superior Health Plan CHIP $123.89
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $123.89
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $123.89
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $123.89
Cigna NetworkBenefit $126.60
Cigna HMO $126.60
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $126.60
BCBS MyBlueHealth $153.55
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $153.55
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52
United SmallGroup $154.52
Cigna AllOther $160.23
Cigna IFP $238.94
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Cigna QHP $247.79
United OptionsPPO $341.59
Unicare CHIP $424.78
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $433.63
Evry Health COMM $456.63
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $457.29
BCBS BlueEssentials $457.29
BCBS EPOSOA $479.70
BCBS PPO $502.12
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $598.23
Curative Administrators COMM $707.96
BCBS Traditional $732.74
City of McKinney COMM $796.46
United GlobalBenefitPlan $796.46
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $796.46
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $884.95
Aetna ASA $893.80
Aetna WCOMP $973.45
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $973.45
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $973.45
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $973.45
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,014.15
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,026.54
USC Health Services COMM $1,061.94
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,238.93
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,238.93
Jostens WCOMP $1,238.93
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,327.42
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,327.42
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,327.42
USA Managed Care COMM $1,415.92
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,504.41
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,769.90
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,769.90
Unicare MCD $1,769.90

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Ultrasound chest at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $956.71 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $567.07 $57.14 – $708.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $444.12 $91.41 – $666.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $444.12 $57.14 – $555.15
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $567.07 $57.14 – $708.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $444.12 $61.14 – $666.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $444.12 $57.14 – $666.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $444.12 $57.14 – $666.18

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