IV Medicine Infusion (first hour) at HCA FLORIDA ST. LUCIE HOSPITAL
2551 S Kanner Hwy, STUART, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1538115696
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Cash price 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 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.
$76.88 with Optimum vs $759.90 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Optimum | MGMCR | $76.88 | — |
| Freedom Health | MGMCR | $76.88 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | WORKERSCOMP | $76.95 | — |
| Prime Health | WORKERSCOMP | $78.57 | — |
| CareWorks (Rockport) | WORKERSCOMP | $78.57 | — |
| AvMed | HIX | $107.28 | — |
| Simply Healthcare Plans | MGMCR | $116.22 | — |
| Freedom Health | MGMCD | $143.04 | — |
| Aetna | QHP | $155.56 | — |
| Oscar | HIX | $169.86 | — |
| Molina | MCR | $169.86 | — |
| Aetna | HMO | $174.33 | — |
| Aetna | HMO-Gated | $183.27 | — |
| Health Sun Health Plan | MGMCR | $190.42 | — |
| Simply Healthcare | HIX | $210.09 | — |
| Aetna | PPO | $218.14 | — |
| AvMed | Focus | $223.50 | — |
| AvMed | FullyInsured | $223.50 | — |
| AvMed | Engage | $223.50 | — |
| AvMed | Empower | $223.50 | — |
| AvMed | Select | $223.50 | — |
| AvMed | Flex | $223.50 | — |
| Sunshine State Health Plan | QHP | $227.97 | — |
| Aetna | PPO-NonGated | $229.76 | — |
| Cigna | NewBusinessNBN | $235.12 | — |
| Molina | HIX | $241.38 | — |
| Aetna | ASA | $268.20 | — |
| AvMed | ASOEO | $268.20 | — |
| Cigna | PPO | $313.79 | — |
| Cigna | HMO | $313.79 | — |
| United PPO | OptionsPPO | $382.63 | — |
| AmeriHealth Caritas | HIX | $393.36 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix | $402.30 | — |
| AvMed | JacksonFirstNetworkOON | $447.00 | — |
| Prime Health Sherriff | COMM | $447.00 | — |
| Plotkin Health | COMM | $447.00 | — |
| Multiplan | COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK | $670.50 | — |
| Multiplan | COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK | $759.90 | — |
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IV Medicine Infusion (first hour) at other Florida hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| martin north hospital | Stuart | $1,181.70 | $45.70 – $909.00 |
| Adventhealth Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach | $965.64 | $211.02 – $370.72 |
| Adventhealth Lake Wales | Lake Wales | $1,563.84 | $222.12 – $493.11 |
| Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway | Palm Coast | $976.31 | $211.02 – $474.43 |
| Adventhealth Tampa | Tampa | $964.75 | $222.12 – $493.11 |
| AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach | New Smyrna Beach | $792.51 | $211.02 – $485.22 |
| Adventhealth Port Charlotte | Port Charlotte | $1,390.46 | $222.12 – $405.59 |
| cleveland clinic florida weston hospital | Weston | $273.65 | $45.70 – $357.85 |