Ultrasound spinal canal and contents 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

$2,866.63

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.

$2,866.63

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.

$103.18 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $2,866.63 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
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $103.18 ↓ -96%
United STAR $104.75 ↓ -96%
United STARKids $104.75 ↓ -96%
United STARPLUS $104.75 ↓ -96%
United STARPerinate $104.75 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup CHIP $104.75 ↓ -96%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $104.75 ↓ -96%
United CHIP $104.75 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $104.75 ↓ -96%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $104.75 ↓ -96%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $104.75 ↓ -96%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $109.99 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $113.13 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health MCD $113.13 ↓ -96%
Molina CHIP $115.23 ↓ -96%
Molina STAR+PLUS $115.23 ↓ -96%
Molina STARKIDS $115.23 ↓ -96%
Molina MCDSTAR $115.23 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCD $130.94 ↓ -95%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $153.55 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $153.55 ↓ -95%
United SmallGroup $154.52 ↓ -95%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $200.66 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $200.66 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $200.66 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $200.66 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $200.66 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $203.42 ↓ -93%
Aetna Meritain $217.29 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMM $217.29 ↓ -92%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -91%
Aetna OON $257.17 ↓ -91%
Cigna LocalPlus $374.19 ↓ -87%
Cigna NewBusiness $374.56 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $387.00 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $401.33 ↓ -86%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $417.94 ↓ -85%
Cigna HMO $417.94 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $417.94 ↓ -85%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $457.29 ↓ -84%
BCBS BlueEssentials $457.29 ↓ -84%
BCBS EPOSOA $479.70 ↓ -83%
BCBS PPO $502.12 ↓ -82%
Cigna AllOther $528.95 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $553.26 ↓ -81%
Unicare CHIP $687.99 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $702.32 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $739.59 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $968.92 ↓ -66%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,146.65 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $1,186.78 ↓ -59%
City of McKinney COMM $1,289.98 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,289.98 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $1,289.98 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,433.32 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $1,447.65 ↓ -49%
Aetna WCOMP $1,576.65 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,576.65 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,576.65 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,576.65 ↓ -45%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,642.58 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,662.65 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $1,719.98 ↓ -40%
Jostens WCOMP $2,006.64 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $2,006.64 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $2,006.64 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,149.97 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $2,149.97 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $2,149.97 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,293.30 ↓ -20%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $2,436.64 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,866.63 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $2,866.63 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,866.63 ↑ +0%

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