MRI upper extremity other than joint without contrast (both sides) 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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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.

$517.79 with United vs $6,668.25 with Multiplan — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
United AllPayerAppendix $517.79
Freedom Health MGMCR $674.67
Optimum MGMCR $674.67
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $1,019.85
AvMed HIX $1,088.00
Molina MCR $1,490.55
Aetna QHP $1,499.00
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $1,670.98
Aetna HMO $1,831.00
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $2,000.47
Aetna PPO $2,012.00
Molina HIX $2,118.15
Aetna ASA $2,353.50
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $3,253.45
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $3,321.94
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $3,321.94
United PPO OptionsPPO $3,451.80
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $3,530.25
AvMed Engage $3,533.00
AvMed Select $3,533.00
AvMed Empower $3,533.00
AvMed Flex $3,533.00
AvMed Focus $3,533.00
AvMed FullyInsured $3,533.00
AvMed ASOEO $3,879.00
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $3,922.50
Plotkin Health COMM $3,922.50
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $3,922.50
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $5,883.75
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $6,668.25

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MRI upper extremity other than joint without contrast (both sides) at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
martin north hospital Stuart $1,355.25 $49.95 – $1,042.50
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $5,472.88 $236.71 – $517.67
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $3,944.52 $249.17 – $553.15
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $5,472.88 $236.71 – $703.89
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $4,753.13 $249.17 – $553.15
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $2,308.51 $236.71 – $675.95
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $7,555.74 $249.17 – $454.98
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston $1,706.25 $55.82 – $1,772.25

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