X-ray thoracolumbar spine including skull cervical & sacral spine 2-3 views 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.

$69.44 with TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK vs $1,672.82 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 $69.44
Amerigroup MGMCD $70.50
Amerigroup CHIP $70.50
United STAR $70.50
United STARPerinate $70.50
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $70.50
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $70.50
United CHIP $70.50
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $70.50
United STARPLUS $70.50
United STARKids $70.50
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $74.03
Aetna Better Health MCD $76.14
Aetna Better Health CHIP $76.14
Molina STARKIDS $77.55
Molina STAR+PLUS $77.55
Molina CHIP $77.55
Molina MCDSTAR $77.55
Humana MGMCD $88.13
Superior Health Plan STARKids $117.10
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $117.10
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $117.10
Superior Health Plan CHIP $117.10
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $117.10
Aetna NewBusiness $127.49
Aetna Meritain $136.19
Aetna COMM $136.19
BCBS MyBlueHealth $153.55
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $153.55
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $154.52
United SmallGroup $154.52
Aetna OON $161.18
Cigna LocalPlus $214.11
Cigna NewBusiness $214.32
Cigna IFP $225.83
Cigna QHP $234.19
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $239.14
Cigna HMO $239.14
Cigna NetworkBenefit $239.14
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Cigna AllOther $302.66
United OptionsPPO $322.85
Unicare CHIP $401.48
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $409.84
Evry Health COMM $431.59
BCBS BlueEssentials $457.29
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $457.29
BCBS EPOSOA $479.70
BCBS PPO $502.12
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $565.41
Curative Administrators COMM $669.13
BCBS Traditional $692.55
City of McKinney COMM $752.77
United GlobalBenefitPlan $752.77
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $752.77
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $836.41
Aetna ASA $844.77
Aetna WCOMP $920.05
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $920.05
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $920.05
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $920.05
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $958.53
Averde Health, Inc PPO $970.24
USC Health Services COMM $1,003.69
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,170.97
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,170.97
Jostens WCOMP $1,170.97
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,254.62
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,254.62
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,254.62
USA Managed Care COMM $1,338.26
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,421.90
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,672.82
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,672.82
Unicare MCD $1,672.82

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X-ray thoracolumbar spine including skull cervical & sacral spine 2-3 views at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $464.96 $70.50 – $581.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $242.35 $49.88 – $363.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $453.73 $70.50 – $567.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $464.96 $70.50 – $581.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $242.35 $75.44 – $363.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $242.35 $70.50 – $363.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $453.73 $70.50 – $680.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $464.96 $70.50 – $581.20

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