Esophageal dilat s&i at HCA FLORIDA PALMS WEST HOSPITAL

13001 SOUTHERN BLVD, LOXAHATCHEE, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1528014669

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

$1,527.00

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.

$1,527.00

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.

$105.36 with Aetna vs $1,832.40 with AIDS 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
Aetna MCR $105.36 ↓ -93%
BCBS MCRHMO $111.47 ↓ -93%
Freedom Health MGMCR $131.32 ↓ -91%
Optimum MGMCR $131.32 ↓ -91%
AvMed HIX $198.51 ↓ -87%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $198.51 ↓ -87%
Freedom Health MGMCD $244.32 ↓ -84%
Molina MCR $290.13 ↓ -81%
AvMed FullyInsured $320.67 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $320.67 ↓ -79%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $325.25 ↓ -79%
AvMed Engage $335.94 ↓ -78%
AvMed Flex $335.94 ↓ -78%
AvMed Focus $335.94 ↓ -78%
AIDS Healthcare MGMCR $335.94 ↓ -78%
AvMed Select $335.94 ↓ -78%
AvMed Empower $335.94 ↓ -78%
MMM of FL (Health Advantage Plan) MCR $351.21 ↓ -77%
United PPO OptionsPPO $361.90 ↓ -76%
AvMed ASOEO $366.48 ↓ -76%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $397.02 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $412.29 ↓ -73%
Aetna ASA $458.10 ↓ -70%
Humana PPO $519.18 ↓ -66%
Healthy Palm Beaches COMM $550.00 ↓ -64%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $687.15 ↓ -55%
Palm Beach Juvenile Correction GVT $763.50 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $763.50 ↓ -50%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $763.50 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $763.50 ↓ -50%
Health Care District COMM $763.50 ↓ -50%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $825.66 ↓ -46%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $843.05 ↓ -45%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $843.05 ↓ -45%
Medica HealthCare MCR $885.66 ↓ -42%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $1,145.25 ↓ -25%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $1,297.95 ↓ -15%
AIDS Healthcare MGMCD $1,832.40 ↑ +20%
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna PPO not published by hospital
Aetna HMO not published by hospital

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Esophageal dilat s&i at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $646.41 not published
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE $2,040.00 $786.37 – $802.93
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $2,066.40 not published
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston $863.85 $24.74 – $950.30
martin north hospital Stuart $863.85 $22.13 – $559.00
indian river hospital Vero Beach $726.70 $21.64 – $894.40
Baptist Hospital MIAMI $5,032.95 $129.63 – $6,968.70
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH $5,032.95 $129.63 – $6,968.70

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