Abdominal CT scan (with and without contrast) at Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.)

4201 Belfort Rd, Jacksonville, FL · Ascension · · NPI 1396926747

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 7, 2026

$693.10

Cash price

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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.

$1,873.25

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.

$171.54 with HUMANA HMO CARDIOLOGY MCR REPLACEMENT vs $783.00 with AETNA — 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
HUMANA HMO CARDIOLOGY MCR REPLACEMENT 1535_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA HMO CARDIOLOGY INPATIENT 20251001 $171.54 ↓ -75%
HUMANA PPO MCR REPLACEMENT 1406_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA PPO OUTPATIENT 20250101 $175.12 ↓ -75%
PACE PLACE 1480_PACE PROGRAM OUTPATIENT 20190301 $178.69 ↓ -74%
HUMANA PPO MCR REPLACEMENT 1538_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA PPO INPATIENT 20251001 $178.69 ↓ -74%
WELLCARE 1445_ MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $178.69 ↓ -74%
WELLCARE 1542_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $178.69 ↓ -74%
MEDICARE OTHER (NO SEQ) 1388_MEDICARE (NO SEQ) OUTPATIENT 20250101 $178.69 ↓ -74%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 1408_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $178.69 ↓ -74%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 1539_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $178.69 ↓ -74%
PACE PLACE 1547_PACE PROGRAM INPATIENT 2051001 $178.69 ↓ -74%
COVENTRY MCR REPLACEMENT HMO 1533_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COVENTRY HMO INPATIENT 20251001 $178.69 ↓ -74%
COVENTRY MCR REPLACEMENT HMO 1403_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COVENTRY HMO OUTPATIENT 20250101 $178.69 ↓ -74%
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 1395_VETERANS ADMINISTRATION OUTPATIENT 20250101 $178.69 ↓ -74%
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 1552_VETERANS ADMINISTRATION INPATIENT 20251001 $178.69 ↓ -74%
MEDICARE OTHER (NO SEQ) 1527_MEDICARE (NO SEQ) INPATIENT 20251001 $178.69 ↓ -74%
BC ADVANTAGE MCR REPLACEMENT 1399_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $178.69 ↓ -74%
BC ADVANTAGE MCR REPLACEMENT 1530_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS INPATIENT 20251001 $178.69 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS ALIGNMENT 1398_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ALIGNMENT HEALTHCARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $178.69 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS ALIGNMENT 1529_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ALIGNMENT HEALTHCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $178.69 ↓ -74%
RESEARCH STUDY ENCORE BORLAND-GROOVER 1548_RESEARCH STUDY ENCORE-BORLAND-GROOVER INPATIENT 20251001 $178.69 ↓ -74%
RESEARCH STUDY ENCORE BORLAND-GROOVER 1451_RESEARCH STUDY ENCORE-BORLAND-GROOVER OUTPATIENT 20250301 $178.69 ↓ -74%
COMMUNITY HOSPICE 1402_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COMMUNITY HOSPICE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $178.69 ↓ -74%
HAVEN HOSPICE 1404_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HAVEN HOSPICE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $178.69 ↓ -74%
UHC WELLMED MCR REPLACEMENT 1478_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTH CARE WELLMED OUTPATIENT 20250501 $180.48 ↓ -74%
HUMANA HMO MCR REPLACEMENT 1537_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA HMO INPATIENT 20251001 $180.48 ↓ -74%
UHC WELLMED MCR REPLACEMENT 1541_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTH CARE WELLMED INPATIENT 20251001 $180.48 ↓ -74%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING 1396_CIGNA HEALTHSPRING OUTPATIENT 20250101 $180.48 ↓ -74%
HUMANA HMO MCR REPLACEMENT 1405_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA HMO OUTPATIENT 20250101 $180.48 ↓ -74%
CAREPLUS MCR REPLACEMENT 1401_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CAREPLUS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $182.26 ↓ -74%
CAREPLUS MCR REPLACEMENT 1532_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CAREPLUS INPATIENT 20251001 $182.26 ↓ -74%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING 1523_CIGNA HEALTHSPRING INPATIENT 20251001 $182.26 ↓ -74%
GOLD KIDNEY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 1433_GOLD KIDNEY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20240101 $182.26 ↓ -74%
GOLD KIDNEY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 1526_GOLD KIDNEY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $182.26 ↓ -74%
AETNA MCR REPLACEMENT 1528_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA INPATIENT 20251001 $184.05 ↓ -73%
AETNA MCR REPLACEMENT 1397_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $184.05 ↓ -73%
BRIGHT HEALTH 1531_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BRIGHT HEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $241.23 ↓ -65%
SMARTHEALTH 1411_SMARTHEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $250.17 ↓ -64%
SMARTHEALTH 1549_SMARTHEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $250.17 ↓ -64%
BRIGHT HEALTH 1400_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BRIGHT HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $259.10 ↓ -63%
AETNA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS 1385_AETNA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS (QHP) OUTPATIENT 20250101 $276.97 ↓ -60%
AETNA WHOLE HEALTH 1521_AETNA WHOLE HEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $276.97 ↓ -60%
AETNA WHOLE HEALTH 1386_AETNA WHOLE HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $276.97 ↓ -60%
AETNA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS 1520_AETNA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS (QHP) INPATIENT 20251001 $276.97 ↓ -60%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN 1545_OSCAR HEALTH PLAN INPATIENT 20251001 $285.90 ↓ -59%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN 1420_OSCAR HEALTH PLAN OUTPATIENT 20250401 $285.90 ↓ -59%
EMPLOYER DIRECT HEALTHCARE 1497_EMPLOYER DIRECT HEALTHCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $312.71 ↓ -55%
EMPLOYER DIRECT HEALTHCARE 1498_EMPLOYER DIRECT HEALTHCARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $312.71 ↓ -55%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS 1518_90 DEGREE BENEFITS INPATIENT 20251001 $321.64 ↓ -54%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS 1387_90 DEGREE BENEFITS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $321.64 ↓ -54%
AVMED EXCHANGE 1482_AVMED EXCHANGE OUTPATIENT 20250201 $321.64 ↓ -54%
AVMED EXCHANGE 1522_AVMED EXCHANGE INPATIENT 20251001 $321.64 ↓ -54%
MOLINA EXCHANGE 1544_MOLINA EXCHANGE INPATIENT 20251001 $330.58 ↓ -52%
MOLINA EXCHANGE 1393_MOLINA EXCHANGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $330.58 ↓ -52%
OCCUNET 1392_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OCCUNET OUTPATIENT 20250101 $330.58 ↓ -52%
AMBETTER COMMERCIAL-EXCHANGE 1394_SUNSHINE AMBETTER EXCHANGE COMMERCIAL OUTPATIENT 20250101 $339.51 ↓ -51%
AMBETTER COMMERCIAL-EXCHANGE 1550_SUNSHINE AMBETTER EXCHANGE COMMERCIAL INPATIENT 20251001 $339.51 ↓ -51%
AETNA NEW BUSINESS 904_AETNA NEW BUSINESS DISCOUNT OUTPATIENT 20211015 $366.31 ↓ -47%
AETNA NEW BUSINESS 1519_AETNA NEW BUSINESS DISCOUNT INPATIENT 20251001 $366.31 ↓ -47%
CIGNA NEW BUSINESS 1465_CIGNA NEW BUSINESS 20250701 $374.65 ↓ -46%
UHC 1460_UNITED HEALTH CARE 20250701 $393.89 ↓ -43%
OCCUNET 1540_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OCCUNET INPATIENT 20251001 $402.05 ↓ -42%
CIGNA PPO 1464_CIGNA PPO 20250701 $693.10 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HMO 1463_CIGNA HMO 20250701 $693.10 ↑ +0%
AETNA 1447_AETNA SOUTH 20250701 $783.00 ↑ +13%

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Abdominal CT scan (with and without contrast) at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville $693.10 $173.33 – $521.67
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE not published $401.74 – $8,001.85
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $6,469.69 $174.01 – $492.42
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $12,580.49 $183.17 – $530.75
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $6,259.05 $174.01 – $669.56
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $8,380.54 $183.17 – $429.66
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $4,584.28 $174.01 – $642.98
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $10,534.71 $183.17 – $391.35

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