Dobutamine 250 mg/20 ml (12.5 mg/ml) intravenous solution at HCA FLORIDA SOUTH TAMPA HOSPITAL

2901 W Swann Ave, Tampa, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1871935072

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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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.

$2.71 with BCBS vs $36.63 with Evolutions Healthcare Systems — 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

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
BCBS MGMCRHMO $2.71
Aetna MCR $2.75
BCBS BSL $3.34
BCBS SBN $3.34
BCBS MBN $3.34
Truli BSL $3.46
BCBS HMO $4.38
BCBS PPO $4.90
BCBS NWB $4.90
Truli PPO $4.90
Simply Healthcare MGMCR $6.13
United OptionsPPO $6.53
Humana TRICARE $7.91
BCBS PHS $8.08
CareSource Tricare $8.15
Aetna ASA $11.94
United AllPayerAppendix $17.24
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $17.91
Beacon Health Options COMM $19.91
Plotkin Health COMM $19.91
Prime Health Sheriff COMM $19.91
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PRIMENETWORK $19.91
Evolutions Healthcare Systems ADVANTAGENETWORK $29.86
Multiplan PRIMARYPPO $29.86
Evolutions Healthcare Systems SELECTNETWORK $29.86
Evernorth BHCOMM $31.85
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $33.84
Evolutions Healthcare Systems CHOICENETWORK $36.63
Aetna GatedCOMM not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna NonGatedCOMM not published by hospital

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Dobutamine 250 mg/20 ml (12.5 mg/ml) intravenous solution at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $863.10 not published
Adventhealth Carrollwood Tampa $841.58 not published
HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL TAMPA not published $7.91 – $17.24
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $455.83 not published
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $455.02 not published
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $374.03 not published
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $215.50 not published
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville $47.28 $9.94 – $11.09

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