CT thoracic spine w/contrast at West Kendall Baptist Hospital

9555 SW 162 AVE, MIAMI, FL · Baptist Health South Florida · · NPI 1417279936

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 30, 2026 · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$3,103.75

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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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$4,775.00

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.

$183.17 with MEDICARE vs $4,775.00 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

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
MEDICARE SIMPLYHLTH MC HMO NC $183.17 ↓ -94%
MEDICARE MANAGED CARE PROMINENCE $183.17 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BCBS MEDICARE PPO $189.58 ↓ -94%
MEDICA HEALTH PLAN MEDICA MCR HMO $195.99 ↓ -94%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $197.10 ↓ -94%
MEDICAID SIMPLYHLTH MD HMO NC $197.10 ↓ -94%
HUMANA CAREPLUS MC HMO $199.65 ↓ -94%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $199.65 ↓ -94%
MEDICARE MANAGED CARE DOCTORS HEALTHCARE MC HMO $201.48 ↓ -94%
AVMED AVMED MEDICARE $201.48 ↓ -94%
LEON MEDICAL LEON HEALTH MC HMO $205.15 ↓ -93%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $205.15 ↓ -93%
LEON MEDICAL LEON MED MC HMO NC $205.15 ↓ -93%
WELLCARE WELL CARE MD HMONC $206.95 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHY KIDS $206.95 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED MD HMO $206.95 ↓ -93%
CIGNA CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $208.81 ↓ -93%
SUNSHINE STATE SUNSHINE ST MD HMONC $208.92 ↓ -93%
VISTA COVENTRY MEDICAID $212.86 ↓ -93%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH MEDICAID $212.86 ↓ -93%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH HEALTHY KIDS $212.86 ↓ -93%
MEDICAID PRESTIGE MD HMO NC $216.81 ↓ -93%
MEDICARE DEVOTED HEALTH MC HMO $247.28 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS MY BLUE EX $816.53 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HLTH MC HMO $1,499.35 ↓ -52%
AVMED AVMED ENTRUST $1,676.03 ↓ -46%
NON CONTRACTED OSCAR HEALTH EXCHANGE $1,752.43 ↓ -44%
AETNA AETNA HMO EXCHANGE $1,814.50 ↓ -42%
CIGNA CIGNA CONNECT NETWORK EXCHANGE $1,814.50 ↓ -42%
AVMED AVMED INDIVIDUAL $1,905.23 ↓ -39%
AVMED AVMED HMO $1,952.98 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SELECT $2,005.50 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS BCBS FL SIMPLYBLUE HMO $2,067.58 ↓ -33%
AMERIHEALTH AMERIHTH CARITAS NXT EX $2,148.75 ↓ -31%
AVMED AVMED PPO $2,325.43 ↓ -25%
AETNA AETNA CATASTROPHIC $2,435.25 ↓ -22%
AETNA AETNA HMO $2,435.25 ↓ -22%
AETNA AETNA TIER 2 $2,435.25 ↓ -22%
CIGNA CIGNA HMO $2,483.00 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE NHP HMO $2,865.00 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HMO $2,865.00 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CARE HMO $2,865.00 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS BCBS NETWORKBLUE $2,865.00 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS $3,094.20 ↓ -0%
INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL AETNA $3,103.75 ↑ +0%
DIMENSION HEALTH PLAN DIMENSION PLUS $3,581.25 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE INTL UNITED HEALTH $3,820.00 ↑ +23%
AETNA AETNA PPO $3,820.00 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED PPO $3,820.00 ↑ +23%
CIGNA CIGNA PPO $3,820.00 ↑ +23%
DIMENSION HEALTH PLAN DIMENSION 2 $4,297.50 ↑ +38%
DIMENSION HEALTH PLAN DIMENSION HEALTH PLANS $4,297.50 ↑ +38%
QUALITY HEALTH MULTIPLAN $4,297.50 ↑ +38%
AFFORDABLE AFFORDABLE PPO $4,297.50 ↑ +38%
PHCS PHCS $4,297.50 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED INDIVIDUAL EXCHANGE $4,775.00 ↑ +54%

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CT thoracic spine w/contrast at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baptist Hospital MIAMI $3,174.60 $173.17 – $4,297.50
HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL MIAMI not published $401.74 – $4,373.03
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $5,582.20 $174.01 – $437.27
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $7,112.05 $183.17 – $530.75
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $4,947.05 $174.01 – $631.85
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $8,266.23 $183.17 – $429.66
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $3,707.23 $174.01 – $570.98
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $9,270.49 $183.17 – $347.52

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