Surgical pathology level 2 gross & microscopic examination 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

$781.00

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.

$781.00

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.

$24.67 with United vs $390.50 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 $24.67 ↓ -97%
Freedom Health MGMCR $67.17 ↓ -91%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $101.53 ↓ -87%
AvMed HIX $101.53 ↓ -87%
Simply Healthcare HIX $105.44 ↓ -86%
Oscar HIX $124.96 ↓ -84%
AmeriHealth Caritas HIX $132.77 ↓ -83%
Molina MCR $148.39 ↓ -81%
AvMed FullyInsured $164.01 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $164.01 ↓ -79%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $166.35 ↓ -79%
United PPO OptionsPPO $185.10 ↓ -76%
AvMed ASOEO $187.44 ↓ -76%
AvMed Engage $203.06 ↓ -74%
AvMed Focus $203.06 ↓ -74%
AvMed Flex $203.06 ↓ -74%
AvMed Empower $203.06 ↓ -74%
AvMed Select $203.06 ↓ -74%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $206.18 ↓ -74%
Aetna ASA $234.30 ↓ -70%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $242.50 ↓ -69%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $242.50 ↓ -69%
Humana PPO $265.54 ↓ -66%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $351.45 ↓ -55%
AvMed JHSSelectHMO $390.50 ↓ -50%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $390.50 ↓ -50%
AvMed MDCSelectOON $390.50 ↓ -50%
Aetna HMO not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna PPO not published by hospital

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Surgical pathology level 2 gross & microscopic examination at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $265.92 not published
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $113.58 $39.00 – $86.59
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $215.00 $37.05 – $83.31
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $688.96 not published
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $215.00 not published
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE $1,213.00 $24.67 – $220.59
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $215.00 $39.00 – $71.22
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