Contrast x-ray of elbow at HCA FLORIDA LAKE MONROE HOSPITAL

1401 WEST SEMINOLE BLVD, SANFORD, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1285681908

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

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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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$101.18 with Optimum vs $1,264.72 with NovaNet — same scan, same building. Share

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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.

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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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Optimum MGMCR $101.18
Freedom Health MCR $101.18
Simply MGMCR $216.41
Molina Healthcare MGMCR $267.00
Humana HMO $281.05
Humana PPO $281.05
Evolutions TieredNetwork $323.21
AvMed HMOFI $337.26
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $358.34
AvMed ASOEO $393.47
Aetna ASA $421.57
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $429.88
Prime Health WC $438.93
Molina Healthcare HIX $449.68
Careworks (Rockport Community) WORKERSCOMP $452.50
United OptionsPPO $469.35
Florida Health Care Plan COMM $529.78
United GlobalBenefitPlan $632.36
Prime Health Sheriff COMM $702.63
Plotkin Health COMM $702.63
AvMed HIXOON $702.63
Prime Health Sheriff WORKERSCOMP $702.63
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
Three Rivers Provider Network WorkersComp $1,053.94
Multiplan PRIMARYPPO $1,053.94
Multiplan Primary $1,096.10
PPO Next COMM $1,194.46
Multiplan Complementary $1,194.46
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $1,194.46
PPO Next PPO $1,194.46
NovaNet COMM $1,264.72
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna HMO not published by hospital
Aetna PPO not published by hospital

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Contrast x-ray of elbow at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $1,224.60 $346.11 – $1,140.93
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $3,582.22 $364.32 – $808.79
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $1,638.34 $364.32 – $665.25
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston $2,142.40 $23.45 – $2,618.00
martin north hospital Stuart $2,002.00 $20.98 – $1,540.00
indian river hospital Vero Beach $2,002.00 $21.97 – $2,464.00
Baptist Hospital MIAMI $800.15 $73.69 – $1,107.90
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH $800.15 $73.69 – $1,107.90

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