Abdominal CT scan (with contrast) at HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL

3663 South Miami Ave, MIAMI, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1023387479

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

not published by hospital

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

not published by hospital

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$401.74 with United vs $17,713.20 with AIDS Healthcare — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74
Aetna QHP $809.00
AvMed HIX $845.00
Aetna HMO $1,061.00
Freedom Health MGMCR $1,269.45
Optimum MGMCR $1,269.45
Aetna PPO $1,462.00
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $1,918.93
AvMed FullyInsured $2,119.00
AvMed ASOEO $2,329.00
Freedom Health MGMCD $2,361.76
Molina MCR $2,804.59
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $3,054.86
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $3,119.17
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $3,119.17
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $3,144.09
AIDS Healthcare MGMCR $3,247.42
MMM of FL (Health Advantage Plan) MCR $3,395.03
United PPO OptionsPPO $3,498.36
AvMed Select $3,837.86
AvMed Empower $3,837.86
AvMed Flex $3,837.86
AvMed Focus $3,837.86
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $3,837.86
AvMed Engage $3,837.86
Molina HIX $3,985.47
Aetna ASA $4,428.30
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $6,642.45
Plotkin Health COMM $7,380.50
AvMed JHSSelectHMO $7,380.50
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $7,380.50
AvMed MDCSelectOON $7,380.50
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $7,380.50
Medica HealthCare MCR $8,708.99
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $11,070.75
Evernorth BH COMM $11,808.80
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $12,546.85
AIDS Healthcare MGMCD $17,713.20

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Abdominal CT scan (with contrast) at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baptist Hospital MIAMI $3,562.00 $173.17 – $4,626.90
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI $3,341.65 $183.17 – $4,626.90
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $5,916.05 $174.01 – $437.27
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $10,159.63 $183.17 – $530.75
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $5,723.42 $174.01 – $631.85
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $6,848.12 $183.17 – $429.66
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $3,804.32 $174.01 – $570.98
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $10,089.10 $183.17 – $347.52

All Florida hospitals for this procedure →