Surgical pathology level 2 gross & microscopic examination at HCA FLORIDA NORTHWEST HOSPITAL
2801 NORTH STATE ROAD 7, MARGATE, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1063466563
$2,215.00
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.
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$2,215.00
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.
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$24.67 with United vs $1,882.75 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 | $24.67 | ↓ -99% |
| Freedom Health | MGMCR | $190.49 | ↓ -91% |
| Optimum | MGMCR | $190.49 | ↓ -91% |
| CorVel Corporation | WORKERSCOMP | $237.50 | ↓ -89% |
| CareWorks (Rockport) | WORKERSCOMP | $242.50 | ↓ -89% |
| Prime Health | WORKERSCOMP | $242.50 | ↓ -89% |
| Simply Healthcare Plans | MGMCR | $287.95 | ↓ -87% |
| AvMed | HIX | $287.95 | ↓ -87% |
| Simply Healthcare | HIX | $299.02 | ↓ -87% |
| Freedom Health | MGMCD | $354.40 | ↓ -84% |
| Oscar | HIX | $354.40 | ↓ -84% |
| AmeriHealth Caritas | HIX | $376.55 | ↓ -83% |
| Molina | MCR | $420.85 | ↓ -81% |
| AvMed | FullyInsured | $465.15 | ↓ -79% |
| Humana | HMO | $465.15 | ↓ -79% |
| Health Sun Health Plan | MGMCR | $471.80 | ↓ -79% |
| MMM of FL (Health Advantage Plan) | MCR | $509.45 | ↓ -77% |
| United PPO | OptionsPPO | $524.96 | ↓ -76% |
| AvMed | ASOEO | $531.60 | ↓ -76% |
| AvMed | Focus | $575.90 | ↓ -74% |
| AvMed | Select | $575.90 | ↓ -74% |
| AvMed | Empower | $575.90 | ↓ -74% |
| AvMed | Engage | $575.90 | ↓ -74% |
| AvMed | Flex | $575.90 | ↓ -74% |
| Sunshine State Health Plan | QHP | $584.76 | ↓ -74% |
| Molina | HIX | $598.05 | ↓ -73% |
| AvMed | JHSSelect | $620.20 | ↓ -72% |
| AvMed | MDCSelect | $620.20 | ↓ -72% |
| Aetna | ASA | $664.50 | ↓ -70% |
| Humana | PPO | $753.10 | ↓ -66% |
| BLIS | COMM | $775.25 | ↓ -65% |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix | $996.75 | ↓ -55% |
| AvMed | JacksonFirstNetworkOON | $1,107.50 | ↓ -50% |
| Prime Health Sherriff | COMM | $1,107.50 | ↓ -50% |
| Plotkin Health | COMM | $1,107.50 | ↓ -50% |
| Medica HealthCare | MCR | $1,284.70 | ↓ -42% |
| Multiplan | COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK | $1,661.25 | ↓ -25% |
| Multiplan | COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK | $1,882.75 | ↓ -15% |
| Aetna | QHP | not published by hospital | — |
| Aetna | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Aetna | HMO | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Surgical pathology level 2 gross & microscopic examination at other Florida hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adventhealth Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach | $265.92 | not published |
| Adventhealth Lake Wales | Lake Wales | $113.58 | $39.00 – $86.59 |
| Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway | Palm Coast | $215.00 | $37.05 – $83.31 |
| Adventhealth Tampa | Tampa | $688.96 | not published |
| AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach | New Smyrna Beach | $215.00 | not published |
| HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | JACKSONVILLE | $1,213.00 | $24.67 – $220.59 |
| Adventhealth Port Charlotte | Port Charlotte | $215.00 | $39.00 – $71.22 |
| cleveland clinic florida weston hospital | Weston | $126.75 | $4.15 – $165.75 |