CT thoracic spine 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

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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.

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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.

$245.18 with United vs $12,547.20 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 $245.18
Aetna QHP $809.00
AvMed HIX $845.00
Freedom Health MGMCR $899.22
Optimum MGMCR $899.22
Aetna HMO $1,061.00
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $1,359.28
Aetna PPO $1,462.00
Freedom Health MGMCD $1,672.96
Molina MCR $1,986.64
AvMed FullyInsured $2,119.00
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $2,227.13
AIDS Healthcare MGMCR $2,300.32
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $2,302.14
AvMed ASOEO $2,329.00
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $2,350.60
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $2,350.60
MMM of FL (Health Advantage Plan) MCR $2,404.88
United PPO OptionsPPO $2,478.07
AvMed Select $2,718.56
AvMed Empower $2,718.56
AvMed Flex $2,718.56
AvMed Focus $2,718.56
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $2,718.56
AvMed Engage $2,718.56
Molina HIX $2,823.12
Aetna ASA $3,136.80
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $4,705.20
Plotkin Health COMM $5,228.00
AvMed JHSSelectHMO $5,228.00
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $5,228.00
AvMed MDCSelectOON $5,228.00
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $5,228.00
Medica HealthCare MCR $6,169.04
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $7,842.00
Evernorth BH COMM $8,364.80
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $8,887.60
AIDS Healthcare MGMCD $12,547.20

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CT thoracic spine without contrast at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baptist Hospital MIAMI $3,212.95 $67.49 – $4,171.50
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI $3,012.75 $65.42 – $4,171.50
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $4,614.13 $103.72 – $222.10
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $8,789.66 $109.17 – $242.37
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $4,766.49 $103.72 – $301.99
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $7,653.92 $109.17 – $242.37
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $3,137.63 $103.72 – $290.01
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $8,899.97 $109.17 – $199.35

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