Insert tunneled cv cath at Boca Raton Regional Hospital

800 MEADOWS RD., BOCA RATON, FL · Baptist Health South Florida · · NPI 1902826779

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 30, 2026 · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$8,212.75

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.

$12,635.00

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.

$4,548.60 with AETNA vs $12,106.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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
AETNA AETNA HMO $4,548.60 ↓ -45%
CIGNA CIGNA HMO $4,587.00 ↓ -44%
CIGNA CIGNA SUREFIT $4,587.00 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS BCBS MEDICARE $5,706.50 ↓ -31%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $5,820.63 ↓ -29%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $5,934.76 ↓ -28%
AFFORDABLE AFFORDABLE PPO $8,250.66 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HMO $8,767.00 ↑ +7%
BLUE CROSS BCBS PPC B $9,549.00 ↑ +16%
BLUE CROSS BCBS NETWORKBLUE $9,549.00 ↑ +16%
BLUE CROSS BCBS FL SIMPLYBLUE HMO $10,766.00 ↑ +31%
BLUE CROSS BCBS PPC $12,106.00 ↑ +47%

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Insert tunneled cv cath at other Florida hospitals

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Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $14,125.66 $5,810.88 – $10,610.66
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martin north hospital Stuart $1,713.40 $303.84 – $6,391.96
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Baptist Hospital MIAMI $15,077.40 $173.17 – $20,876.40
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH $15,077.40 $1,361.95 – $20,876.40
Doctors Hospital CORAL GABLES $15,077.40 $1,320.26 – $20,876.40
Baptist Health Hospital Doral SOUTH MIAMI $15,077.40 $1,320.26 – $20,876.40

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