Mucopolysaccharides 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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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

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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.

$0.60 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 $0.60 ↓ -91%
Optimum MGMCR $0.60 ↓ -91%
AvMed HIX $0.91 ↓ -87%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $0.91 ↓ -87%
Freedom Health MGMCD $1.12 ↓ -84%
Molina MCR $1.33 ↓ -81%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $1.49 ↓ -79%
AvMed FullyInsured $1.68 ↓ -76%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $1.78 ↓ -75%
AvMed Empower $1.82 ↓ -74%
AvMed Flex $1.82 ↓ -74%
AvMed Engage $1.82 ↓ -74%
AvMed Select $1.82 ↓ -74%
AvMed Focus $1.82 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $1.89 ↓ -73%
AvMed ASOEO $1.96 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $2.10 ↓ -70%
Humana HMO $2.59 ↓ -63%
Humana PPO $2.80 ↓ -60%
United PPO OptionsPPO $3.08 ↓ -56%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $3.15 ↓ -55%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $3.50 ↓ -50%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $3.50 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $3.50 ↓ -50%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $5.25 ↓ -25%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $5.95 ↓ -15%
Humana TRICR $28.37 ↑ +305%
United AllPayerAppendix $28.50 ↑ +307%
United GVT $28.50 ↑ +307%
Devoted Health MCR $28.50 ↑ +307%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $28.50 ↑ +307%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $28.50 ↑ +307%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $28.50 ↑ +307%
NDMS Definitive Care MGMCR $28.50 ↑ +307%
Veterans Evaluation Services MCR $28.50 ↑ +307%
Wellmed MGMCR $28.50 ↑ +307%
CarePlus MGMCR $28.50 ↑ +307%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCD $28.50 ↑ +307%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCR $28.50 ↑ +307%
Hospice of Treasure Coast COMM $28.50 ↑ +307%
United MCR $29.07 ↑ +315%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $29.07 ↑ +315%
BCBS MCRHMO $29.07 ↑ +315%
BCBS MCRPPO $29.07 ↑ +315%
Aetna MCR $29.36 ↑ +319%
Prominence HealthFirst MCRHMO $29.93 ↑ +328%
Sunshine State MCR $29.93 ↑ +328%
American Health Plan MCR $30.21 ↑ +332%
Cigna Healthspring MCR $30.50 ↑ +336%
Florida Complete Care MCR $30.50 ↑ +336%
Sunshine State MCD $31.35 ↑ +348%
Centurion GVT $31.35 ↑ +348%
AmeriHealth Caritas MGMCR $34.20 ↑ +389%
Longevity Health Plan MCR $34.20 ↑ +389%
Solis Health Plan MCR $41.32 ↑ +490%
Oscar HIX $55.00 ↑ +686%
Simply Healthcare HIX $64.41 ↑ +820%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $77.04 ↑ +1001%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $78.66 ↑ +1024%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $78.66 ↑ +1024%
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna HMO not published by hospital
Aetna PPO not published by hospital

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