Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection major joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) at Bethesda Hospital East

2815 SOUTH SEACREST BOULEVARD, BOYNTON BEACH, FL · Baptist Health South Florida · · NPI 1417952748

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

$2,380.95

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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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$3,663.00

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.

$282.83 with AMERIGROUP vs $1,832.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $282.83 ↓ -88%
MEDICAID SIMPLYHLTH MD HMO NC $282.83 ↓ -88%
SUNSHINE STATE SUNSHINE ST MD HMONC $282.83 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED MD HMO $282.83 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHY KIDS $282.83 ↓ -88%
WELLCARE WELL CARE MD HMONC $282.83 ↓ -88%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH MEDICAID $296.97 ↓ -88%
VISTA COVENTRY MEDICAID $296.97 ↓ -88%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH HEALTHY KIDS $296.97 ↓ -88%
MEDICAID PRESTIGE MD HMO NC $311.11 ↓ -87%
MEDICA HEALTH PLAN MEDICA MCR HMO $320.54 ↓ -87%
MEDICARE MANAGED CARE DOCTORS HEALTHCARE MC HMO $320.54 ↓ -87%
MEDICARE SIMPLYHLTH MC HMO NC $320.54 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BCBS MEDICARE PPO $320.54 ↓ -87%
LEON MEDICAL LEON MED MC HMO NC $320.54 ↓ -87%
LEON MEDICAL LEON HEALTH MC HMO $320.54 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HLTH MC HMO $326.95 ↓ -86%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $333.36 ↓ -86%
HUMANA CAREPLUS MC HMO $333.36 ↓ -86%
CIGNA CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $336.57 ↓ -86%
AVMED AVMED MEDICARE $352.60 ↓ -85%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $359.01 ↓ -85%
CIGNA CIGNA CONNECT NETWORK EXCHANGE $368.23 ↓ -85%
CIGNA CIGNA HMO $368.23 ↓ -85%
CIGNA CIGNA PPO $368.23 ↓ -85%
MEDICARE MANAGED CARE PROMINENCE $413.50 ↓ -83%
MEDICARE DEVOTED HEALTH MC HMO $432.73 ↓ -82%
AETNA AETNA TIER 2 $516.62 ↓ -78%
AETNA AETNA HMO $516.62 ↓ -78%
AETNA AETNA HMO EXCHANGE $567.92 ↓ -76%
AVMED AVMED ENTRUST $652.19 ↓ -73%
NON CONTRACTED OSCAR HEALTH EXCHANGE $672.34 ↓ -72%
AVMED AVMED HMO $705.32 ↓ -70%
AVMED AVMED INDIVIDUAL $705.32 ↓ -70%
AMERIHEALTH AMERIHTH CARITAS NXT EX $824.40 ↓ -65%
AVMED AVMED PPO $905.01 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED PPO $970.96 ↓ -59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HMO $970.96 ↓ -59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE NHP HMO $970.96 ↓ -59%
AETNA AETNA PPO $978.29 ↓ -59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE INTL UNITED HEALTH $1,027.75 ↓ -57%
AFFORDABLE AFFORDABLE PPO $1,190.80 ↓ -50%
INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL AETNA $1,190.80 ↓ -50%
PHCS PHCS $1,648.80 ↓ -31%
DIMENSION HEALTH PLAN DIMENSION HEALTH PLANS $1,648.80 ↓ -31%
QUALITY HEALTH MULTIPLAN $1,648.80 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS BCBS FL SIMPLYBLUE HMO $1,832.00 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS BCBS NETWORKBLUE $1,832.00 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS BCBS PHS CAH $1,832.00 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED INDIVIDUAL EXCHANGE $1,832.00 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CARE HMO $1,832.00 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS $1,832.00 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SELECT $1,832.00 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS MY BLUE EX $1,832.00 ↓ -23%

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