Pretreat rbc density gradient separation reference 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

$405.60

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.

$624.00

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.

$4.86 with VISTA vs $624.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
VISTA COVENTRY MEDICAID $4.86 ↓ -99%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $54.51 ↓ -87%
MEDICAID SIMPLYHLTH MD HMO NC $54.51 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHY KIDS $57.23 ↓ -86%
WELLCARE WELL CARE MD HMONC $57.23 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED MD HMO $57.23 ↓ -86%
SUNSHINE STATE SUNSHINE ST MD HMONC $57.78 ↓ -86%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH HEALTHY KIDS $58.87 ↓ -85%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH MEDICAID $58.87 ↓ -85%
MEDICAID PRESTIGE MD HMO NC $59.96 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS MY BLUE EX $107.95 ↓ -73%
MEDICARE SIMPLYHLTH MC HMO NC $177.91 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS BCBS MEDICARE PPO $184.14 ↓ -55%
MEDICA HEALTH PLAN MEDICA MCR HMO $190.37 ↓ -53%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $193.93 ↓ -52%
HUMANA CAREPLUS MC HMO $193.93 ↓ -52%
AVMED AVMED MEDICARE $195.71 ↓ -52%
MEDICARE MANAGED CARE DOCTORS HEALTHCARE MC HMO $195.71 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HLTH MC HMO $195.94 ↓ -52%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $199.26 ↓ -51%
LEON MEDICAL LEON MED MC HMO NC $199.26 ↓ -51%
LEON MEDICAL LEON HEALTH MC HMO $199.26 ↓ -51%
CIGNA CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $202.82 ↓ -50%
AVMED AVMED ENTRUST $221.52 ↓ -45%
NON CONTRACTED OSCAR HEALTH EXCHANGE $229.01 ↓ -44%
MEDICARE MANAGED CARE PROMINENCE $229.51 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA HMO EXCHANGE $237.12 ↓ -42%
CIGNA CIGNA CONNECT NETWORK EXCHANGE $237.12 ↓ -42%
MEDICARE DEVOTED HEALTH MC HMO $240.18 ↓ -41%
AVMED AVMED INDIVIDUAL $252.10 ↓ -38%
AVMED AVMED HMO $258.34 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SELECT $262.08 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS BCBS FL SIMPLYBLUE HMO $274.56 ↓ -32%
AMERIHEALTH AMERIHTH CARITAS NXT EX $280.80 ↓ -31%
AVMED AVMED PPO $307.01 ↓ -24%
AETNA AETNA TIER 2 $318.24 ↓ -22%
AETNA AETNA HMO $318.24 ↓ -22%
AETNA AETNA CATASTROPHIC $318.24 ↓ -22%
CIGNA CIGNA HMO $324.48 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS BCBS NETWORKBLUE $374.40 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CARE HMO $374.40 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE NHP HMO $374.40 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HMO $374.40 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS $404.35 ↓ -0%
INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL AETNA $405.60 ↑ +0%
DIMENSION HEALTH PLAN DIMENSION PLUS $468.00 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED PPO $499.20 ↑ +23%
CIGNA CIGNA PPO $499.20 ↑ +23%
AETNA AETNA PPO $499.20 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE INTL UNITED HEALTH $499.20 ↑ +23%
AFFORDABLE AFFORDABLE PPO $530.40 ↑ +31%
DIMENSION HEALTH PLAN DIMENSION HEALTH PLANS $561.60 ↑ +38%
QUALITY HEALTH MULTIPLAN $561.60 ↑ +38%
PHCS PHCS $561.60 ↑ +38%
DIMENSION HEALTH PLAN DIMENSION 2 $561.60 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED INDIVIDUAL EXCHANGE $624.00 ↑ +54%

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Pretreat rbc density gradient separation reference at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI $405.60 $52.84 – $561.60
HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL MIAMI $676.00 $86.90 – $149.16
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $336.30 $169.02 – $296.94
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $455.16 not published
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $321.66 $169.02 – $380.01
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $531.02 $177.91 – $394.97
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $189.96 $169.02 – $388.65
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE $109.00 $79.70 – $149.16

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