Consultation pathology during surgery cytological exam initial site at HCA FLORIDA CAPITAL HOSPITAL

3157 NORTH MONROE ST, TALLAHASSEE, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1790732303

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

$26.95

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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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$26.95

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.

$3.50 with Oscar vs $656.15 with United — 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
Oscar HIX $3.50 ↓ -87%
Simply MGMCR $4.15 ↓ -85%
Simply Healthcare HIX $4.50 ↓ -83%
Molina Healthcare MGMCR $5.12 ↓ -81%
Humana HMO $5.39 ↓ -80%
Humana PPO $5.39 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $5.47 ↓ -80%
AvMed HMOFI $6.47 ↓ -76%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $6.87 ↓ -75%
AvMed ASOEO $7.55 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $8.09 ↓ -70%
Molina Healthcare HIX $8.62 ↓ -68%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $12.13 ↓ -55%
Prime Health Sheriff COMM $13.47 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $13.47 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sheriff WORKERSCOMP $13.47 ↓ -50%
AvMed HIXOON $13.47 ↓ -50%
Multiplan Primary $21.02 ↓ -22%
Evernorth BHCOMM $21.56 ↓ -20%
PPO Next COMM $22.91 ↓ -15%
Multiplan Complementary $22.91 ↓ -15%
Evolutions Healthcare TRADITIONALPPO $22.91 ↓ -15%
PPO Next PPO $22.91 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $24.25 ↓ -10%
Beacon Health Options MCR $26.95 ↑ +0%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $255.48 ↑ +848%
Prime Health WC $260.86 ↑ +868%
Careworks (Rockport Community) WORKERSCOMP $268.93 ↑ +898%
United AllPayerAppendix $656.15 ↑ +2335%
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna HMO not published by hospital
Aetna PPO not published by hospital

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Consultation pathology during surgery cytological exam initial site at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $1,732.55 not published
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $2,402.67 not published
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $46.66 not published
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $2,669.63 not published
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $1,650.05 not published
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE $288.00 $274.61 – $656.15
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $2,921.63 $841.35 – $1,536.31
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