Abdominal paracentesis w/image guidance 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

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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.

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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.

$903.46 with HUMANA HMO CARDIOLOGY MCR REPLACEMENT vs $2,117.47 with OCCUNET — 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 $903.46
HUMANA PPO MCR REPLACEMENT 1406_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA PPO OUTPATIENT 20250101 $922.28
HUMANA PPO MCR REPLACEMENT 1538_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA PPO INPATIENT 20251001 $941.10
WELLCARE 1445_ MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $941.10
WELLCARE 1542_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $941.10
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 1408_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $941.10
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 1539_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $941.10
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 1395_VETERANS ADMINISTRATION OUTPATIENT 20250101 $941.10
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 1552_VETERANS ADMINISTRATION INPATIENT 20251001 $941.10
BC ADVANTAGE MCR REPLACEMENT 1399_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $941.10
BC ADVANTAGE MCR REPLACEMENT 1530_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS INPATIENT 20251001 $941.10
BLUE CROSS ALIGNMENT 1398_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ALIGNMENT HEALTHCARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $941.10
BLUE CROSS ALIGNMENT 1529_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ALIGNMENT HEALTHCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $941.10
COMMUNITY HOSPICE 1402_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COMMUNITY HOSPICE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $941.10
HAVEN HOSPICE 1404_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HAVEN HOSPICE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $941.10
PACE PLACE 1480_PACE PROGRAM OUTPATIENT 20190301 $941.10
PACE PLACE 1547_PACE PROGRAM INPATIENT 2051001 $941.10
RESEARCH STUDY ENCORE BORLAND-GROOVER 1451_RESEARCH STUDY ENCORE-BORLAND-GROOVER OUTPATIENT 20250301 $941.10
RESEARCH STUDY ENCORE BORLAND-GROOVER 1548_RESEARCH STUDY ENCORE-BORLAND-GROOVER INPATIENT 20251001 $941.10
COVENTRY MCR REPLACEMENT HMO 1403_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COVENTRY HMO OUTPATIENT 20250101 $941.10
COVENTRY MCR REPLACEMENT HMO 1533_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COVENTRY HMO INPATIENT 20251001 $941.10
MEDICARE OTHER (NO SEQ) 1388_MEDICARE (NO SEQ) OUTPATIENT 20250101 $941.10
MEDICARE OTHER (NO SEQ) 1527_MEDICARE (NO SEQ) INPATIENT 20251001 $941.10
HUMANA HMO MCR REPLACEMENT 1405_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA HMO OUTPATIENT 20250101 $950.51
UHC WELLMED MCR REPLACEMENT 1478_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTH CARE WELLMED OUTPATIENT 20250501 $950.51
UHC WELLMED MCR REPLACEMENT 1541_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTH CARE WELLMED INPATIENT 20251001 $950.51
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING 1396_CIGNA HEALTHSPRING OUTPATIENT 20250101 $950.51
HUMANA HMO MCR REPLACEMENT 1537_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA HMO INPATIENT 20251001 $950.51
CAREPLUS MCR REPLACEMENT 1401_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CAREPLUS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $959.92
GOLD KIDNEY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 1526_GOLD KIDNEY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $959.92
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING 1523_CIGNA HEALTHSPRING INPATIENT 20251001 $959.92
GOLD KIDNEY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 1433_GOLD KIDNEY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20240101 $959.92
CAREPLUS MCR REPLACEMENT 1532_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CAREPLUS INPATIENT 20251001 $959.92
AETNA MCR REPLACEMENT 1528_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA INPATIENT 20251001 $969.33
AETNA MCR REPLACEMENT 1397_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $969.33
BRIGHT HEALTH 1531_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BRIGHT HEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $1,270.49
SMARTHEALTH 1549_SMARTHEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $1,317.54
SMARTHEALTH 1411_SMARTHEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $1,317.54
BRIGHT HEALTH 1400_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BRIGHT HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $1,364.60
AETNA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS 1385_AETNA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS (QHP) OUTPATIENT 20250101 $1,458.71
AETNA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS 1520_AETNA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS (QHP) INPATIENT 20251001 $1,458.71
AETNA WHOLE HEALTH 1386_AETNA WHOLE HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $1,458.71
AETNA WHOLE HEALTH 1521_AETNA WHOLE HEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $1,458.71
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN 1420_OSCAR HEALTH PLAN OUTPATIENT 20250401 $1,505.76
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN 1545_OSCAR HEALTH PLAN INPATIENT 20251001 $1,505.76
EMPLOYER DIRECT HEALTHCARE 1497_EMPLOYER DIRECT HEALTHCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $1,646.92
EMPLOYER DIRECT HEALTHCARE 1498_EMPLOYER DIRECT HEALTHCARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $1,646.92
90 DEGREE BENEFITS 1518_90 DEGREE BENEFITS INPATIENT 20251001 $1,693.98
AVMED EXCHANGE 1522_AVMED EXCHANGE INPATIENT 20251001 $1,693.98
AVMED EXCHANGE 1482_AVMED EXCHANGE OUTPATIENT 20250201 $1,693.98
90 DEGREE BENEFITS 1387_90 DEGREE BENEFITS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $1,693.98
OCCUNET 1392_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OCCUNET OUTPATIENT 20250101 $1,741.04
MOLINA EXCHANGE 1544_MOLINA EXCHANGE INPATIENT 20251001 $1,741.04
MOLINA EXCHANGE 1393_MOLINA EXCHANGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $1,741.04
AMBETTER COMMERCIAL-EXCHANGE 1394_SUNSHINE AMBETTER EXCHANGE COMMERCIAL OUTPATIENT 20250101 $1,788.09
AMBETTER COMMERCIAL-EXCHANGE 1550_SUNSHINE AMBETTER EXCHANGE COMMERCIAL INPATIENT 20251001 $1,788.09
AETNA NEW BUSINESS 1519_AETNA NEW BUSINESS DISCOUNT INPATIENT 20251001 $1,929.25
AETNA NEW BUSINESS 904_AETNA NEW BUSINESS DISCOUNT OUTPATIENT 20211015 $1,929.25
OCCUNET 1540_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OCCUNET INPATIENT 20251001 $2,117.47
OCCUNET 1342_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OCCUNET INPATIENT 20241001 not published by hospital

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Abdominal paracentesis w/image guidance at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE not published $733.56 – $749.00
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville not published $912.87 – $1,929.25
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $1,459.67 $899.79 – $1,580.79
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $2,399.01 $947.15 – $2,102.66
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $1,897.11 $899.79 – $2,023.01
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $2,798.84 $947.15 – $2,102.66
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $1,807.48 $899.79 – $2,069.04
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $3,531.68 $947.15 – $1,729.49

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