Warde vitamin c (ascorbic acid) at HCA FLORIDA GULF COAST HOSPITAL

449 WEST 23RD STREET, PANAMA CITY, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1699721589

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

$12.15

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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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$12.15

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.

$1.87 with Simply vs $72.50 with Careworks (Rockport Community) — 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

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
Simply MGMCR $1.87 ↓ -85%
Molina Healthcare MGMCR $2.31 ↓ -81%
AvMed HMOFI $2.92 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $2.95 ↓ -76%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $3.10 ↓ -74%
AvMed ASOEO $3.40 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $3.65 ↓ -70%
Molina Healthcare HIX $3.89 ↓ -68%
Humana HMO $4.62 ↓ -62%
Humana PPO $4.62 ↓ -62%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $5.47 ↓ -55%
AvMed HIXOON $6.08 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sheriff COMM $6.08 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sheriff WORKERSCOMP $6.08 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $6.08 ↓ -50%
Humana TRICARE $8.96 ↓ -26%
Multiplan Primary $9.48 ↓ -22%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance FED $9.69 ↓ -20%
Veterans Evaluation Services MCR $9.89 ↓ -19%
NDMS Definitive Care MGMCR $9.89 ↓ -19%
Humana MGMCRHMO $9.89 ↓ -19%
Humana MGMCRPPO $9.89 ↓ -19%
United VACCN $9.89 ↓ -19%
United AllPayerAppendix $9.89 ↓ -19%
Hospice Big Bend FED $9.89 ↓ -19%
Wellmed MGMCR $9.89 ↓ -19%
BCBS MCRHMO $10.09 ↓ -17%
United MCR $10.09 ↓ -17%
BCBS MCRPPO $10.09 ↓ -17%
Aetna MCR $10.14 ↓ -17%
Multiplan Complementary $10.33 ↓ -15%
PPO Next COMM $10.33 ↓ -15%
PPO Next PPO $10.33 ↓ -15%
WellCare MCR $10.38 ↓ -15%
Sunshine State MCR $10.38 ↓ -15%
American Health Plan MCR $10.48 ↓ -14%
Florida Complete Care MCR $10.58 ↓ -13%
Align Senior Care MGMCR $10.58 ↓ -13%
Healthspring of Florida MGMGR $10.58 ↓ -13%
Gold Kidney of Florida MCR $10.78 ↓ -11%
Clear Spring Health MCR $10.88 ↓ -10%
Centurion GVT $10.88 ↓ -10%
NovaNet COMM $10.94 ↓ -10%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $11.37 ↓ -6%
Longevity Health Plan MCR $11.87 ↓ -2%
Oscar HIX $13.35 ↑ +10%
Simply Healthcare HIX $15.43 ↑ +27%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $68.88 ↑ +467%
Prime Health WC $70.33 ↑ +479%
Careworks (Rockport Community) WORKERSCOMP $72.50 ↑ +497%
Aetna HMO not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna PPO not published by hospital

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Warde vitamin c (ascorbic acid) at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City $7.14 $9.89 – $36.96
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $37.34 $9.40 – $16.51
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $31.15 $9.89 – $21.96
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $31.29 $9.40 – $21.12
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $152.65 $9.89 – $21.96
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $25.77 $9.40 – $21.60
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE $9.00 $7.91 – $75.49
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $65.67 $9.89 – $18.06

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