Biopsy/soft tissue/neck or thorax 21550 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

$1,221.35

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.

$1,879.00

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.

$377.68 with CIGNA vs $2,328.38 with MEDICARE — 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
CIGNA CIGNA PPO $377.68 ↓ -69%
CIGNA CIGNA CONNECT NETWORK EXCHANGE $377.68 ↓ -69%
CIGNA CIGNA HMO $377.68 ↓ -69%
AETNA AETNA TIER 2 $529.88 ↓ -57%
AETNA AETNA HMO $529.88 ↓ -57%
AETNA AETNA HMO EXCHANGE $582.49 ↓ -52%
AVMED AVMED ENTRUST $668.92 ↓ -45%
NON CONTRACTED OSCAR HEALTH EXCHANGE $689.59 ↓ -44%
AVMED AVMED HMO $723.42 ↓ -41%
AVMED AVMED INDIVIDUAL $723.42 ↓ -41%
AMERIHEALTH AMERIHTH CARITAS NXT EX $845.55 ↓ -31%
AVMED AVMED PPO $928.23 ↓ -24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE NHP HMO $995.87 ↓ -18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED PPO $995.87 ↓ -18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HMO $995.87 ↓ -18%
AETNA AETNA PPO $1,003.39 ↓ -18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE INTL UNITED HEALTH $1,054.12 ↓ -14%
INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL AETNA $1,221.35 ↑ +0%
AFFORDABLE AFFORDABLE PPO $1,221.35 ↑ +0%
MEDICAID SIMPLYHLTH MD HMO NC $1,465.57 ↑ +20%
WELLCARE WELL CARE MD HMONC $1,465.57 ↑ +20%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,465.57 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED MD HMO $1,465.57 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHY KIDS $1,465.57 ↑ +20%
SUNSHINE STATE SUNSHINE ST MD HMONC $1,465.57 ↑ +20%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH HEALTHY KIDS $1,538.85 ↑ +26%
VISTA COVENTRY MEDICAID $1,538.85 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH MEDICAID $1,538.85 ↑ +26%
MEDICAID PRESTIGE MD HMO NC $1,612.13 ↑ +32%
PHCS PHCS $1,691.10 ↑ +38%
DIMENSION HEALTH PLAN DIMENSION HEALTH PLANS $1,691.10 ↑ +38%
QUALITY HEALTH MULTIPLAN $1,691.10 ↑ +38%
LEON MEDICAL LEON MED MC HMO NC $1,724.73 ↑ +41%
MEDICA HEALTH PLAN MEDICA MCR HMO $1,724.73 ↑ +41%
MEDICARE SIMPLYHLTH MC HMO NC $1,724.73 ↑ +41%
MEDICARE MANAGED CARE DOCTORS HEALTHCARE MC HMO $1,724.73 ↑ +41%
BLUE CROSS BCBS MEDICARE PPO $1,724.73 ↑ +41%
LEON MEDICAL LEON HEALTH MC HMO $1,724.73 ↑ +41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HLTH MC HMO $1,759.22 ↑ +44%
HUMANA CAREPLUS MC HMO $1,793.72 ↑ +47%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,793.72 ↑ +47%
CIGNA CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,810.96 ↑ +48%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CARE HMO $1,879.00 ↑ +54%
BLUE CROSS BCBS PHS CAH $1,879.00 ↑ +54%
BLUE CROSS BCBS NETWORKBLUE $1,879.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED INDIVIDUAL EXCHANGE $1,879.00 ↑ +54%
BLUE CROSS BCBS FL SIMPLYBLUE HMO $1,879.00 ↑ +54%
BLUE CROSS MY BLUE EX $1,879.00 ↑ +54%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SELECT $1,879.00 ↑ +54%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS $1,879.00 ↑ +54%
AVMED AVMED MEDICARE $1,897.20 ↑ +55%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $1,931.70 ↑ +58%
MEDICARE MANAGED CARE PROMINENCE $2,224.90 ↑ +82%
MEDICARE DEVOTED HEALTH MC HMO $2,328.38 ↑ +91%

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Biopsy/soft tissue/neck or thorax 21550 at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $4,155.14 $1,638.49 – $2,878.57
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $4,704.99 $1,638.49 – $3,683.85
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