Contrast exam thoracic aorta at HCA FLORIDA AVENTURA HOSPITAL

18000 NW 57TH AVE, HIALEAH, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1407801673

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

$4,404.00

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.

$4,404.00

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.

$337.10 with CorVel Corporation vs $6,438.74 with United — 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
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $337.10 ↓ -92%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $344.19 ↓ -92%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $344.19 ↓ -92%
Optimum MGMCR $378.74 ↓ -91%
Freedom Health MGMCR $378.74 ↓ -91%
AvMed HIX $528.48 ↓ -88%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $572.52 ↓ -87%
Freedom Health MGMCD $704.64 ↓ -84%
Molina MCR $748.68 ↓ -83%
AvMed FullyInsured $924.84 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $924.84 ↓ -79%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $938.05 ↓ -79%
AIDS Healthcare MGMCR $968.88 ↓ -78%
MMM of FL (Health Advantage Plan) MCR $1,012.92 ↓ -77%
United PPO OptionsPPO $1,043.75 ↓ -76%
AvMed ASOEO $1,056.96 ↓ -76%
AvMed Focus $1,145.04 ↓ -74%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $1,145.04 ↓ -74%
AvMed Empower $1,145.04 ↓ -74%
AvMed Engage $1,145.04 ↓ -74%
AvMed Select $1,145.04 ↓ -74%
AvMed Flex $1,145.04 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $1,189.08 ↓ -73%
Aetna ASA $1,321.20 ↓ -70%
Humana PPO $1,497.36 ↓ -66%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $1,981.80 ↓ -55%
AvMed MDCSelectOON $2,202.00 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $2,202.00 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $2,202.00 ↓ -50%
AvMed JHSSelectHMO $2,202.00 ↓ -50%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $2,202.00 ↓ -50%
Medica HealthCare MCR $2,554.32 ↓ -42%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $3,303.00 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BH COMM $3,523.20 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $3,743.40 ↓ -15%
AIDS Healthcare MGMCD $5,284.80 ↑ +20%
United AllPayerAppendix $6,438.74 ↑ +46%
Aetna PPO not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna HMO not published by hospital

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Contrast exam thoracic aorta at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $14,290.40 $3,297.29 – $6,020.85
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston $17,773.60 $20.89 – $23,075.80
martin north hospital Stuart $17,646.20 $18.69 – $13,574.00
Baptist Hospital MIAMI $3,732.95 $173.17 – $5,168.70
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH $3,732.95 $959.00 – $5,168.70
Doctors Hospital CORAL GABLES $3,732.95 $1,005.03 – $5,168.70
Baptist Health Hospital Doral SOUTH MIAMI $3,732.95 $999.28 – $5,168.70
Homestead Hospital HOMESTEAD $3,732.95 $167.89 – $5,168.70

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