Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) at HCA FLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG HOSPITAL

6500 38TH AVENUE, NORTH, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1518911031

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$54.00

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$54.00

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.

$2.54 with Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Optimum Group Members vs $76.63 with Prime Health — 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

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

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
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Optimum Group Members MGMCR $2.54 ↓ -95%
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Health MGMCR $3.89 ↓ -93%
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Optimum MGMCR $3.89 ↓ -93%
Optimum Healthcare PFFS $4.21 ↓ -92%
Optimum Healthcare MCRPPO $4.21 ↓ -92%
Optimum Healthcare MCRHMO $4.21 ↓ -92%
Freedom Health Care MGMGR $4.21 ↓ -92%
Suncoast Neighborly Care MedicarePACE $4.32 ↓ -92%
AvMed HIX $4.32 ↓ -92%
Simply Healthcare MGMCR $8.32 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $8.86 ↓ -84%
Molina MGMCR $10.26 ↓ -81%
AvMed HMOFI $11.88 ↓ -78%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PrimeTier1 $12.42 ↓ -77%
AvMed ASOEO $13.50 ↓ -75%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $13.77 ↓ -75%
Molina HIX $14.58 ↓ -73%
Humana HMO $15.12 ↓ -72%
Humana PPO $15.12 ↓ -72%
Humana TRICARE $15.66 ↓ -71%
CareSource Tricare $16.14 ↓ -70%
Aetna ASA $16.20 ↓ -70%
Devoted Health MCR $17.27 ↓ -68%
Aetna MCR $17.27 ↓ -68%
United AllPayerAppendix $17.27 ↓ -68%
United MGMCD $17.27 ↓ -68%
WellMed MCR $17.27 ↓ -68%
NDMS Definitive Care MCR $17.27 ↓ -68%
Sunshine State MCR $17.27 ↓ -68%
United VA CCN FED $17.27 ↓ -68%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $17.62 ↓ -67%
BCBS MCRPPO $17.62 ↓ -67%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $17.62 ↓ -67%
United MCR $17.62 ↓ -67%
WellCare MCR $18.13 ↓ -66%
BayCare Health Plans MCR $18.13 ↓ -66%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $18.13 ↓ -66%
American Health Plan MCR $18.31 ↓ -66%
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $18.48 ↓ -66%
Florida Complete Care MCR $18.48 ↓ -66%
Align Senior Care MCR $18.48 ↓ -66%
SECUR MGMCR $18.65 ↓ -65%
Gold Kidney of Florida Medicare $18.82 ↓ -65%
Clear Spring Health MCR $19.00 ↓ -65%
Centurion LOGOV $19.00 ↓ -65%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $19.00 ↓ -65%
CarePlus MGMCR $19.69 ↓ -64%
Simply Healthcare HIX $20.38 ↓ -62%
Longevity Health Plan MCR $20.72 ↓ -62%
Oscar HIX $23.49 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $24.30 ↓ -55%
Solis Health Plan MCR $25.04 ↓ -54%
Prime Health Sheriff COMM $27.00 ↓ -50%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PRIMENETWORK $27.00 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $27.00 ↓ -50%
Multiplan PRIMARYPPO $40.50 ↓ -25%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems ADVANTAGENETWORK $40.50 ↓ -25%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems SELECTNETWORK $40.50 ↓ -25%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $45.90 ↓ -15%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems CHOICENETWORK $49.68 ↓ -8%
Rockport Healthcare Group WORKERSCOMP $75.05 ↑ +39%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $75.05 ↑ +39%
Prime Health WorkersComp $76.63 ↑ +42%
Aetna NonGatedCOMM not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna GatedCOMM not published by hospital

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Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $49.99 $16.41 – $28.82
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $79.97 $17.27 – $38.34
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $49.99 $16.41 – $36.89
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $145.87 $17.27 – $38.34
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $42.85 $16.41 – $37.73
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $128.02 $17.27 – $31.54
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston $108.55 $5.78 – $36.55
martin north hospital Stuart $108.55 $6.08 – $32.25

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