Insertion of catheter vein at HCA FLORIDA PUTNAM HOSPITAL

611 Zeagler Drive, Palatka, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1487045100

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

$1,226.25

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.

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$1,226.25

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.

$84.61 with Aetna vs $15,319.00 with AvMed — 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
Aetna MCR $84.61 ↓ -93%
BCBS MCRPPO $84.61 ↓ -93%
BCBS MCRHMO $84.98 ↓ -93%
Aetna ASA $367.88 ↓ -70%
United OptionsPPO $402.21 ↓ -67%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $551.81 ↓ -55%
Prime Health Sheriff COMM $613.13 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $613.13 ↓ -50%
AvMed HIXOON $613.13 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sheriff WORKERSCOMP $613.13 ↓ -50%
Multiplan Primary $956.48 ↓ -22%
Multiplan Complementary $1,042.31 ↓ -15%
Simply Healthcare HIX $1,394.00 ↑ +14%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $1,918.23 ↑ +56%
Prime Health WC $1,958.61 ↑ +60%
Careworks (Rockport Community) WORKERSCOMP $2,019.19 ↑ +65%
Simply MGMCR $2,250.00 ↑ +83%
Oscar HIX $2,264.00 ↑ +85%
Molina Healthcare HIX $3,242.00 ↑ +164%
Molina Healthcare MGMCR $3,950.00 ↑ +222%
Evolutions TieredNetwork $4,121.00 ↑ +236%
Cigna NBN $4,207.00 ↑ +243%
United AllPayerAppendix $4,970.00 ↑ +305%
Cigna ManagedCareHMO $10,061.00 ↑ +720%
Cigna PPO $10,061.00 ↑ +720%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $12,500.00 ↑ +919%
AvMed HMOFI $13,947.00 ↑ +1037%
American Health Plan MCR $15,000.00 ↑ +1123%
AvMed ASOEO $15,319.00 ↑ +1149%

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Insertion of catheter vein at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston $1,348.75 $104.00 – $1,763.75
martin north hospital Stuart $1,348.75 $137.36 – $1,404.00
indian river hospital Vero Beach $1,348.75 $104.00 – $2,467.00
Baptist Hospital MIAMI $1,387.10 $173.17 – $1,920.60
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH $1,387.10 $426.05 – $2,134.00
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON $928.20 $514.08 – $1,428.00
Doctors Hospital CORAL GABLES $1,387.10 $366.00 – $1,920.60
Baptist Health Hospital Doral SOUTH MIAMI $1,387.10 $366.00 – $1,920.60

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