Intro long gi tube w/mult fluo 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

$5,079.00

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$5,079.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$350.45 with Aetna vs $4,317.15 with Multiplan — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
Aetna MCR $350.45 ↓ -93%
BCBS MCRHMO $370.77 ↓ -93%
Freedom Health MGMCR $436.79 ↓ -91%
Optimum MGMCR $436.79 ↓ -91%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $660.27 ↓ -87%
AvMed HIX $660.27 ↓ -87%
Freedom Health MGMCD $812.64 ↓ -84%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $864.49 ↓ -83%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $882.69 ↓ -83%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $882.69 ↓ -83%
Molina MCR $965.01 ↓ -81%
Humana HMO $1,066.59 ↓ -79%
AvMed FullyInsured $1,066.59 ↓ -79%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $1,081.83 ↓ -79%
MMM of FL (Health Advantage Plan) MCR $1,168.17 ↓ -77%
United PPO OptionsPPO $1,203.72 ↓ -76%
AvMed ASOEO $1,218.96 ↓ -76%
AvMed Focus $1,320.54 ↓ -74%
AvMed Select $1,320.54 ↓ -74%
AvMed Empower $1,320.54 ↓ -74%
AvMed Engage $1,320.54 ↓ -74%
AvMed Flex $1,320.54 ↓ -74%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $1,340.86 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $1,371.33 ↓ -73%
AvMed JHSSelect $1,422.12 ↓ -72%
AvMed MDCSelect $1,422.12 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $1,523.70 ↓ -70%
Humana PPO $1,726.86 ↓ -66%
BLIS COMM $1,777.65 ↓ -65%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $2,285.55 ↓ -55%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $2,539.50 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $2,539.50 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $2,539.50 ↓ -50%
Medica HealthCare MCR $2,945.82 ↓ -42%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $3,809.25 ↓ -25%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $4,317.15 ↓ -15%
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna PPO not published by hospital
Aetna HMO not published by hospital

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Intro long gi tube w/mult fluo at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $615.76 not published
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $610.59 not published
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $2,195.77 not published
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $1,007.27 not published
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston $650.65 $22.73 – $671.50
martin north hospital Stuart $513.50 $20.33 – $395.00
indian river hospital Vero Beach $513.50 $20.46 – $632.00
Baptist Hospital MIAMI $767.65 $129.63 – $1,062.90

All Florida hospitals for this procedure →