Consultation pathology during surgery cytological exam initial site at Baptist Hospital

8900 NORTH KENDALL DRIVE, MIAMI, FL · Baptist Health South Florida · · NPI 1528042884

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 30, 2026 · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$349.70

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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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$538.00

Gross charge

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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.

$22.09 with VISTA vs $1,135.83 with MEDICARE — 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

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

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
VISTA COVENTRY MEDICAID $22.09 ↓ -94%
MEDICAID SIMPLYHLTH MD HMO NC $60.71 ↓ -83%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $60.71 ↓ -83%
WELLCARE WELL CARE MD HMONC $63.75 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHY KIDS $63.75 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED MD HMO $63.75 ↓ -82%
SUNSHINE STATE SUNSHINE ST MD HMONC $64.35 ↓ -82%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH MEDICAID $65.57 ↓ -81%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH HEALTHY KIDS $65.57 ↓ -81%
MEDICAID PRESTIGE MD HMO NC $66.78 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS MY BLUE EX $93.07 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HLTH MC HMO $168.93 ↓ -52%
AVMED AVMED ENTRUST $190.99 ↓ -45%
NON CONTRACTED OSCAR HEALTH EXCHANGE $197.45 ↓ -44%
AETNA AETNA HMO EXCHANGE $204.44 ↓ -42%
CIGNA CIGNA CONNECT NETWORK EXCHANGE $204.44 ↓ -42%
AVMED AVMED INDIVIDUAL $217.35 ↓ -38%
AVMED AVMED HMO $222.73 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SELECT $225.96 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS BCBS FL SIMPLYBLUE HMO $236.72 ↓ -32%
AMERIHEALTH AMERIHTH CARITAS NXT EX $242.10 ↓ -31%
AVMED AVMED PPO $264.70 ↓ -24%
AETNA AETNA TIER 2 $274.38 ↓ -22%
AETNA AETNA CATASTROPHIC $274.38 ↓ -22%
AETNA AETNA HMO $274.38 ↓ -22%
CIGNA CIGNA HMO $279.76 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE NHP HMO $322.80 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS BCBS NETWORKBLUE $322.80 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CARE HMO $322.80 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HMO $322.80 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS $348.62 ↓ -0%
INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL AETNA $349.70 ↑ +0%
DIMENSION HEALTH PLAN DIMENSION PLUS $403.50 ↑ +15%
AETNA AETNA PPO $430.40 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE INTL UNITED HEALTH $430.40 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED PPO $430.40 ↑ +23%
CIGNA CIGNA PPO $430.40 ↑ +23%
AFFORDABLE AFFORDABLE PPO $457.30 ↑ +31%
DIMENSION HEALTH PLAN DIMENSION HEALTH PLANS $484.20 ↑ +38%
DIMENSION HEALTH PLAN DIMENSION 2 $484.20 ↑ +38%
QUALITY HEALTH MULTIPLAN $484.20 ↑ +38%
PHCS PHCS $484.20 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED INDIVIDUAL EXCHANGE $538.00 ↑ +54%
MEDICARE SIMPLYHLTH MC HMO NC $841.35 ↑ +141%
BLUE CROSS BCBS MEDICARE PPO $870.80 ↑ +149%
MEDICA HEALTH PLAN MEDICA MCR HMO $900.25 ↑ +157%
HUMANA CAREPLUS MC HMO $917.08 ↑ +162%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $917.08 ↑ +162%
AVMED AVMED MEDICARE $925.49 ↑ +165%
MEDICARE MANAGED CARE DOCTORS HEALTHCARE MC HMO $925.49 ↑ +165%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $942.32 ↑ +169%
LEON MEDICAL LEON HEALTH MC HMO $942.32 ↑ +169%
LEON MEDICAL LEON MED MC HMO NC $942.32 ↑ +169%
CIGNA CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $959.14 ↑ +174%
MEDICARE MANAGED CARE PROMINENCE $1,085.35 ↑ +210%
MEDICARE DEVOTED HEALTH MC HMO $1,135.83 ↑ +225%

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Consultation pathology during surgery cytological exam initial site at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI $349.70 $58.85 – $942.32
HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL MIAMI $754.00 $299.41 – $656.15
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $1,732.55 not published
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $2,402.67 not published
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $46.66 not published
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $2,669.63 not published
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $1,650.05 not published
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE $288.00 $274.61 – $656.15

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