Salivary gland function exam 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

$1,388.00

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.

$1,388.00

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.

$119.37 with Freedom Health vs $2,255.46 with Prime Health — 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
Freedom Health MGMCR $119.37 ↓ -91%
Optimum MGMCR $119.37 ↓ -91%
AvMed HIX $166.56 ↓ -88%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $180.44 ↓ -87%
Freedom Health MGMCD $222.08 ↓ -84%
Molina MCR $263.72 ↓ -81%
Humana HMO $291.48 ↓ -79%
AvMed FullyInsured $291.48 ↓ -79%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $295.64 ↓ -79%
AIDS Healthcare MGMCR $305.36 ↓ -78%
MMM of FL (Health Advantage Plan) MCR $319.24 ↓ -77%
United PPO OptionsPPO $328.96 ↓ -76%
AvMed ASOEO $333.12 ↓ -76%
AvMed Focus $360.88 ↓ -74%
AvMed Flex $360.88 ↓ -74%
AvMed Engage $360.88 ↓ -74%
AvMed Empower $360.88 ↓ -74%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $360.88 ↓ -74%
AvMed Select $360.88 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $374.76 ↓ -73%
Aetna ASA $416.40 ↓ -70%
Humana PPO $471.92 ↓ -66%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $624.60 ↓ -55%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $694.00 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $694.00 ↓ -50%
AvMed JHSSelectHMO $694.00 ↓ -50%
AvMed MDCSelectOON $694.00 ↓ -50%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $694.00 ↓ -50%
Medica HealthCare MCR $818.92 ↓ -41%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -39%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $1,041.00 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BH COMM $1,110.40 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $1,179.80 ↓ -15%
AIDS Healthcare MGMCD $1,665.60 ↑ +20%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $2,208.96 ↑ +59%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $2,255.46 ↑ +62%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $2,255.46 ↑ +62%
Aetna PPO not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna HMO not published by hospital

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Salivary gland function exam at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston $2,387.45 $17.74 – $2,946.10
martin north hospital Stuart $2,252.90 $15.87 – $1,733.00
indian river hospital Vero Beach $134.55 $14.62 – $459.22
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe $753.60 $273.07 – $884.18
HCA FLORIDA KENDALL HOSPITAL DORAL $3,876.00 $848.52 – $2,255.46
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach not published $396.60 – $696.76
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales not published $417.47 – $926.79
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast not published $396.60 – $891.68

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