Surgical pathology level 1 gross examination only 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

$12.86

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.

$34.75

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.

$6.95 with CIGNA NEW BUSINESS vs $55.30 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
CIGNA NEW BUSINESS 1465_CIGNA NEW BUSINESS 20250701 $6.95 ↓ -46%
AETNA 1447_AETNA SOUTH 20250701 $9.46 ↓ -26%
CIGNA HMO 1463_CIGNA HMO 20250701 $12.86 ↑ +0%
CIGNA PPO 1464_CIGNA PPO 20250701 $12.86 ↑ +0%
UHC 1460_UNITED HEALTH CARE 20250701 $22.99 ↑ +79%
HUMANA HMO CARDIOLOGY MCR REPLACEMENT 1535_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA HMO CARDIOLOGY INPATIENT 20251001 $23.60 ↑ +84%
HUMANA PPO MCR REPLACEMENT 1406_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA PPO OUTPATIENT 20250101 $24.09 ↑ +87%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 1539_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $24.58 ↑ +91%
BC ADVANTAGE MCR REPLACEMENT 1530_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS INPATIENT 20251001 $24.58 ↑ +91%
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 1395_VETERANS ADMINISTRATION OUTPATIENT 20250101 $24.58 ↑ +91%
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 1552_VETERANS ADMINISTRATION INPATIENT 20251001 $24.58 ↑ +91%
HUMANA PPO MCR REPLACEMENT 1538_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA PPO INPATIENT 20251001 $24.58 ↑ +91%
WELLCARE 1445_ MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $24.58 ↑ +91%
WELLCARE 1542_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $24.58 ↑ +91%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 1408_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $24.58 ↑ +91%
BC ADVANTAGE MCR REPLACEMENT 1399_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $24.58 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS ALIGNMENT 1398_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ALIGNMENT HEALTHCARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $24.58 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS ALIGNMENT 1529_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ALIGNMENT HEALTHCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $24.58 ↑ +91%
COMMUNITY HOSPICE 1402_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COMMUNITY HOSPICE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $24.58 ↑ +91%
HAVEN HOSPICE 1404_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HAVEN HOSPICE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $24.58 ↑ +91%
PACE PLACE 1480_PACE PROGRAM OUTPATIENT 20190301 $24.58 ↑ +91%
PACE PLACE 1547_PACE PROGRAM INPATIENT 2051001 $24.58 ↑ +91%
RESEARCH STUDY ENCORE BORLAND-GROOVER 1451_RESEARCH STUDY ENCORE-BORLAND-GROOVER OUTPATIENT 20250301 $24.58 ↑ +91%
RESEARCH STUDY ENCORE BORLAND-GROOVER 1548_RESEARCH STUDY ENCORE-BORLAND-GROOVER INPATIENT 20251001 $24.58 ↑ +91%
COVENTRY MCR REPLACEMENT HMO 1403_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COVENTRY HMO OUTPATIENT 20250101 $24.58 ↑ +91%
COVENTRY MCR REPLACEMENT HMO 1533_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COVENTRY HMO INPATIENT 20251001 $24.58 ↑ +91%
MEDICARE OTHER (NO SEQ) 1388_MEDICARE (NO SEQ) OUTPATIENT 20250101 $24.58 ↑ +91%
MEDICARE OTHER (NO SEQ) 1527_MEDICARE (NO SEQ) INPATIENT 20251001 $24.58 ↑ +91%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING 1396_CIGNA HEALTHSPRING OUTPATIENT 20250101 $24.83 ↑ +93%
UHC WELLMED MCR REPLACEMENT 1478_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTH CARE WELLMED OUTPATIENT 20250501 $24.83 ↑ +93%
HUMANA HMO MCR REPLACEMENT 1405_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA HMO OUTPATIENT 20250101 $24.83 ↑ +93%
HUMANA HMO MCR REPLACEMENT 1537_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA HMO INPATIENT 20251001 $24.83 ↑ +93%
UHC WELLMED MCR REPLACEMENT 1541_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTH CARE WELLMED INPATIENT 20251001 $24.83 ↑ +93%
GOLD KIDNEY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 1526_GOLD KIDNEY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $25.07 ↑ +95%
CAREPLUS MCR REPLACEMENT 1401_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CAREPLUS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $25.07 ↑ +95%
CAREPLUS MCR REPLACEMENT 1532_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CAREPLUS INPATIENT 20251001 $25.07 ↑ +95%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING 1523_CIGNA HEALTHSPRING INPATIENT 20251001 $25.07 ↑ +95%
GOLD KIDNEY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 1433_GOLD KIDNEY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20240101 $25.07 ↑ +95%
AETNA MCR REPLACEMENT 1528_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA INPATIENT 20251001 $25.32 ↑ +97%
AETNA MCR REPLACEMENT 1397_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $25.32 ↑ +97%
HUMANA PPO 1444_HUMANA PPO 20250101 $28.55 ↑ +122%
HUMANA HMO 1443_HUMANA HMO 20250101 $28.55 ↑ +122%
BRIGHT HEALTH 1531_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BRIGHT HEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $33.18 ↑ +158%
SMARTHEALTH 1411_SMARTHEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $34.41 ↑ +168%
SMARTHEALTH 1549_SMARTHEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $34.41 ↑ +168%
OCCUNET 1342_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OCCUNET INPATIENT 20241001 $34.75 ↑ +170%
BRIGHT HEALTH 1400_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BRIGHT HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $35.64 ↑ +177%
AETNA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS 1520_AETNA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS (QHP) INPATIENT 20251001 $38.10 ↑ +196%
AETNA WHOLE HEALTH 1521_AETNA WHOLE HEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $38.10 ↑ +196%
AETNA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS 1385_AETNA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS (QHP) OUTPATIENT 20250101 $38.10 ↑ +196%
AETNA WHOLE HEALTH 1386_AETNA WHOLE HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $38.10 ↑ +196%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN 1545_OSCAR HEALTH PLAN INPATIENT 20251001 $39.33 ↑ +206%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN 1420_OSCAR HEALTH PLAN OUTPATIENT 20250401 $39.33 ↑ +206%
EMPLOYER DIRECT HEALTHCARE 1498_EMPLOYER DIRECT HEALTHCARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $43.02 ↑ +235%
EMPLOYER DIRECT HEALTHCARE 1497_EMPLOYER DIRECT HEALTHCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $43.02 ↑ +235%
AVMED EXCHANGE 1482_AVMED EXCHANGE OUTPATIENT 20250201 $44.24 ↑ +244%
AVMED EXCHANGE 1522_AVMED EXCHANGE INPATIENT 20251001 $44.24 ↑ +244%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS 1518_90 DEGREE BENEFITS INPATIENT 20251001 $44.24 ↑ +244%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS 1387_90 DEGREE BENEFITS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $44.24 ↑ +244%
OCCUNET 1392_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OCCUNET OUTPATIENT 20250101 $45.47 ↑ +254%
MOLINA EXCHANGE 1393_MOLINA EXCHANGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $45.47 ↑ +254%
MOLINA EXCHANGE 1544_MOLINA EXCHANGE INPATIENT 20251001 $45.47 ↑ +254%
AMBETTER COMMERCIAL-EXCHANGE 1550_SUNSHINE AMBETTER EXCHANGE COMMERCIAL INPATIENT 20251001 $46.70 ↑ +263%
AMBETTER COMMERCIAL-EXCHANGE 1394_SUNSHINE AMBETTER EXCHANGE COMMERCIAL OUTPATIENT 20250101 $46.70 ↑ +263%
AETNA NEW BUSINESS 1519_AETNA NEW BUSINESS DISCOUNT INPATIENT 20251001 $50.39 ↑ +292%
AETNA NEW BUSINESS 904_AETNA NEW BUSINESS DISCOUNT OUTPATIENT 20211015 $50.39 ↑ +292%
OCCUNET 1540_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OCCUNET INPATIENT 20251001 $55.30 ↑ +330%

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Surgical pathology level 1 gross examination only at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville $12.86 $9.46 – $50.39
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $187.01 not published
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $86.05 not published
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $39.92 not published
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $287.01 not published
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $65.42 not published
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $121.87 $30.20 – $55.15
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston $66.95 $2.75 – $87.55

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