Assay of quinine 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

$47.00

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$47.00

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.

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$4.04 with Optimum vs $78.66 with Prime Health — 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
Optimum MGMCR $4.04 ↓ -91%
Freedom Health MGMCR $4.04 ↓ -91%
AvMed HIX $6.11 ↓ -87%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $6.11 ↓ -87%
Freedom Health MGMCD $7.52 ↓ -84%
Molina MCR $8.93 ↓ -81%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $10.01 ↓ -79%
AvMed FullyInsured $11.28 ↓ -76%
Humana TRICR $11.58 ↓ -75%
Devoted Health MCR $11.63 ↓ -75%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $11.63 ↓ -75%
United AllPayerAppendix $11.63 ↓ -75%
United GVT $11.63 ↓ -75%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $11.63 ↓ -75%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $11.63 ↓ -75%
NDMS Definitive Care MGMCR $11.63 ↓ -75%
Veterans Evaluation Services MCR $11.63 ↓ -75%
Wellmed MGMCR $11.63 ↓ -75%
CarePlus MGMCR $11.63 ↓ -75%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCD $11.63 ↓ -75%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCR $11.63 ↓ -75%
Hospice of Treasure Coast COMM $11.63 ↓ -75%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $11.86 ↓ -75%
BCBS MCRPPO $11.86 ↓ -75%
United MCR $11.86 ↓ -75%
BCBS MCRHMO $11.86 ↓ -75%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $11.98 ↓ -75%
Aetna MCR $11.98 ↓ -75%
Sunshine State MCR $12.21 ↓ -74%
Prominence HealthFirst MCRHMO $12.21 ↓ -74%
AvMed Flex $12.22 ↓ -74%
AvMed Engage $12.22 ↓ -74%
AvMed Empower $12.22 ↓ -74%
AvMed Focus $12.22 ↓ -74%
AvMed Select $12.22 ↓ -74%
American Health Plan MCR $12.33 ↓ -74%
Florida Complete Care MCR $12.44 ↓ -74%
Cigna Healthspring MCR $12.44 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $12.69 ↓ -73%
Centurion GVT $12.79 ↓ -73%
Sunshine State MCD $12.79 ↓ -73%
AvMed ASOEO $13.16 ↓ -72%
Longevity Health Plan MCR $13.96 ↓ -70%
AmeriHealth Caritas MGMCR $13.96 ↓ -70%
Aetna ASA $14.10 ↓ -70%
Solis Health Plan MCR $16.86 ↓ -64%
Humana HMO $17.39 ↓ -63%
Humana PPO $18.80 ↓ -60%
United PPO OptionsPPO $20.68 ↓ -56%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $21.15 ↓ -55%
Oscar HIX $22.45 ↓ -52%
Plotkin Health COMM $23.50 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $23.50 ↓ -50%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $23.50 ↓ -50%
Simply Healthcare HIX $26.28 ↓ -44%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $35.25 ↓ -25%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $39.95 ↓ -15%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $77.04 ↑ +64%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $78.66 ↑ +67%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $78.66 ↑ +67%
Aetna HMO not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna PPO not published by hospital

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martin north hospital Stuart not published $6.12 – $17.14
HCA FLORIDA LAKE CITY HOSPITAL LIVE OAK $109.75 $10.47 – $73.23
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Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach not published $11.05 – $19.41
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales not published $11.63 – $25.82
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast not published $11.05 – $24.84
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa not published $11.63 – $25.82
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach not published $11.05 – $25.41

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