Magnesium sulfate 2 gram/50 ml (4 %) in water intravenous piggyback at HCA FLORIDA PASADENA HOSPITAL

1501 Pasadena Ave S, South Pasadena, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1437591708

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

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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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Gross charge

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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.

$0.48 with Humana vs $35.14 with Evolutions Healthcare Systems — same scan, same building. Share

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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
Humana TRICARE $0.48
United AllPayerAppendix $0.88
BCBS MGMCRHMO $1.83
Aetna MCR $2.64
Suncoast Neighborly Care MedicarePACE $3.06
BCBS BSL $3.13
Truli BSL $3.13
BCBS SBN $3.13
BCBS MBN $3.13
BCBS HMO $4.39
BCBS NWB $4.85
BCBS PPO $4.85
Simply Healthcare MGMCR $5.88
United OptionsPPO $6.26
BCBS PHS $7.98
Aetna ASA $11.46
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $17.19
Plotkin Health COMM $19.10
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PRIMENETWORK $19.10
Prime Health Sheriff COMM $19.10
Multiplan PRIMARYPPO $28.65
Evolutions Healthcare Systems ADVANTAGENETWORK $28.65
Evolutions Healthcare Systems SELECTNETWORK $28.65
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $32.47
Evolutions Healthcare Systems CHOICENETWORK $35.14
Aetna NonGatedCOMM not published by hospital
Aetna GatedCOMM not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital

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Magnesium sulfate 2 gram/50 ml (4 %) in water intravenous piggyback at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $105.80 not published
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $318.64 not published
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $124.15 not published
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $174.34 not published
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $132.48 not published
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $513.18 not published
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston $3.90 $0.01 – $6.00
martin north hospital Stuart $5.20 $0.01 – $6.00

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