Dch validity tests at HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL
8951 CYPRESS MANOR DR, TAMPA, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1669427258
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Cash price 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 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.
$1.88 with Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Optimum Group Members vs $36.82 with Prime Health — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Optimum Group Members | MGMCR | $1.88 | — |
| Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Optimum | MGMCR | $2.87 | — |
| Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Health | MGMCR | $2.87 | — |
| Optimum Healthcare | PFFS | $3.11 | — |
| Freedom Health Care | MGMGR | $3.11 | — |
| Optimum Healthcare | MCRHMO | $3.11 | — |
| Optimum Healthcare | MCRPPO | $3.11 | — |
| Humana | TRICARE | $3.15 | — |
| AvMed | HIX | $3.19 | — |
| CareSource | Tricare | $3.25 | — |
| United Behavioral Health | VACNN | $3.48 | — |
| LifePath Hospice | COMM | $3.48 | — |
| Aetna | MCR | $3.48 | — |
| NDMS Definitive Care | MCR | $3.48 | — |
| United | MGMCD | $3.48 | — |
| Devoted Health | MCR | $3.48 | — |
| WellMed | MCR | $3.48 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $3.48 | — |
| United VA CCN | FED | $3.48 | — |
| BCBS | MCRPPO | $3.55 | — |
| Ultimate Health Plan | MCR | $3.55 | — |
| United | MCR | $3.55 | — |
| BCBS | MGMCRHMO | $3.55 | — |
| HUMANA | MGMCRPPO | $3.65 | — |
| Sunshine State | MCR | $3.65 | — |
| BayCare Health Plans | MCR | $3.65 | — |
| WellCare | MCR | $3.65 | — |
| American Health Plan | MCR | $3.69 | — |
| Florida Complete Care | MCR | $3.72 | — |
| Align Senior Care | MCR | $3.72 | — |
| Cigna HealthSpring | MCR | $3.72 | — |
| SECUR | MGMCR | $3.76 | — |
| Gold Kidney of Florida | Medicare | $3.79 | — |
| Clear Spring Health | MCR | $3.83 | — |
| Centurion | LOGOV | $3.83 | — |
| HUMANA | MGMCRHMO | $3.83 | — |
| CarePlus | MGMCR | $3.97 | — |
| Simply Healthcare | HIX | $4.11 | — |
| Longevity Health Plan | MCR | $4.18 | — |
| Oscar | HIX | $4.73 | — |
| Solis Health Plan | MCR | $5.05 | — |
| Simply Healthcare | MGMCR | $6.15 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $6.55 | — |
| Molina | MGMCR | $7.59 | — |
| AvMed | HMOFI | $8.78 | — |
| Evolutions Healthcare Systems | PrimeTier1 | $9.18 | — |
| AvMed | ASOEO | $9.98 | — |
| Sunshine State Health Plan | QHP | $10.18 | — |
| Molina | HIX | $10.78 | — |
| Humana | PPO | $11.18 | — |
| Humana | HMO | $11.18 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $11.98 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix | $17.97 | — |
| Beacon Health Options | COMM | $19.96 | — |
| Plotkin Health | COMM | $19.96 | — |
| Prime Health Sheriff | COMM | $19.96 | — |
| Evolutions Healthcare Systems | PRIMENETWORK | $23.96 | — |
| Multiplan | PRIMARYPPO | $29.95 | — |
| Evernorth | BHCOMM | $31.94 | — |
| Evolutions Healthcare Systems | SELECTNETWORK | $33.94 | — |
| Multiplan | COMPLEMENTARYPPO | $33.94 | — |
| Evolutions Healthcare Systems | ADVANTAGENETWORK | $33.94 | — |
| Rockport Healthcare Group | WORKERSCOMP | $36.06 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | WORKERSCOMP | $36.06 | — |
| Evolutions Healthcare Systems | CHOICENETWORK | $36.74 | — |
| Prime Health | WorkersComp | $36.82 | — |
| Aetna | GatedCOMM | not published by hospital | — |
| Aetna | QHP | not published by hospital | — |
| Aetna | NonGatedCOMM | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Dch validity tests at other Florida hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adventhealth Tampa | Tampa | $61.78 | $3.48 – $7.73 |
| Adventhealth Carrollwood | Tampa | $61.78 | $3.48 – $7.73 |
| HCA FLORIDA SOUTH TAMPA HOSPITAL | Tampa | not published | $3.15 – $36.82 |
| Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway | Palm Coast | $60.18 | $3.31 – $7.43 |
| Adventhealth Port Charlotte | Port Charlotte | $25.85 | $3.48 – $6.35 |
| cleveland clinic florida weston hospital | Weston | $25.35 | $1.43 – $31.45 |
| martin north hospital | Stuart | $51.35 | $1.50 – $18.50 |
| indian river hospital | Vero Beach | $25.35 | $1.43 – $29.60 |