Chest CT scan (with and without contrast) at HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITAL

4797 PGA BLVD, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1326085424

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

$20,096.00

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.

$20,096.00

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.

$401.74 with United vs $24,115.20 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 $401.74 ↓ -98%
Healthy Palm Beaches COMM $550.00 ↓ -97%
Aetna QHP $868.00 ↓ -96%
AvMed HIX $890.00 ↓ -96%
Aetna HMO $1,061.00 ↓ -95%
Aetna PPO $1,462.00 ↓ -93%
Freedom Health MGMCR $1,728.26 ↓ -91%
Optimum MGMCR $1,728.26 ↓ -91%
AvMed Select $2,097.00 ↓ -90%
AvMed Empower $2,097.00 ↓ -90%
AvMed Engage $2,097.00 ↓ -90%
AvMed Flex $2,097.00 ↓ -90%
AvMed Focus $2,097.00 ↓ -90%
AvMed FullyInsured $2,119.00 ↓ -89%
AvMed ASOEO $2,329.00 ↓ -88%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $2,612.48 ↓ -87%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $2,913.53 ↓ -86%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $2,974.86 ↓ -85%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $2,974.86 ↓ -85%
Freedom Health MGMCD $3,215.36 ↓ -84%
Molina MCR $3,416.32 ↓ -83%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $4,280.45 ↓ -79%
AIDS Healthcare MGMCR $4,421.12 ↓ -78%
MMM of FL (Health Advantage Plan) MCR $4,622.08 ↓ -77%
United PPO OptionsPPO $4,762.75 ↓ -76%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $5,224.96 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $5,425.92 ↓ -73%
Aetna ASA $6,028.80 ↓ -70%
BLIS COMM $7,033.60 ↓ -65%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $9,043.20 ↓ -55%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $10,048.00 ↓ -50%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $10,048.00 ↓ -50%
District Cares COMM $10,048.00 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $10,048.00 ↓ -50%
Medica HealthCare MCR $11,856.64 ↓ -41%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $15,072.00 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BH COMM $16,076.80 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $17,081.60 ↓ -15%
AIDS Healthcare MGMCD $24,115.20 ↑ +20%

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Chest CT scan (with and without contrast) at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $5,582.20 $174.01 – $492.42
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $12,594.09 $183.17 – $530.75
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $5,267.33 $174.01 – $669.56
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $8,409.14 $183.17 – $429.66
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $4,208.85 $174.01 – $642.98
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $9,953.69 $183.17 – $391.35
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston $1,355.25 $56.96 – $1,304.75
martin north hospital Stuart $997.75 $50.96 – $767.50

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