Abdominal MRI (with contrast) at HCA FLORIDA NORTHWEST HOSPITAL

2801 NORTH STATE ROAD 7, MARGATE, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1063466563

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

$15,356.00

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.

$15,356.00

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.

$828.27 with United vs $13,052.60 with Multiplan — 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 $828.27 ↓ -95%
Aetna QHP $1,060.00 ↓ -93%
AvMed HIX $1,088.00 ↓ -93%
Freedom Health MGMCR $1,320.62 ↓ -91%
Optimum MGMCR $1,320.62 ↓ -91%
Aetna HMO $1,462.00 ↓ -90%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $1,996.28 ↓ -87%
Aetna PPO $2,012.00 ↓ -87%
AvMed FullyInsured $2,119.00 ↓ -86%
AvMed ASOEO $2,329.00 ↓ -85%
Freedom Health MGMCD $2,456.96 ↓ -84%
Molina MCR $2,917.64 ↓ -81%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $3,270.83 ↓ -79%
MMM of FL (Health Advantage Plan) MCR $3,531.88 ↓ -77%
United PPO OptionsPPO $3,639.37 ↓ -76%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $3,747.71 ↓ -76%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $3,826.61 ↓ -75%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $3,826.61 ↓ -75%
AvMed Select $3,992.56 ↓ -74%
AvMed Empower $3,992.56 ↓ -74%
AvMed Engage $3,992.56 ↓ -74%
AvMed Flex $3,992.56 ↓ -74%
AvMed Focus $3,992.56 ↓ -74%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $4,053.98 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $4,146.12 ↓ -73%
AvMed JHSSelect $4,299.68 ↓ -72%
AvMed MDCSelect $4,299.68 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $4,606.80 ↓ -70%
BLIS COMM $5,374.60 ↓ -65%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $6,910.20 ↓ -55%
Plotkin Health COMM $7,678.00 ↓ -50%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $7,678.00 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $7,678.00 ↓ -50%
Medica HealthCare MCR $8,906.48 ↓ -42%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $11,517.00 ↓ -25%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $13,052.60 ↓ -15%

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Abdominal MRI (with contrast) at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $6,689.73 $346.11 – $748.98
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $8,161.52 $364.32 – $958.38
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $4,568.54 $346.11 – $1,140.93
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $6,371.24 $364.32 – $808.79
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $4,872.85 $346.11 – $977.98
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $3,169.82 $364.32 – $665.25
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston $2,496.65 $71.88 – $2,618.00
martin north hospital Stuart $2,002.00 $64.31 – $1,540.00

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