Tissue culture placenta 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

$654.00

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$654.00

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.

$56.24 with Freedom Health vs $555.90 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.

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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 $56.24 ↓ -91%
Optimum MGMCR $56.24 ↓ -91%
AvMed HIX $85.02 ↓ -87%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $85.02 ↓ -87%
Freedom Health MGMCD $104.64 ↓ -84%
Molina MCR $124.26 ↓ -81%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $139.30 ↓ -79%
Humana TRICR $149.64 ↓ -77%
Devoted Health MCR $150.30 ↓ -77%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $150.30 ↓ -77%
United AllPayerAppendix $150.30 ↓ -77%
United GVT $150.30 ↓ -77%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $150.30 ↓ -77%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $150.30 ↓ -77%
NDMS Definitive Care MGMCR $150.30 ↓ -77%
Veterans Evaluation Services MCR $150.30 ↓ -77%
Wellmed MGMCR $150.30 ↓ -77%
CarePlus MGMCR $150.30 ↓ -77%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCD $150.30 ↓ -77%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCR $150.30 ↓ -77%
Hospice of Treasure Coast COMM $150.30 ↓ -77%
BCBS MCRPPO $153.31 ↓ -77%
BCBS MCRHMO $153.31 ↓ -77%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $153.31 ↓ -77%
United MCR $153.31 ↓ -77%
Aetna MCR $154.81 ↓ -76%
AvMed FullyInsured $156.96 ↓ -76%
Prominence HealthFirst MCRHMO $157.82 ↓ -76%
Sunshine State MCR $157.82 ↓ -76%
American Health Plan MCR $159.32 ↓ -76%
Cigna Healthspring MCR $160.82 ↓ -75%
Florida Complete Care MCR $160.82 ↓ -75%
Sunshine State MCD $165.33 ↓ -75%
Centurion GVT $165.33 ↓ -75%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $166.77 ↓ -75%
AvMed Select $170.04 ↓ -74%
AvMed Empower $170.04 ↓ -74%
AvMed Engage $170.04 ↓ -74%
AvMed Flex $170.04 ↓ -74%
AvMed Focus $170.04 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $176.58 ↓ -73%
Longevity Health Plan MCR $180.36 ↓ -72%
AmeriHealth Caritas MGMCR $180.36 ↓ -72%
AvMed ASOEO $183.12 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $196.20 ↓ -70%
Solis Health Plan MCR $217.94 ↓ -67%
Humana HMO $241.98 ↓ -63%
Humana PPO $261.60 ↓ -60%
United PPO OptionsPPO $287.76 ↓ -56%
Oscar HIX $290.08 ↓ -56%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $294.30 ↓ -55%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $327.00 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $327.00 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $327.00 ↓ -50%
Simply Healthcare HIX $339.68 ↓ -48%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $490.50 ↓ -25%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $555.90 ↓ -15%
Aetna HMO not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna PPO not published by hospital

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HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE $1,585.00 $120.24 – $217.94
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