Knee MRI (with and without contrast) at HCA FLORIDA NORTHWEST HOSPITAL
2801 NORTH STATE ROAD 7, MARGATE, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1063466563
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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.
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
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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.
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$828.27 with United vs $14,863.95 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
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 |
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| United | AllPayerAppendix | $828.27 | — |
| Aetna | QHP | $1,060.00 | — |
| AvMed | HIX | $1,088.00 | — |
| Aetna | HMO | $1,462.00 | — |
| Optimum | MGMCR | $1,503.88 | — |
| Freedom Health | MGMCR | $1,503.88 | — |
| Aetna | PPO | $2,012.00 | — |
| AvMed | FullyInsured | $2,119.00 | — |
| Simply Healthcare Plans | MGMCR | $2,273.31 | — |
| AvMed | ASOEO | $2,329.00 | — |
| Freedom Health | MGMCD | $2,797.92 | — |
| Molina | MCR | $3,322.53 | — |
| Health Sun Health Plan | MGMCR | $3,724.73 | — |
| MMM of FL (Health Advantage Plan) | MCR | $4,022.01 | — |
| United PPO | OptionsPPO | $4,144.42 | — |
| AvMed | Flex | $4,546.62 | — |
| AvMed | Focus | $4,546.62 | — |
| AvMed | Select | $4,546.62 | — |
| AvMed | Empower | $4,546.62 | — |
| AvMed | Engage | $4,546.62 | — |
| Sunshine State Health Plan | QHP | $4,616.57 | — |
| Molina | HIX | $4,721.49 | — |
| AvMed | MDCSelect | $4,896.36 | — |
| AvMed | JHSSelect | $4,896.36 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $5,246.10 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | WORKERSCOMP | $5,530.00 | — |
| Prime Health | WORKERSCOMP | $5,646.42 | — |
| CareWorks (Rockport) | WORKERSCOMP | $5,646.42 | — |
| BLIS | COMM | $6,120.45 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix | $7,869.15 | — |
| Plotkin Health | COMM | $8,743.50 | — |
| AvMed | JacksonFirstNetworkOON | $8,743.50 | — |
| Prime Health Sherriff | COMM | $8,743.50 | — |
| Medica HealthCare | MCR | $10,142.46 | — |
| Multiplan | COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK | $13,115.25 | — |
| Multiplan | COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK | $14,863.95 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Knee MRI (with and without contrast) at other Florida hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Adventhealth Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach | $9,714.10 | $346.11 – $865.63 |
| Adventhealth Lake Wales | Lake Wales | $4,306.96 | $364.32 – $958.38 |
| Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway | Palm Coast | $8,799.02 | $346.11 – $1,177.02 |
| Adventhealth Tampa | Tampa | $8,040.57 | $364.32 – $808.79 |
| AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach | New Smyrna Beach | $3,322.09 | $346.11 – $1,130.31 |
| Adventhealth Port Charlotte | Port Charlotte | $10,197.42 | $364.32 – $687.95 |
| cleveland clinic florida weston hospital | Weston | $2,616.90 | $88.92 – $2,618.00 |
| martin north hospital | Stuart | $2,002.00 | $79.56 – $1,540.00 |