Assay acid phosphatase at HCA FLORIDA ST. LUCIE HOSPITAL

2551 S Kanner Hwy, STUART, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1538115696

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

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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.

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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.

$0.43 with Freedom Health vs $78.66 with CareWorks (Rockport) — 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
Freedom Health MGMCR $0.43 ↓ -91%
Optimum MGMCR $0.43 ↓ -91%
AvMed HIX $0.65 ↓ -87%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $0.65 ↓ -87%
Freedom Health MGMCD $0.80 ↓ -84%
Molina MCR $0.95 ↓ -81%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $1.06 ↓ -79%
AvMed FullyInsured $1.20 ↓ -76%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $1.27 ↓ -75%
AvMed Empower $1.30 ↓ -74%
AvMed Flex $1.30 ↓ -74%
AvMed Engage $1.30 ↓ -74%
AvMed Select $1.30 ↓ -74%
AvMed Focus $1.30 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $1.35 ↓ -73%
AvMed ASOEO $1.40 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $1.50 ↓ -70%
Humana HMO $1.85 ↓ -63%
Humana PPO $2.00 ↓ -60%
United PPO OptionsPPO $2.20 ↓ -56%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $2.25 ↓ -55%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $2.50 ↓ -50%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $2.50 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $2.50 ↓ -50%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $3.75 ↓ -25%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $4.25 ↓ -15%
Humana TRICR $7.60 ↑ +52%
United AllPayerAppendix $7.64 ↑ +53%
United GVT $7.64 ↑ +53%
Devoted Health MCR $7.64 ↑ +53%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $7.64 ↑ +53%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $7.64 ↑ +53%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $7.64 ↑ +53%
NDMS Definitive Care MGMCR $7.64 ↑ +53%
Veterans Evaluation Services MCR $7.64 ↑ +53%
Wellmed MGMCR $7.64 ↑ +53%
CarePlus MGMCR $7.64 ↑ +53%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCD $7.64 ↑ +53%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCR $7.64 ↑ +53%
Hospice of Treasure Coast COMM $7.64 ↑ +53%
United MCR $7.79 ↑ +56%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $7.79 ↑ +56%
BCBS MCRHMO $7.79 ↑ +56%
BCBS MCRPPO $7.79 ↑ +56%
Aetna MCR $7.87 ↑ +57%
Prominence HealthFirst MCRHMO $8.02 ↑ +60%
Sunshine State MCR $8.02 ↑ +60%
American Health Plan MCR $8.10 ↑ +62%
Cigna Healthspring MCR $8.17 ↑ +63%
Florida Complete Care MCR $8.17 ↑ +63%
Sunshine State MCD $8.40 ↑ +68%
Centurion GVT $8.40 ↑ +68%
AmeriHealth Caritas MGMCR $9.17 ↑ +83%
Longevity Health Plan MCR $9.17 ↑ +83%
Solis Health Plan MCR $11.08 ↑ +122%
Oscar HIX $14.75 ↑ +195%
Simply Healthcare HIX $17.27 ↑ +245%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $77.04 ↑ +1441%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $78.66 ↑ +1473%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $78.66 ↑ +1473%
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna HMO not published by hospital
Aetna PPO not published by hospital

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