Immunofixation electrophoresis serum 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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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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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.

$22.24 with Humana vs $790.50 with Multiplan — 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
Humana TRICR $22.24
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCR $22.34
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $22.34
Devoted Health MCR $22.34
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCD $22.34
United Behavioral Health VACCN $22.34
CarePlus MGMCR $22.34
Wellmed MGMCR $22.34
Veterans Evaluation Services MCR $22.34
Hospice of Treasure Coast COMM $22.34
United AllPayerAppendix $22.34
United GVT $22.34
NDMS Definitive Care MGMCR $22.34
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $22.34
BCBS MCRHMO $22.79
BCBS MCRPPO $22.79
United MCR $22.79
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $22.79
Aetna MCR $23.01
Sunshine State MCR $23.46
Prominence HealthFirst MCRHMO $23.46
American Health Plan MCR $23.68
Florida Complete Care MCR $23.90
Cigna Healthspring MCR $23.90
Sunshine State MCD $24.57
Centurion GVT $24.57
Longevity Health Plan MCR $26.81
AmeriHealth Caritas MGMCR $26.81
Solis Health Plan MCR $32.39
Oscar HIX $43.12
Simply Healthcare HIX $50.49
Optimum MGMCR $79.98
Freedom Health MGMCR $79.98
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $120.90
AvMed HIX $120.90
Freedom Health MGMCD $148.80
Molina MCR $176.70
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $198.09
AvMed FullyInsured $223.20
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $237.15
AvMed Focus $241.80
AvMed Select $241.80
AvMed Empower $241.80
AvMed Engage $241.80
AvMed Flex $241.80
Molina HIX $251.10
AvMed ASOEO $260.40
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $273.13
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $278.88
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $278.88
Aetna ASA $279.00
Humana HMO $344.10
Humana PPO $372.00
United PPO OptionsPPO $409.20
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $418.50
Plotkin Health COMM $465.00
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $465.00
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $465.00
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $697.50
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $790.50
Aetna PPO not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna HMO not published by hospital

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Immunofixation electrophoresis serum at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
martin north hospital Stuart $46.80 $5.50 – $50.00
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $78.06 $21.22 – $37.29
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $77.58 $22.34 – $49.59
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $65.30 $21.22 – $47.72
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $110.91 $22.34 – $49.59
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $134.01 $21.22 – $48.80
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE $451.00 $17.87 – $267.64
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $164.95 $22.34 – $40.79

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