Assay of lap enzyme 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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$0.43 with Freedom Health vs $78.66 with CareWorks (Rockport) — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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 $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 $9.77 ↑ +95%
United AllPayerAppendix $9.81 ↑ +96%
United GVT $9.81 ↑ +96%
Devoted Health MCR $9.81 ↑ +96%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $9.81 ↑ +96%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $9.81 ↑ +96%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $9.81 ↑ +96%
NDMS Definitive Care MGMCR $9.81 ↑ +96%
Veterans Evaluation Services MCR $9.81 ↑ +96%
Wellmed MGMCR $9.81 ↑ +96%
CarePlus MGMCR $9.81 ↑ +96%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCD $9.81 ↑ +96%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCR $9.81 ↑ +96%
Hospice of Treasure Coast COMM $9.81 ↑ +96%
United MCR $10.01 ↑ +100%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $10.01 ↑ +100%
BCBS MCRHMO $10.01 ↑ +100%
BCBS MCRPPO $10.01 ↑ +100%
Aetna MCR $10.10 ↑ +102%
Prominence HealthFirst MCRHMO $10.30 ↑ +106%
Sunshine State MCR $10.30 ↑ +106%
American Health Plan MCR $10.40 ↑ +108%
Cigna Healthspring MCR $10.50 ↑ +110%
Florida Complete Care MCR $10.50 ↑ +110%
Sunshine State MCD $10.79 ↑ +116%
Centurion GVT $10.79 ↑ +116%
AmeriHealth Caritas MGMCR $11.77 ↑ +135%
Longevity Health Plan MCR $11.77 ↑ +135%
Solis Health Plan MCR $14.22 ↑ +184%
Oscar HIX $18.93 ↑ +279%
Simply Healthcare HIX $22.17 ↑ +343%
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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Assay of lap enzyme at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
martin north hospital Stuart $106.60 $2.73 – $57.00
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE $5.00 $7.85 – $75.49
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston $106.60 $2.59 – $64.60
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON $50.70 $9.81 – $50.93
HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL TAMPA $69.76 $8.89 – $76.63
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola $11.16 $9.81 – $36.96
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe $11.16 $9.81 – $36.96
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City $11.16 $9.81 – $36.96

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