Immunofixation electrophoresis serum at HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL

8951 CYPRESS MANOR DR, TAMPA, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1669427258

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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$0.51 with Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Optimum Group Members vs $271.70 with Prime Health — 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

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
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Optimum Group Members MGMCR $0.51
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Optimum MGMCR $0.78
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Health MGMCR $0.78
Optimum Healthcare MCRHMO $0.85
Optimum Healthcare PFFS $0.85
Optimum Healthcare MCRPPO $0.85
Freedom Health Care MGMGR $0.85
AvMed HIX $0.87
Simply Healthcare MGMCR $1.68
United OptionsPPO $1.79
Molina MGMCR $2.07
AvMed HMOFI $2.40
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PrimeTier1 $2.51
AvMed ASOEO $2.73
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $2.78
Molina HIX $2.94
Humana HMO $3.05
Humana PPO $3.05
Aetna ASA $3.27
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $4.91
Plotkin Health COMM $5.45
Prime Health Sheriff COMM $5.45
Beacon Health Options COMM $5.45
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PRIMENETWORK $6.54
Multiplan PRIMARYPPO $8.18
Evernorth BHCOMM $8.72
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $9.27
Evolutions Healthcare Systems ADVANTAGENETWORK $9.27
Evolutions Healthcare Systems SELECTNETWORK $9.27
Evolutions Healthcare Systems CHOICENETWORK $10.03
Humana TRICARE $20.24
CareSource Tricare $20.87
NDMS Definitive Care MCR $22.34
Devoted Health MCR $22.34
LifePath Hospice COMM $22.34
United VA CCN FED $22.34
United Behavioral Health VACNN $22.34
Aetna MCR $22.34
United AllPayerAppendix $22.34
WellMed MCR $22.34
United MGMCD $22.34
BCBS MCRPPO $22.79
BCBS MGMCRHMO $22.79
United MCR $22.79
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $22.79
BayCare Health Plans MCR $23.46
Sunshine State MCR $23.46
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $23.46
WellCare MCR $23.46
American Health Plan MCR $23.68
Align Senior Care MCR $23.90
Florida Complete Care MCR $23.90
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $23.90
SECUR MGMCR $24.13
Gold Kidney of Florida Medicare $24.35
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $24.57
Centurion LOGOV $24.57
Clear Spring Health MCR $24.57
CarePlus MGMCR $25.47
Simply Healthcare HIX $26.36
Longevity Health Plan MCR $26.81
Oscar HIX $30.38
Solis Health Plan MCR $32.39
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $266.10
Rockport Healthcare Group WORKERSCOMP $266.10
Prime Health WorkersComp $271.70
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna GatedCOMM not published by hospital
Aetna NonGatedCOMM not published by hospital

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Immunofixation electrophoresis serum at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $110.91 $22.34 – $49.59
Adventhealth Carrollwood Tampa $344.82 $22.34 – $49.59
HCA FLORIDA SOUTH TAMPA HOSPITAL Tampa not published $20.24 – $271.70
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $78.06 $21.22 – $37.29
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $77.58 $22.34 – $49.59
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $65.30 $21.22 – $47.72
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $134.01 $21.22 – $48.80
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE $451.00 $17.87 – $267.64

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