Biliary endoscopy thru skin at Homestead Hospital

975 BAPTIST WAY, HOMESTEAD, FL · Baptist Health South Florida · · NPI 1578547865

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

$5,325.45

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$8,193.00

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.

$167.89 with VISTA vs $9,126.64 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

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
VISTA COVENTRY MEDICAID $167.89 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS MY BLUE EX $1,392.81 ↓ -74%
CIGNA CIGNA CONNECT NETWORK EXCHANGE $1,884.39 ↓ -65%
CIGNA CIGNA HMO $2,212.11 ↓ -58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HLTH MC HMO $2,572.60 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HMO $2,637.00 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE NHP HMO $2,637.00 ↓ -50%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $2,767.68 ↓ -48%
MEDICAID SIMPLYHLTH MD HMO NC $2,767.68 ↓ -48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHY KIDS $2,906.06 ↓ -45%
WELLCARE WELL CARE MD HMONC $2,906.06 ↓ -45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED MD HMO $2,906.06 ↓ -45%
SUNSHINE STATE SUNSHINE ST MD HMONC $2,933.74 ↓ -45%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH HEALTHY KIDS $2,989.09 ↓ -44%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH MEDICAID $2,989.09 ↓ -44%
NON CONTRACTED OSCAR HEALTH EXCHANGE $3,006.83 ↓ -44%
MEDICAID PRESTIGE MD HMO NC $3,044.44 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA HMO EXCHANGE $3,113.34 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SELECT $3,441.06 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS BCBS FL SIMPLYBLUE HMO $3,547.57 ↓ -33%
AMERIHEALTH AMERIHTH CARITAS NXT EX $3,686.85 ↓ -31%
AETNA AETNA TIER 2 $4,178.43 ↓ -22%
AETNA AETNA HMO $4,178.43 ↓ -22%
AVMED AVMED ENTRUST $4,375.06 ↓ -18%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CARE HMO $4,915.80 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS BCBS NETWORKBLUE $4,915.80 ↓ -8%
AVMED AVMED INDIVIDUAL $5,259.91 ↓ -1%
AVMED AVMED PPO $5,259.91 ↓ -1%
AVMED AVMED HMO $5,259.91 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS $5,309.06 ↓ -0%
INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL AETNA $5,325.45 ↑ +0%
DIMENSION HEALTH PLAN DIMENSION PLUS $6,144.75 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE INTL UNITED HEALTH $6,554.40 ↑ +23%
CIGNA CIGNA PPO $6,554.40 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED PPO $6,554.40 ↑ +23%
AETNA AETNA PPO $6,554.40 ↑ +23%
MEDICARE SIMPLYHLTH MC HMO NC $6,760.47 ↑ +27%
LEON MEDICAL LEON HEALTH MC HMO $6,760.47 ↑ +27%
LEON MEDICAL LEON MED MC HMO NC $6,760.47 ↑ +27%
AFFORDABLE AFFORDABLE PPO $6,964.05 ↑ +31%
BLUE CROSS BCBS MEDICARE PPO $6,997.09 ↑ +31%
MEDICA HEALTH PLAN MEDICA MCR HMO $7,233.71 ↑ +36%
HUMANA CAREPLUS MC HMO $7,368.92 ↑ +38%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $7,368.92 ↑ +38%
PHCS PHCS $7,373.70 ↑ +38%
DIMENSION HEALTH PLAN DIMENSION HEALTH PLANS $7,373.70 ↑ +38%
QUALITY HEALTH MULTIPLAN $7,373.70 ↑ +38%
MEDICARE MANAGED CARE DOCTORS HEALTHCARE MC HMO $7,436.52 ↑ +40%
AVMED AVMED MEDICARE $7,436.52 ↑ +40%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $7,571.73 ↑ +42%
CIGNA CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,706.94 ↑ +45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED INDIVIDUAL EXCHANGE $8,193.00 ↑ +54%
MEDICARE MANAGED CARE PROMINENCE $8,721.01 ↑ +64%
MEDICARE DEVOTED HEALTH MC HMO $9,126.64 ↑ +71%

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Biliary endoscopy thru skin at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston $13,190.45 $250.22 – $17,249.05
martin north hospital Stuart $13,190.45 $431.13 – $15,219.75
indian river hospital Vero Beach $13,190.45 $443.45 – $16,234.40
Baptist Hospital MIAMI $5,325.45 $173.17 – $7,571.73
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH $5,325.45 $2,310.43 – $7,373.70
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON $4,394.65 $2,433.96 – $6,904.60
Doctors Hospital CORAL GABLES $5,325.45 $1,433.78 – $7,571.73
Baptist Health Hospital Doral SOUTH MIAMI $5,325.45 $1,425.58 – $7,436.52

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