X-ray exam of sinuses 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

$949.00

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.

$949.00

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.

$81.61 with Freedom Health vs $806.65 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.

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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 $81.61 ↓ -91%
Optimum MGMCR $81.61 ↓ -91%
AvMed HIX $123.37 ↓ -87%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $123.37 ↓ -87%
Freedom Health MGMCD $151.84 ↓ -84%
Molina MCR $180.31 ↓ -81%
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 ↓ -81%
AvMed FullyInsured $199.29 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $199.29 ↓ -79%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $202.14 ↓ -79%
MMM of FL (Health Advantage Plan) MCR $218.27 ↓ -77%
United PPO OptionsPPO $224.91 ↓ -76%
AvMed ASOEO $227.76 ↓ -76%
AvMed Engage $246.74 ↓ -74%
AvMed Focus $246.74 ↓ -74%
AvMed Flex $246.74 ↓ -74%
AvMed Select $246.74 ↓ -74%
AvMed Empower $246.74 ↓ -74%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $250.54 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $256.23 ↓ -73%
AvMed JHSSelect $265.72 ↓ -72%
AvMed MDCSelect $265.72 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $284.70 ↓ -70%
Humana PPO $322.66 ↓ -66%
BLIS COMM $332.15 ↓ -65%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $427.05 ↓ -55%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $474.50 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $474.50 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $474.50 ↓ -50%
Medica HealthCare MCR $550.42 ↓ -42%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $587.94 ↓ -38%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $600.31 ↓ -37%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $600.31 ↓ -37%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $711.75 ↓ -25%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $806.65 ↓ -15%
Aetna PPO not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna HMO not published by hospital

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X-ray exam of sinuses at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $387.60 $86.33 – $151.68
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $830.26 $77.67 – $201.75
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $681.59 $85.22 – $194.11
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $1,056.67 $76.59 – $201.75
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $558.28 $86.33 – $198.52
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $907.10 $80.04 – $165.94
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston $538.20 $7.25 – $646.00
martin north hospital Stuart $538.20 $6.48 – $380.00

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