CT t-spine w /wo contrast at HCA FLORIDA WESTSIDE HOSPITAL

401 NW 42ND AVE, PLANTATION, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1063466589

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.

$401.74 with United vs $18,270.00 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
Aetna QHP $769.00
Aetna HMO $1,061.00
Freedom Health MGMCR $1,309.35
Optimum MGMCR $1,309.35
Aetna PPO $1,462.00
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $1,540.04
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $1,572.46
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $1,572.46
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $1,979.25
AvMed FullyInsured $2,119.00
AvMed ASOEO $2,329.00
Freedom Health MGMCD $2,436.00
Molina MCR $2,588.25
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $3,242.93
AIDS Healthcare MGMCR $3,349.50
MMM of FL (Health Advantage Plan) MCR $3,501.75
United PPO OptionsPPO $3,608.32
AvMed Focus $3,958.50
AvMed Empower $3,958.50
AvMed Engage $3,958.50
AvMed Select $3,958.50
AvMed Flex $3,958.50
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $4,019.40
Molina HIX $4,110.75
Aetna ASA $4,567.50
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $6,851.25
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $7,612.50
AvMed MDCSelectOON $7,612.50
Plotkin Health COMM $7,612.50
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $7,612.50
AvMed JHSSelectHMO $7,612.50
Medica HealthCare MCR $8,982.75
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $11,418.75
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $12,941.25
AIDS Healthcare MGMCD $18,270.00

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CT t-spine w /wo contrast at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $5,783.07 $174.01 – $492.42
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $8,980.80 $183.17 – $429.66
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $5,903.51 $174.01 – $642.98
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $9,953.56 $183.17 – $391.35
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston $1,327.95 $52.70 – $1,304.75
martin north hospital Stuart $997.75 $47.15 – $767.50
indian river hospital Vero Beach $997.75 $56.40 – $1,228.00
Baptist Hospital MIAMI $3,624.40 $173.17 – $4,906.80

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