Ghs mbp 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.

$15.00

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.

$1.29 with Freedom Health vs $44.95 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 $1.29 ↓ -91%
Optimum MGMCR $1.29 ↓ -91%
AvMed HIX $1.95 ↓ -87%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $1.95 ↓ -87%
Freedom Health MGMCD $2.40 ↓ -84%
Molina MCR $2.85 ↓ -81%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $3.19 ↓ -79%
AvMed FullyInsured $3.60 ↓ -76%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $3.83 ↓ -74%
AvMed Empower $3.90 ↓ -74%
AvMed Flex $3.90 ↓ -74%
AvMed Engage $3.90 ↓ -74%
AvMed Select $3.90 ↓ -74%
AvMed Focus $3.90 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $4.05 ↓ -73%
AvMed ASOEO $4.20 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $4.50 ↓ -70%
Humana HMO $5.55 ↓ -63%
Humana PPO $6.00 ↓ -60%
United PPO OptionsPPO $6.60 ↓ -56%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $6.75 ↓ -55%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $7.50 ↓ -50%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $7.50 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $7.50 ↓ -50%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $11.25 ↓ -25%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $12.75 ↓ -15%
Humana TRICR $17.12 ↑ +14%
United AllPayerAppendix $17.20 ↑ +15%
United GVT $17.20 ↑ +15%
Devoted Health MCR $17.20 ↑ +15%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $17.20 ↑ +15%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $17.20 ↑ +15%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $17.20 ↑ +15%
NDMS Definitive Care MGMCR $17.20 ↑ +15%
Veterans Evaluation Services MCR $17.20 ↑ +15%
Wellmed MGMCR $17.20 ↑ +15%
CarePlus MGMCR $17.20 ↑ +15%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCD $17.20 ↑ +15%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCR $17.20 ↑ +15%
Hospice of Treasure Coast COMM $17.20 ↑ +15%
United MCR $17.54 ↑ +17%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $17.54 ↑ +17%
BCBS MCRHMO $17.54 ↑ +17%
BCBS MCRPPO $17.54 ↑ +17%
Aetna MCR $17.72 ↑ +18%
Prominence HealthFirst MCRHMO $18.06 ↑ +20%
Sunshine State MCR $18.06 ↑ +20%
American Health Plan MCR $18.23 ↑ +22%
Cigna Healthspring MCR $18.40 ↑ +23%
Florida Complete Care MCR $18.40 ↑ +23%
Sunshine State MCD $18.92 ↑ +26%
Centurion GVT $18.92 ↑ +26%
AmeriHealth Caritas MGMCR $20.64 ↑ +38%
Longevity Health Plan MCR $20.64 ↑ +38%
Solis Health Plan MCR $24.94 ↑ +66%
Oscar HIX $33.20 ↑ +121%
Simply Healthcare HIX $38.87 ↑ +159%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $44.02 ↑ +193%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $44.95 ↑ +200%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $44.95 ↑ +200%
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna HMO not published by hospital
Aetna PPO not published by hospital

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Ghs mbp at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
martin north hospital Stuart $36.40 $6.08 – $27.75
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $28.23 $16.34 – $28.71
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $54.18 $17.20 – $38.18
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $28.73 $16.34 – $36.74
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $85.41 $17.20 – $38.18
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $56.29 $16.34 – $37.57
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE $17.00 $13.76 – $43.14
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $126.79 $17.20 – $31.41

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