Consultation pathology during surgery cytological exam initial site 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

$507.00

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.

$507.00

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.

$43.60 with Freedom Health vs $656.15 with United — 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
Freedom Health MGMCR $43.60 ↓ -91%
Optimum MGMCR $43.60 ↓ -91%
AvMed HIX $65.91 ↓ -87%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $65.91 ↓ -87%
Simply Healthcare HIX $68.44 ↓ -87%
Oscar HIX $81.12 ↓ -84%
Freedom Health MGMCD $81.12 ↓ -84%
AmeriHealth Caritas HIX $86.19 ↓ -83%
Molina MCR $96.33 ↓ -81%
AvMed FullyInsured $106.47 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $106.47 ↓ -79%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $107.99 ↓ -79%
MMM of FL (Health Advantage Plan) MCR $116.61 ↓ -77%
United PPO OptionsPPO $120.16 ↓ -76%
AvMed ASOEO $121.68 ↓ -76%
AvMed Empower $131.82 ↓ -74%
AvMed Focus $131.82 ↓ -74%
AvMed Flex $131.82 ↓ -74%
AvMed Engage $131.82 ↓ -74%
AvMed Select $131.82 ↓ -74%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $133.85 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $136.89 ↓ -73%
AvMed MDCSelect $141.96 ↓ -72%
AvMed JHSSelect $141.96 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $152.10 ↓ -70%
Humana PPO $172.38 ↓ -66%
BLIS COMM $177.45 ↓ -65%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $228.15 ↓ -55%
Plotkin Health COMM $253.50 ↓ -50%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $253.50 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $253.50 ↓ -50%
Medica HealthCare MCR $294.06 ↓ -42%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $301.88 ↓ -40%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $308.24 ↓ -39%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $308.24 ↓ -39%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $380.25 ↓ -25%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $430.95 ↓ -15%
United AllPayerAppendix $656.15 ↑ +29%
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna PPO not published by hospital
Aetna HMO not published by hospital

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Consultation pathology during surgery cytological exam initial site at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $1,732.55 not published
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $2,402.67 not published
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $46.66 not published
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $2,669.63 not published
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $1,650.05 not published
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE $288.00 $274.61 – $656.15
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $2,921.63 $841.35 – $1,536.31
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