CT guid parench tis ablat 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

$2,356.00

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.

$2,356.00

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.

$162.56 with Aetna vs $2,329.00 with AvMed — 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 $162.56 ↓ -93%
BCBS MCRHMO $171.99 ↓ -93%
Freedom Health MGMCR $202.62 ↓ -91%
Optimum MGMCR $202.62 ↓ -91%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $306.28 ↓ -87%
Freedom Health MGMCD $376.96 ↓ -84%
Molina MCR $447.64 ↓ -81%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $501.83 ↓ -79%
MMM of FL (Health Advantage Plan) MCR $541.88 ↓ -77%
United PPO OptionsPPO $558.37 ↓ -76%
AvMed Engage $612.56 ↓ -74%
AvMed Select $612.56 ↓ -74%
AvMed Focus $612.56 ↓ -74%
AvMed Empower $612.56 ↓ -74%
AvMed Flex $612.56 ↓ -74%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $621.98 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $636.12 ↓ -73%
AvMed JHSSelect $659.68 ↓ -72%
AvMed MDCSelect $659.68 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $706.80 ↓ -70%
Aetna QHP $769.00 ↓ -67%
BLIS COMM $824.60 ↓ -65%
AvMed HIX $890.00 ↓ -62%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $1,060.20 ↓ -55%
Aetna HMO $1,061.00 ↓ -55%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $1,178.00 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $1,178.00 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $1,178.00 ↓ -50%
Medica HealthCare MCR $1,366.48 ↓ -42%
Aetna PPO $1,462.00 ↓ -38%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $1,767.00 ↓ -25%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $2,002.60 ↓ -15%
AvMed FullyInsured $2,119.00 ↓ -10%
AvMed ASOEO $2,329.00 ↓ -1%

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CT guid parench tis ablat at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $1,202.47 not published
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $1,671.09 not published
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $1,961.93 not published
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $1,688.86 not published
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Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $3,358.95 not published
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