Vital capacity test 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

$1,367.69

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.

$1,367.69

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.

$95.74 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,367.69 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $95.74 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $95.74 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $95.74 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $95.74 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $95.74 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $184.64 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $191.48 ↓ -86%
United OptionsPPO $263.96 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $268.07 ↓ -80%
Oscar HIX $284.48 ↓ -79%
Aetna Meritain $285.85 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $285.85 ↓ -79%
Unicare CHIP $328.25 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $335.08 ↓ -76%
Aetna OON $337.82 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $352.86 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $361.07 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $361.07 ↓ -74%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $380.46 ↓ -72%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $380.46 ↓ -72%
Cigna HMO $403.47 ↓ -70%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $403.47 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $403.47 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $462.28 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $510.15 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $547.08 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $566.22 ↓ -59%
City of McKinney COMM $615.46 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $615.46 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $615.46 ↓ -55%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $673.76 ↓ -51%
BCBS BlueEssentials $673.76 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $683.85 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $690.68 ↓ -50%
BCBS EPOSOA $706.97 ↓ -48%
BCBS PPO $740.17 ↓ -46%
Aetna WCOMP $752.23 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $752.23 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $752.23 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $752.23 ↓ -45%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $783.69 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $793.26 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $820.61 ↓ -40%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $957.38 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $957.38 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $957.38 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,025.77 ↓ -25%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,025.77 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,025.77 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,094.15 ↓ -20%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,162.54 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,367.69 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,367.69 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,367.69 ↑ +0%

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