Dextrose 5 % IV bolus at HCA FLORIDA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

3476 S University Dr, Davie, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1871182956

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$225.00

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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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$225.00

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.

$4.85 with United vs $112.50 with AvMed — 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
United AllPayerAppendix $4.85 ↓ -98%
Aetna MCR $15.53 ↓ -93%
Freedom Health MGMCR $19.35 ↓ -91%
BCBS MBN $22.50 ↓ -90%
BCBS HMO $28.13 ↓ -87%
BCBS SBN $28.13 ↓ -87%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $29.25 ↓ -87%
BCBS NWB $36.67 ↓ -84%
BCBS PPO $36.67 ↓ -84%
BCBS BSLNON-PAR $50.85 ↓ -77%
BCBS PHS $50.85 ↓ -77%
United PPO OptionsPPO $53.33 ↓ -76%
AvMed Empower $58.50 ↓ -74%
AvMed Focus $58.50 ↓ -74%
AvMed Flex $58.50 ↓ -74%
AvMed Engage $58.50 ↓ -74%
AvMed Select $58.50 ↓ -74%
Aetna ASA $67.50 ↓ -70%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $101.25 ↓ -55%
AvMed JHSSelectHMO $112.50 ↓ -50%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $112.50 ↓ -50%
AvMed MDCSelectOON $112.50 ↓ -50%
Aetna PPO not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna HMO not published by hospital

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Dextrose 5 % IV bolus at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $124.31 not published
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $354.79 not published
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $104.23 not published
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $197.97 not published
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $105.89 not published
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE $429.00 $3.64 – $4.85
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $394.00 not published
HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL TAMPA $192.78 $3.53 – $6.32

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