Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) 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

$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.

$4.64 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

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 $4.64 ↓ -91%
Optimum MGMCR $4.64 ↓ -91%
AvMed HIX $7.02 ↓ -87%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $7.02 ↓ -87%
Freedom Health MGMCD $8.64 ↓ -84%
Molina MCR $10.26 ↓ -81%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $11.50 ↓ -79%
AvMed FullyInsured $12.96 ↓ -76%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $13.77 ↓ -75%
AvMed Engage $14.04 ↓ -74%
AvMed Focus $14.04 ↓ -74%
AvMed Flex $14.04 ↓ -74%
AvMed Empower $14.04 ↓ -74%
AvMed Select $14.04 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $14.58 ↓ -73%
AvMed ASOEO $15.12 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $16.20 ↓ -70%
Humana TRICR $17.20 ↓ -68%
NDMS Definitive Care MGMCR $17.27 ↓ -68%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $17.27 ↓ -68%
United AllPayerAppendix $17.27 ↓ -68%
United GVT $17.27 ↓ -68%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $17.27 ↓ -68%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $17.27 ↓ -68%
Devoted Health MCR $17.27 ↓ -68%
Veterans Evaluation Services MCR $17.27 ↓ -68%
Wellmed MGMCR $17.27 ↓ -68%
CarePlus MGMCR $17.27 ↓ -68%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCD $17.27 ↓ -68%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCR $17.27 ↓ -68%
Hospice of Treasure Coast COMM $17.27 ↓ -68%
United MCR $17.62 ↓ -67%
BCBS MCRHMO $17.62 ↓ -67%
BCBS MCRPPO $17.62 ↓ -67%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $17.62 ↓ -67%
Aetna MCR $17.79 ↓ -67%
Sunshine State MCR $18.13 ↓ -66%
Prominence HealthFirst MCRHMO $18.13 ↓ -66%
American Health Plan MCR $18.31 ↓ -66%
Florida Complete Care MCR $18.48 ↓ -66%
Cigna Healthspring MCR $18.48 ↓ -66%
Centurion GVT $19.00 ↓ -65%
Sunshine State MCD $19.00 ↓ -65%
Humana HMO $19.98 ↓ -63%
Longevity Health Plan MCR $20.72 ↓ -62%
AmeriHealth Caritas MGMCR $20.72 ↓ -62%
Humana PPO $21.60 ↓ -60%
United PPO OptionsPPO $23.76 ↓ -56%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $24.30 ↓ -55%
Solis Health Plan MCR $25.04 ↓ -54%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $27.00 ↓ -50%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $27.00 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $27.00 ↓ -50%
Oscar HIX $33.33 ↓ -38%
Simply Healthcare HIX $39.03 ↓ -28%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $40.50 ↓ -25%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $45.90 ↓ -15%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $77.04 ↑ +43%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $78.66 ↑ +46%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $78.66 ↑ +46%
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna HMO not published by hospital
Aetna PPO not published by hospital

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

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
martin north hospital Stuart $108.55 $6.08 – $32.25
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

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