Analysis nerve 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.

$49.47 with UHC vs $271.98 with HUMANA PPO — 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
UHC 1460_UNITED HEALTH CARE 20250701 $49.47
HUMANA HMO CARDIOLOGY MCR REPLACEMENT 1535_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA HMO CARDIOLOGY INPATIENT 20251001 $51.48
HUMANA PPO MCR REPLACEMENT 1406_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA PPO OUTPATIENT 20250101 $52.56
HUMANA PPO MCR REPLACEMENT 1538_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA PPO INPATIENT 20251001 $53.63
WELLCARE 1445_ MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $53.63
WELLCARE 1542_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $53.63
MEDICARE OTHER (NO SEQ) 1527_MEDICARE (NO SEQ) INPATIENT 20251001 $53.63
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 1408_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $53.63
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 1539_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $53.63
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 1395_VETERANS ADMINISTRATION OUTPATIENT 20250101 $53.63
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 1552_VETERANS ADMINISTRATION INPATIENT 20251001 $53.63
MEDICARE OTHER (NO SEQ) 1388_MEDICARE (NO SEQ) OUTPATIENT 20250101 $53.63
COVENTRY MCR REPLACEMENT HMO 1533_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COVENTRY HMO INPATIENT 20251001 $53.63
COVENTRY MCR REPLACEMENT HMO 1403_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COVENTRY HMO OUTPATIENT 20250101 $53.63
RESEARCH STUDY ENCORE BORLAND-GROOVER 1548_RESEARCH STUDY ENCORE-BORLAND-GROOVER INPATIENT 20251001 $53.63
RESEARCH STUDY ENCORE BORLAND-GROOVER 1451_RESEARCH STUDY ENCORE-BORLAND-GROOVER OUTPATIENT 20250301 $53.63
PACE PLACE 1547_PACE PROGRAM INPATIENT 2051001 $53.63
BC ADVANTAGE MCR REPLACEMENT 1399_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $53.63
BC ADVANTAGE MCR REPLACEMENT 1530_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS INPATIENT 20251001 $53.63
BLUE CROSS ALIGNMENT 1398_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ALIGNMENT HEALTHCARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $53.63
BLUE CROSS ALIGNMENT 1529_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ALIGNMENT HEALTHCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $53.63
PACE PLACE 1480_PACE PROGRAM OUTPATIENT 20190301 $53.63
COMMUNITY HOSPICE 1402_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COMMUNITY HOSPICE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $53.63
HAVEN HOSPICE 1404_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HAVEN HOSPICE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $53.63
UHC WELLMED MCR REPLACEMENT 1478_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTH CARE WELLMED OUTPATIENT 20250501 $54.17
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING 1396_CIGNA HEALTHSPRING OUTPATIENT 20250101 $54.17
HUMANA HMO MCR REPLACEMENT 1405_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA HMO OUTPATIENT 20250101 $54.17
HUMANA HMO MCR REPLACEMENT 1537_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA HMO INPATIENT 20251001 $54.17
UHC WELLMED MCR REPLACEMENT 1541_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTH CARE WELLMED INPATIENT 20251001 $54.17
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING 1523_CIGNA HEALTHSPRING INPATIENT 20251001 $54.70
CAREPLUS MCR REPLACEMENT 1532_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CAREPLUS INPATIENT 20251001 $54.70
GOLD KIDNEY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 1433_GOLD KIDNEY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20240101 $54.70
GOLD KIDNEY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 1526_GOLD KIDNEY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $54.70
CAREPLUS MCR REPLACEMENT 1401_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CAREPLUS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $54.70
AETNA MCR REPLACEMENT 1397_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $55.24
AETNA MCR REPLACEMENT 1528_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA INPATIENT 20251001 $55.24
BRIGHT HEALTH 1531_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BRIGHT HEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $72.40
SMARTHEALTH 1549_SMARTHEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $75.08
SMARTHEALTH 1411_SMARTHEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $75.08
BRIGHT HEALTH 1400_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BRIGHT HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $77.76
AETNA WHOLE HEALTH 1386_AETNA WHOLE HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $83.13
AETNA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS 1520_AETNA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS (QHP) INPATIENT 20251001 $83.13
AETNA WHOLE HEALTH 1521_AETNA WHOLE HEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $83.13
AETNA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS 1385_AETNA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS (QHP) OUTPATIENT 20250101 $83.13
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN 1420_OSCAR HEALTH PLAN OUTPATIENT 20250401 $85.81
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN 1545_OSCAR HEALTH PLAN INPATIENT 20251001 $85.81
AETNA 1447_AETNA SOUTH 20250701 $89.35
EMPLOYER DIRECT HEALTHCARE 1497_EMPLOYER DIRECT HEALTHCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $93.85
EMPLOYER DIRECT HEALTHCARE 1498_EMPLOYER DIRECT HEALTHCARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $93.85
90 DEGREE BENEFITS 1518_90 DEGREE BENEFITS INPATIENT 20251001 $96.53
AVMED EXCHANGE 1522_AVMED EXCHANGE INPATIENT 20251001 $96.53
AVMED EXCHANGE 1482_AVMED EXCHANGE OUTPATIENT 20250201 $96.53
90 DEGREE BENEFITS 1387_90 DEGREE BENEFITS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $96.53
MOLINA EXCHANGE 1393_MOLINA EXCHANGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $99.22
OCCUNET 1392_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OCCUNET OUTPATIENT 20250101 $99.22
MOLINA EXCHANGE 1544_MOLINA EXCHANGE INPATIENT 20251001 $99.22
AMBETTER COMMERCIAL-EXCHANGE 1550_SUNSHINE AMBETTER EXCHANGE COMMERCIAL INPATIENT 20251001 $101.90
AMBETTER COMMERCIAL-EXCHANGE 1394_SUNSHINE AMBETTER EXCHANGE COMMERCIAL OUTPATIENT 20250101 $101.90
AETNA NEW BUSINESS 1519_AETNA NEW BUSINESS DISCOUNT INPATIENT 20251001 $109.94
AETNA NEW BUSINESS 904_AETNA NEW BUSINESS DISCOUNT OUTPATIENT 20211015 $109.94
OCCUNET 1540_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OCCUNET INPATIENT 20251001 $120.67
HUMANA HMO 1443_HUMANA HMO 20250101 $271.98
HUMANA PPO 1444_HUMANA PPO 20250101 $271.98
OCCUNET 1342_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OCCUNET INPATIENT 20241001 not published by hospital
CIGNA PPO 1464_CIGNA PPO 20250701 not published by hospital
CIGNA HMO 1463_CIGNA HMO 20250701 not published by hospital
CIGNA NEW BUSINESS 1465_CIGNA NEW BUSINESS 20250701 not published by hospital

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