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Tampa General Hospital vs BayCare Morton Plant Hospital.

Side-by-side prices for 31 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. Tampa General Hospital is cheaper on more procedures (12 vs 10).

Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL
Tampa General
2/5 CMS
Cheaper on 12 of 31 procedures
vs.
BayCare Morton Plant Hospital
Clearwater, FL
BayCare
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 10 of 31 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Tampa BayCare Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $1,522 $2,672 Tampa ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $2,041 $4,355 Tampa ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $1,293 $2,511 Tampa ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $631 $2,923 Tampa ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $2,834 $4,532 Tampa ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $615 $1,218 Tampa ↓
Mammogram, screening $203 $273 Tampa ↓
DXA bone density scan $240 $175 BayCare ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $252 $359 Tampa ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $11 $19 Tampa ↓
Lipid panel $119 $26 BayCare ↓
CBC with differential $30 $16 BayCare ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $39 $20 BayCare ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $24 $19 BayCare ↓
Urinalysis $22 $19 BayCare ↓
Inguinal hernia repair, open $12,195 $8,497 BayCare ↓
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $1,143 — tie
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $1,388 — tie
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $706 — tie
EKG with interpretation $128 — tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $2,186 $1,957 BayCare ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $111 — tie
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $124 — tie
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $2,500 $1,387 BayCare ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $3,533 $707 BayCare ↓
Thyroid ultrasound $447 $1,206 Tampa ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $131 — tie
New patient office visit, level 4 $136 — tie
Prostate biopsy $2,148 $5,368 Tampa ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $907 $1,348 Tampa ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $145 — tie

Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025. Bold = higher score.

Measure Tampa BayCare
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 4/5
Would definitely recommend 72% 81%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 69% 79%
Nurses always communicated well 79% 80%
Doctors always communicated well 76% 77%
Given clear info about recovery 85% 88%
Room and bathroom always clean 60% 73%
Staff always explained meds 58% 61%
Quiet at night, always 53% 51%

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How to read this comparison.

The cash-pay price is what an uninsured patient would be charged at each hospital. It's the cleanest apples-to-apples comparison because it doesn't depend on your insurance plan.

The CMS rating is the federal quality composite, built from ~50 measures spanning safety, mortality, readmission, patient experience, and timeliness. A 5-star hospital may not be the best at every procedure, and a 3-star hospital can have a strong specific service line. Treat the rating as one input, not the answer.

For your specific insurance plan, prices can shift dramatically. Some hospitals negotiate steep discounts with one insurer and not another. Always check the plan-specific rate before you book.