Warde erythropoietin 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

$26.00

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$26.00

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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$2.24 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 $2.24 ↓ -91%
Optimum MGMCR $2.24 ↓ -91%
AvMed HIX $3.38 ↓ -87%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $3.38 ↓ -87%
Freedom Health MGMCD $4.16 ↓ -84%
Molina MCR $4.94 ↓ -81%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $5.54 ↓ -79%
AvMed FullyInsured $6.24 ↓ -76%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $6.63 ↓ -75%
AvMed Empower $6.76 ↓ -74%
AvMed Flex $6.76 ↓ -74%
AvMed Engage $6.76 ↓ -74%
AvMed Select $6.76 ↓ -74%
AvMed Focus $6.76 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $7.02 ↓ -73%
AvMed ASOEO $7.28 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $7.80 ↓ -70%
Humana HMO $9.62 ↓ -63%
Humana PPO $10.40 ↓ -60%
United PPO OptionsPPO $11.44 ↓ -56%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $11.70 ↓ -55%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $13.00 ↓ -50%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $13.00 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $13.00 ↓ -50%
Humana TRICR $18.71 ↓ -28%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $18.79 ↓ -28%
United AllPayerAppendix $18.79 ↓ -28%
United GVT $18.79 ↓ -28%
Devoted Health MCR $18.79 ↓ -28%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $18.79 ↓ -28%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $18.79 ↓ -28%
NDMS Definitive Care MGMCR $18.79 ↓ -28%
Veterans Evaluation Services MCR $18.79 ↓ -28%
Wellmed MGMCR $18.79 ↓ -28%
CarePlus MGMCR $18.79 ↓ -28%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCD $18.79 ↓ -28%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCR $18.79 ↓ -28%
Hospice of Treasure Coast COMM $18.79 ↓ -28%
BCBS MCRHMO $19.17 ↓ -26%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $19.17 ↓ -26%
BCBS MCRPPO $19.17 ↓ -26%
United MCR $19.17 ↓ -26%
Aetna MCR $19.35 ↓ -26%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $19.50 ↓ -25%
Sunshine State MCR $19.73 ↓ -24%
Prominence HealthFirst MCRHMO $19.73 ↓ -24%
American Health Plan MCR $19.92 ↓ -23%
Cigna Healthspring MCR $20.11 ↓ -23%
Florida Complete Care MCR $20.11 ↓ -23%
Centurion GVT $20.67 ↓ -21%
Sunshine State MCD $20.67 ↓ -21%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $22.10 ↓ -15%
Longevity Health Plan MCR $22.55 ↓ -13%
AmeriHealth Caritas MGMCR $22.55 ↓ -13%
Solis Health Plan MCR $27.25 ↑ +5%
Oscar HIX $36.26 ↑ +39%
Simply Healthcare HIX $42.47 ↑ +63%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $77.04 ↑ +196%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $78.66 ↑ +203%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $78.66 ↑ +203%
Aetna PPO not published by hospital
Aetna HMO not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital

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Warde erythropoietin at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
martin north hospital Stuart $27.30 $6.08 – $27.69
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $24.82 $17.85 – $31.36
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $65.26 $18.79 – $41.71
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $24.82 $17.85 – $40.13
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $169.90 $18.79 – $41.71
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $48.95 $17.85 – $41.05
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE $376.00 $15.03 – $75.49
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $139.10 $18.79 – $34.31

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