Assay of prostaglandin 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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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.

$41.58 with Humana vs $94.40 with Simply Healthcare — 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

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
Humana TRICR $41.58
Devoted Health MCR $41.77
United Behavioral Health VACCN $41.77
United AllPayerAppendix $41.77
United GVT $41.77
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $41.77
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $41.77
NDMS Definitive Care MGMCR $41.77
Veterans Evaluation Services MCR $41.77
Wellmed MGMCR $41.77
CarePlus MGMCR $41.77
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCD $41.77
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCR $41.77
Hospice of Treasure Coast COMM $41.77
United MCR $42.61
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $42.61
BCBS MCRHMO $42.61
BCBS MCRPPO $42.61
Aetna MCR $43.02
Sunshine State MCR $43.86
Prominence HealthFirst MCRHMO $43.86
American Health Plan MCR $44.28
Cigna Healthspring MCR $44.69
Florida Complete Care MCR $44.69
Sunshine State MCD $45.95
Centurion GVT $45.95
Longevity Health Plan MCR $50.12
AmeriHealth Caritas MGMCR $50.12
Solis Health Plan MCR $60.57
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $77.04
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $78.66
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $78.66
Oscar HIX $80.62
Simply Healthcare HIX $94.40
Aetna HMO not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna PPO not published by hospital

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Assay of prostaglandin at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
martin north hospital Stuart $240.50 $17.48 – $277.50
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $644.72 $41.77 – $92.73
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $146.20 $41.77 – $76.27
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston $240.50 $16.61 – $314.50
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON $534.95 $39.58 – $82.28
HCA FLORIDA KENDALL HOSPITAL DORAL $768.00 $41.35 – $87.72
HCA FLORIDA LAKE MONROE HOSPITAL SANFORD $270.50 $37.86 – $77.95
HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL MIAMI $471.00 $41.35 – $82.30

All Florida hospitals for this procedure →