Ultrasound encephalogram 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

$936.65

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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.

$1,441.00

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.

$66.99 with MEDICAID vs $1,441.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
MEDICAID SIMPLYHLTH MD HMO NC $66.99 ↓ -93%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $66.99 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHY KIDS $70.34 ↓ -92%
WELLCARE WELL CARE MD HMONC $70.34 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED MD HMO $70.34 ↓ -92%
SUNSHINE STATE SUNSHINE ST MD HMONC $71.01 ↓ -92%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH HEALTHY KIDS $72.35 ↓ -92%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH MEDICAID $72.35 ↓ -92%
MEDICAID PRESTIGE MD HMO NC $73.69 ↓ -92%
MEDICARE SIMPLYHLTH MC HMO NC $109.17 ↓ -88%
LEON MEDICAL LEON MED MC HMO NC $109.17 ↓ -88%
LEON MEDICAL LEON HEALTH MC HMO $109.17 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BCBS MEDICARE PPO $113.00 ↓ -88%
MEDICA HEALTH PLAN MEDICA MCR HMO $116.82 ↓ -88%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $119.00 ↓ -87%
HUMANA CAREPLUS MC HMO $119.00 ↓ -87%
MEDICARE MANAGED CARE DOCTORS HEALTHCARE MC HMO $120.09 ↓ -87%
AVMED AVMED MEDICARE $120.09 ↓ -87%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $122.28 ↓ -87%
CIGNA CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $124.46 ↓ -87%
MEDICARE MANAGED CARE PROMINENCE $140.84 ↓ -85%
MEDICARE DEVOTED HEALTH MC HMO $147.39 ↓ -84%
VISTA COVENTRY MEDICAID $167.89 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS MY BLUE EX $244.97 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HLTH MC HMO $452.47 ↓ -52%
NON CONTRACTED OSCAR HEALTH EXCHANGE $528.85 ↓ -44%
AETNA AETNA HMO EXCHANGE $547.58 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SELECT $605.22 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS BCBS FL SIMPLYBLUE HMO $623.95 ↓ -33%
CIGNA CIGNA CONNECT NETWORK EXCHANGE $636.92 ↓ -32%
AMERIHEALTH AMERIHTH CARITAS NXT EX $648.45 ↓ -31%
AETNA AETNA TIER 2 $734.91 ↓ -22%
AETNA AETNA HMO $734.91 ↓ -22%
CIGNA CIGNA HMO $749.32 ↓ -20%
AVMED AVMED ENTRUST $769.49 ↓ -18%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CARE HMO $864.60 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE NHP HMO $864.60 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS BCBS NETWORKBLUE $864.60 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HMO $864.60 ↓ -8%
AVMED AVMED PPO $925.12 ↓ -1%
AVMED AVMED HMO $925.12 ↓ -1%
AVMED AVMED INDIVIDUAL $925.12 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS $933.77 ↓ -0%
INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL AETNA $936.65 ↑ +0%
DIMENSION HEALTH PLAN DIMENSION PLUS $1,080.75 ↑ +15%
AETNA AETNA PPO $1,152.80 ↑ +23%
CIGNA CIGNA PPO $1,152.80 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED PPO $1,152.80 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE INTL UNITED HEALTH $1,152.80 ↑ +23%
AFFORDABLE AFFORDABLE PPO $1,224.85 ↑ +31%
QUALITY HEALTH MULTIPLAN $1,296.90 ↑ +38%
DIMENSION HEALTH PLAN DIMENSION HEALTH PLANS $1,296.90 ↑ +38%
PHCS PHCS $1,296.90 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED INDIVIDUAL EXCHANGE $1,441.00 ↑ +54%

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Ultrasound encephalogram at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $1,487.83 $103.72 – $236.32
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $2,559.22 $109.17 – $242.37
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $1,628.80 $103.72 – $321.33
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $1,872.60 $109.17 – $242.37
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $1,425.47 $109.17 – $199.35
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martin north hospital Stuart $596.70 $23.64 – $459.00
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