Mayo cortisol free 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

$16.00

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.

$16.00

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.

$1.38 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 $1.38 ↓ -91%
Optimum MGMCR $1.38 ↓ -91%
AvMed HIX $2.08 ↓ -87%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $2.08 ↓ -87%
Freedom Health MGMCD $2.56 ↓ -84%
Molina MCR $3.04 ↓ -81%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $3.41 ↓ -79%
AvMed FullyInsured $3.84 ↓ -76%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $4.08 ↓ -75%
AvMed Empower $4.16 ↓ -74%
AvMed Flex $4.16 ↓ -74%
AvMed Engage $4.16 ↓ -74%
AvMed Select $4.16 ↓ -74%
AvMed Focus $4.16 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $4.32 ↓ -73%
AvMed ASOEO $4.48 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $4.80 ↓ -70%
Humana HMO $5.92 ↓ -63%
Humana PPO $6.40 ↓ -60%
United PPO OptionsPPO $7.04 ↓ -56%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $7.20 ↓ -55%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $8.00 ↓ -50%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $8.00 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $8.00 ↓ -50%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $12.00 ↓ -25%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $13.60 ↓ -15%
Humana TRICR $16.64 ↑ +4%
United AllPayerAppendix $16.71 ↑ +4%
United GVT $16.71 ↑ +4%
Devoted Health MCR $16.71 ↑ +4%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $16.71 ↑ +4%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $16.71 ↑ +4%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $16.71 ↑ +4%
NDMS Definitive Care MGMCR $16.71 ↑ +4%
Veterans Evaluation Services MCR $16.71 ↑ +4%
Wellmed MGMCR $16.71 ↑ +4%
CarePlus MGMCR $16.71 ↑ +4%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCD $16.71 ↑ +4%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCR $16.71 ↑ +4%
Hospice of Treasure Coast COMM $16.71 ↑ +4%
United MCR $17.04 ↑ +7%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $17.04 ↑ +7%
BCBS MCRHMO $17.04 ↑ +7%
BCBS MCRPPO $17.04 ↑ +7%
Aetna MCR $17.21 ↑ +8%
Prominence HealthFirst MCRHMO $17.55 ↑ +10%
Sunshine State MCR $17.55 ↑ +10%
American Health Plan MCR $17.71 ↑ +11%
Cigna Healthspring MCR $17.88 ↑ +12%
Florida Complete Care MCR $17.88 ↑ +12%
Sunshine State MCD $18.38 ↑ +15%
Centurion GVT $18.38 ↑ +15%
AmeriHealth Caritas MGMCR $20.05 ↑ +25%
Longevity Health Plan MCR $20.05 ↑ +25%
Solis Health Plan MCR $24.23 ↑ +51%
Oscar HIX $32.25 ↑ +102%
Simply Healthcare HIX $37.76 ↑ +136%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $77.04 ↑ +382%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $78.66 ↑ +392%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $78.66 ↑ +392%
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna HMO not published by hospital
Aetna PPO not published by hospital

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Mayo cortisol free at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
martin north hospital Stuart $78.00 $6.08 – $24.62
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $58.03 $15.87 – $27.89
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $67.01 $16.71 – $37.10
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $58.03 $15.87 – $35.69
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $257.92 $16.71 – $37.10
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $50.16 $15.87 – $36.50
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE $13.00 $13.37 – $75.49
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $111.30 $16.71 – $30.51

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