Lipoprotein blood quant 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

$32.61

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.

$32.61

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.

$2.80 with Freedom Health vs $78.66 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 $2.80 ↓ -91%
Optimum MGMCR $2.80 ↓ -91%
AvMed HIX $4.24 ↓ -87%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $4.24 ↓ -87%
Freedom Health MGMCD $5.22 ↓ -84%
Molina MCR $6.20 ↓ -81%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $6.95 ↓ -79%
AvMed FullyInsured $7.83 ↓ -76%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $8.32 ↓ -74%
AvMed Empower $8.48 ↓ -74%
AvMed Flex $8.48 ↓ -74%
AvMed Engage $8.48 ↓ -74%
AvMed Select $8.48 ↓ -74%
AvMed Focus $8.48 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $8.80 ↓ -73%
AvMed ASOEO $9.13 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $9.78 ↓ -70%
Humana HMO $12.07 ↓ -63%
Humana PPO $13.04 ↓ -60%
United PPO OptionsPPO $14.35 ↓ -56%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $14.67 ↓ -55%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $16.30 ↓ -50%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $16.30 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $16.30 ↓ -50%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $24.46 ↓ -25%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $27.72 ↓ -15%
Humana TRICR $34.04 ↑ +4%
United AllPayerAppendix $34.19 ↑ +5%
United GVT $34.19 ↑ +5%
Devoted Health MCR $34.19 ↑ +5%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $34.19 ↑ +5%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $34.19 ↑ +5%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $34.19 ↑ +5%
NDMS Definitive Care MGMCR $34.19 ↑ +5%
Veterans Evaluation Services MCR $34.19 ↑ +5%
Wellmed MGMCR $34.19 ↑ +5%
CarePlus MGMCR $34.19 ↑ +5%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCD $34.19 ↑ +5%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCR $34.19 ↑ +5%
Hospice of Treasure Coast COMM $34.19 ↑ +5%
United MCR $34.87 ↑ +7%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $34.87 ↑ +7%
BCBS MCRHMO $34.87 ↑ +7%
BCBS MCRPPO $34.87 ↑ +7%
Aetna MCR $35.22 ↑ +8%
Prominence HealthFirst MCRHMO $35.90 ↑ +10%
Sunshine State MCR $35.90 ↑ +10%
American Health Plan MCR $36.24 ↑ +11%
Cigna Healthspring MCR $36.58 ↑ +12%
Florida Complete Care MCR $36.58 ↑ +12%
Sunshine State MCD $37.61 ↑ +15%
Centurion GVT $37.61 ↑ +15%
AmeriHealth Caritas MGMCR $41.03 ↑ +26%
Longevity Health Plan MCR $41.03 ↑ +26%
Solis Health Plan MCR $49.58 ↑ +52%
Oscar HIX $65.99 ↑ +102%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $77.04 ↑ +136%
Simply Healthcare HIX $77.27 ↑ +137%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $78.66 ↑ +141%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $78.66 ↑ +141%
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna HMO not published by hospital
Aetna PPO not published by hospital

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