Neck (Cervical Spine) CT scan (without contrast) 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

$14,463.00

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.

$14,463.00

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.

$245.18 with United vs $17,355.60 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
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -98%
Healthy Palm Beaches COMM $550.00 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHP $868.00 ↓ -94%
AvMed HIX $890.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna HMO $1,061.00 ↓ -93%
Optimum MGMCR $1,243.82 ↓ -91%
Freedom Health MGMCR $1,243.82 ↓ -91%
Aetna PPO $1,462.00 ↓ -90%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $1,880.19 ↓ -87%
AvMed Select $2,097.00 ↓ -86%
AvMed Focus $2,097.00 ↓ -86%
AvMed Flex $2,097.00 ↓ -86%
AvMed Engage $2,097.00 ↓ -86%
AvMed Empower $2,097.00 ↓ -86%
AvMed FullyInsured $2,119.00 ↓ -85%
Freedom Health MGMCD $2,314.08 ↓ -84%
AvMed ASOEO $2,329.00 ↓ -84%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $2,416.51 ↓ -83%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $2,467.39 ↓ -83%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $2,467.39 ↓ -83%
Molina MCR $2,747.97 ↓ -81%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $3,080.62 ↓ -79%
AIDS Healthcare MGMCR $3,181.86 ↓ -78%
MMM of FL (Health Advantage Plan) MCR $3,326.49 ↓ -77%
United PPO OptionsPPO $3,427.73 ↓ -76%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $3,760.38 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $3,905.01 ↓ -73%
Aetna ASA $4,338.90 ↓ -70%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $6,508.35 ↓ -55%
Palm Beach Juvenile Correction GVT $7,231.50 ↓ -50%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $7,231.50 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $7,231.50 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $7,231.50 ↓ -50%
Health Care District COMM $7,231.50 ↓ -50%
Medica HealthCare MCR $8,388.54 ↓ -42%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $10,847.25 ↓ -25%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $12,293.55 ↓ -15%
AIDS Healthcare MGMCD $17,355.60 ↑ +20%

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Neck (Cervical Spine) CT scan (without contrast) at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $4,798.99 $103.72 – $222.10
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $8,789.66 $109.17 – $242.37
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $4,620.05 $103.72 – $301.99
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $8,334.18 $109.17 – $242.37
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $2,823.69 $103.72 – $290.01
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $9,413.29 $109.17 – $199.35
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston $882.70 $44.18 – $780.30
martin north hospital Stuart $596.70 $39.53 – $459.00

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