Abdominal MRI (with and without 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

$16,188.00

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.

$16,188.00

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.

$828.27 with United vs $19,425.60 with AIDS 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
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27 ↓ -95%
AvMed HIX $1,034.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna QHP $1,116.00 ↓ -93%
Freedom Health MGMCR $1,392.17 ↓ -91%
Optimum MGMCR $1,392.17 ↓ -91%
Aetna HMO $1,462.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna PPO $2,012.00 ↓ -88%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $2,104.44 ↓ -87%
AvMed FullyInsured $2,119.00 ↓ -87%
AvMed ASOEO $2,329.00 ↓ -86%
Freedom Health MGMCD $2,590.08 ↓ -84%
Molina MCR $3,075.72 ↓ -81%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $3,448.04 ↓ -79%
AIDS Healthcare MGMCR $3,561.36 ↓ -78%
MMM of FL (Health Advantage Plan) MCR $3,723.24 ↓ -77%
United PPO OptionsPPO $3,836.56 ↓ -76%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $4,208.88 ↓ -74%
AvMed Select $4,208.88 ↓ -74%
AvMed Empower $4,208.88 ↓ -74%
AvMed Engage $4,208.88 ↓ -74%
AvMed Flex $4,208.88 ↓ -74%
AvMed Focus $4,208.88 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $4,370.76 ↓ -73%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $4,436.77 ↓ -73%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $4,530.17 ↓ -72%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $4,530.17 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $4,856.40 ↓ -70%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $7,284.60 ↓ -55%
Plotkin Health COMM $8,094.00 ↓ -50%
AvMed JHSSelectHMO $8,094.00 ↓ -50%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $8,094.00 ↓ -50%
AvMed MDCSelectOON $8,094.00 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $8,094.00 ↓ -50%
Medica HealthCare MCR $9,550.92 ↓ -41%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $12,141.00 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BH COMM $12,950.40 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $13,759.80 ↓ -15%
AIDS Healthcare MGMCD $19,425.60 ↑ +20%

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Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baptist Hospital MIAMI $4,013.75 $173.17 – $5,557.50
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI $4,013.75 $247.73 – $5,557.50
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $7,507.61 $346.11 – $865.63
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $22,740.00 $364.32 – $958.38
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $6,800.31 $346.11 – $1,177.02
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $7,626.60 $364.32 – $808.79
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $6,482.38 $346.11 – $1,130.31
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $11,736.14 $364.32 – $687.95

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