Blood gases o2 saturation direct measurement 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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Cash price

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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.

$13.24 with Freedom Health vs $295.22 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 $13.24
Optimum MGMCR $13.24
AvMed HIX $20.02
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $20.02
Freedom Health MGMCD $24.64
Molina MCR $29.26
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $32.80
AvMed FullyInsured $36.96
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $39.27
AvMed Empower $40.04
AvMed Flex $40.04
AvMed Engage $40.04
AvMed Select $40.04
AvMed Focus $40.04
Molina HIX $41.58
AvMed ASOEO $43.12
Aetna ASA $46.20
Humana HMO $56.98
Humana PPO $61.60
United PPO OptionsPPO $67.76
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $69.30
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $77.00
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $77.00
Plotkin Health COMM $77.00
Humana TRICR $78.42
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $78.77
United AllPayerAppendix $78.77
United GVT $78.77
Devoted Health MCR $78.77
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $78.77
United Behavioral Health VACCN $78.77
NDMS Definitive Care MGMCR $78.77
Veterans Evaluation Services MCR $78.77
Wellmed MGMCR $78.77
CarePlus MGMCR $78.77
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCD $78.77
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCR $78.77
Hospice of Treasure Coast COMM $78.77
BCBS MCRHMO $80.35
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $80.35
BCBS MCRPPO $80.35
United MCR $80.35
Aetna MCR $81.13
Sunshine State MCR $82.71
Prominence HealthFirst MCRHMO $82.71
American Health Plan MCR $83.50
Cigna Healthspring MCR $84.28
Florida Complete Care MCR $84.28
Sunshine State MCD $86.65
Centurion GVT $86.65
AmeriHealth Caritas MGMCR $94.52
Longevity Health Plan MCR $94.52
Solis Health Plan MCR $114.22
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $115.50
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $130.90
Oscar HIX $152.03
Simply Healthcare HIX $178.02
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $289.13
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $295.22
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $295.22
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna HMO not published by hospital
Aetna PPO not published by hospital

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Blood gases o2 saturation direct measurement at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
martin north hospital Stuart $234.00 $34.20 – $195.75
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $284.57 $74.83 – $131.47
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $366.91 $74.83 – $168.24
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $493.21 $78.77 – $174.87
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $257.45 $74.83 – $172.07
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE $1,834.00 $63.02 – $283.33
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $582.25 $78.77 – $143.83
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