_afb id by dna probe rflx ast at Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.)

205 Trinity Way, Saint Johns, FL · Ascension · · NPI 1861078651

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 7, 2026

$53.28

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.

$144.00

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.

$12.20 with CIGNA HMO NEW BUSINESS vs $61.00 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 HMO NEW BUSINESS 1700_CIGNA HMO NEW BUSINESS 20250701 $12.20 ↓ -77%
AETNA 1664_AETNA SIFL 20250701 $17.64 ↓ -67%
HUMANA PPO MCR REPLACEMENT 1595_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA PPO OUTPATIENT 20250101 $19.65 ↓ -63%
WELLCARE 1662_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $20.05 ↓ -62%
WELLCARE 1803_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -62%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 1597_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $20.05 ↓ -62%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 1801_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -62%
BC ADVANTAGE MCR REPLACEMENT 1786_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS INPATIENT 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -62%
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 1781_VETERANS ADMINISTRATION INPATIENT 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -62%
HUMANA PPO MCR REPLACEMENT 1800_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA PPO INPATIENT 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -62%
COMMUNITY HOSPICE 1130_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COMMUNITY HOSPICE OUTPATIENT SIFL 20220908 $20.05 ↓ -62%
UHC HMO 1693_UNITED HEALTH CARE SIFL 20250701 $20.05 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS ALIGNMENT 1779_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ALIGNMENT HEALTHCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS ALIGNMENT 1585_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ALIGNMENT HEALTHCARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $20.05 ↓ -62%
BC ADVANTAGE MCR REPLACEMENT 1586_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $20.05 ↓ -62%
RESEARCH STUDY ENCORE BORLAND-GROOVER 1808_RESEARCH STUDY ENCORE-BORLAND-GROOVER INPATIENT 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -62%
RESEARCH STUDY ENCORE BORLAND-GROOVER 1668_RESEARCH STUDY ENCORE-BORLAND-GROOVER OUTPATIENT 20250301 $20.05 ↓ -62%
PACE PLACE 1807_PACE PROGRAM SIFL INPATIENT 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -62%
PACE PLACE 1718_PACE PROGRAM SIFL OUTPATIENT 20250601 $20.05 ↓ -62%
HAVEN HOSPICE 1592_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HAVEN HOSPICE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $20.05 ↓ -62%
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 1581_VETERANS ADMINISTRATION OUTPATIENT 20250101 $20.05 ↓ -62%
UHC WELLMED MCR REPLACEMENT 1714_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTH CARE WELLMED OUTPATIENT 20250501 $20.25 ↓ -62%
HUMANA HMO MCR REPLACEMENT 1799_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA HMO INPATIENT SIFL 20251001 $20.25 ↓ -62%
HUMANA HMO MCR REPLACEMENT 1594_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA HMO OUTPATIENT SIFL 20250101 $20.25 ↓ -62%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING 1583_CIGNA HEALTHSPRING OUTPATIENT 20250101 $20.25 ↓ -62%
UHC WELLMED MCR REPLACEMENT 1802_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTH CARE WELLMED INPATIENT 20251001 $20.25 ↓ -62%
GOLD KIDNEY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 1638_GOLD KIDNEY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20240101 $20.45 ↓ -62%
CAREPLUS MCR REPLACEMENT 1589_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CAREPLUS OUTPATIENT SIFL 20250101 $20.45 ↓ -62%
CAREPLUS MCR REPLACEMENT 1796_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CAREPLUS INPATIENT SIFL 20251001 $20.45 ↓ -62%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING 1777_CIGNA HEALTHSPRING INPATIENT 20251001 $20.45 ↓ -62%
GOLD KIDNEY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 1811_GOLD KIDNEY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $20.45 ↓ -62%
AETNA MCR REPLACEMENT 1584_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $20.65 ↓ -61%
AETNA MCR REPLACEMENT 1795_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA INPATIENT 20251001 $20.65 ↓ -61%
CIGNA HMO 1696_CIGNA HMO 20250701 $22.57 ↓ -58%
CIGNA PPO 1697_CIGNA PPO 20250701 $22.57 ↓ -58%
SMARTHEALTH 1778_SMARTHEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $28.07 ↓ -47%
SMARTHEALTH 1600_SMARTHEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $28.07 ↓ -47%
AETNA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS 1574_AETNA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS (QHP) OUTPATIENT SIFL 20250101 $31.08 ↓ -42%
AETNA WHOLE HEALTH 1576_AETNA WHOLE HEALTH OUTPATIENT SIFL 20250101 $31.08 ↓ -42%
AETNA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS 1790_AETNA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS (QHP) INPATIENT SIFL 20251001 $31.08 ↓ -42%
AETNA WHOLE HEALTH 1792_AETNA WHOLE HEALTH INPATIENT SIFL 20251001 $31.08 ↓ -42%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN 1806_OSCAR HEALTH PLAN INPATIENT 20251001 $32.08 ↓ -40%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN 1611_OSCAR HEALTH PLAN OUTPATIENT 20250401 $32.08 ↓ -40%
EMPLOYER DIRECT HEALTHCARE 1742_EMPLOYER DIRECT HEALTHCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $35.09 ↓ -34%
EMPLOYER DIRECT HEALTHCARE 1743_EMPLOYER DIRECT HEALTHCARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $35.09 ↓ -34%
AVMED EXCHANGE 1793_AVMED EXCHANGE INPATIENT 20251001 $36.09 ↓ -32%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS 1782_90 DEGREE BENEFITS INPATIENT 20251001 $36.09 ↓ -32%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS 1577_90 DEGREE BENEFITS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $36.09 ↓ -32%
AVMED EXCHANGE 1720_AVMED EXCHANGE OUTPATIENT 20250201 $36.09 ↓ -32%
OCCUNET 1578_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OCCUNET OUTPATIENT 20250101 $37.09 ↓ -30%
MOLINA EXCHANGE 1579_MOLINA EXCHANGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $37.09 ↓ -30%
MOLINA EXCHANGE 1805_MOLINA EXCHANGE INPATIENT 20251001 $37.09 ↓ -30%
AMBETTER COMMERCIAL-EXCHANGE 1785_SUNSHINE AMBETTER EXCHANGE COMMERCIAL INPATIENT 20251001 $38.09 ↓ -29%
AMBETTER COMMERCIAL-EXCHANGE 1580_SUNSHINE AMBETTER EXCHANGE COMMERCIAL OUTPATIENT 20250101 $38.09 ↓ -29%
AETNA NEW BUSINESS 1072_AETNA NEW BUSINESS DISCOUNT OUTPATIENT SIFL 20220829 $41.10 ↓ -23%
AETNA NEW BUSINESS 1784_AETNA NEW BUSINESS DISCOUNT INPATIENT SIFL 20251001 $41.10 ↓ -23%
OCCUNET 1780_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OCCUNET INPATIENT 20251001 $45.11 ↓ -15%
HUMANA HMO 1658_HUMANA HMO SIFL 20250101 $50.13 ↓ -6%
HUMANA PPO 1660_HUMANA PPO SIFL 20250101 $50.13 ↓ -6%
OCCUNET 1476_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OCCUNET INPATIENT 20241001 $61.00 ↑ +14%

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