Warde lipoprotein (a) 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

$32.61

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.

$32.61

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.

$2.80 with Optimum vs $32.36 with Simply Healthcare — 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
Optimum MGMCR $2.80 ↓ -91%
Freedom Health MGMCR $2.80 ↓ -91%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $4.24 ↓ -87%
AvMed HIX $4.24 ↓ -87%
Freedom Health MGMCD $5.22 ↓ -84%
Molina MCR $6.20 ↓ -81%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $6.95 ↓ -79%
AvMed FullyInsured $7.83 ↓ -76%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $8.32 ↓ -74%
AvMed Empower $8.48 ↓ -74%
AvMed Select $8.48 ↓ -74%
AvMed Engage $8.48 ↓ -74%
AvMed Flex $8.48 ↓ -74%
AvMed Focus $8.48 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $8.80 ↓ -73%
AvMed ASOEO $9.13 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $9.78 ↓ -70%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $11.00 ↓ -66%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $11.23 ↓ -66%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $11.23 ↓ -66%
Humana HMO $12.07 ↓ -63%
Humana PPO $13.04 ↓ -60%
Humana TRICR $14.26 ↓ -56%
United GVT $14.32 ↓ -56%
United AllPayerAppendix $14.32 ↓ -56%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $14.32 ↓ -56%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $14.32 ↓ -56%
Devoted Health MCR $14.32 ↓ -56%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $14.32 ↓ -56%
NDMS Definitive Care MGMCR $14.32 ↓ -56%
Veterans Evaluation Services MCR $14.32 ↓ -56%
Wellmed MGMCR $14.32 ↓ -56%
CarePlus MGMCR $14.32 ↓ -56%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCD $14.32 ↓ -56%
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCR $14.32 ↓ -56%
Hospice of Treasure Coast COMM $14.32 ↓ -56%
United PPO OptionsPPO $14.35 ↓ -56%
BCBS MCRHMO $14.61 ↓ -55%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $14.61 ↓ -55%
United MCR $14.61 ↓ -55%
BCBS MCRPPO $14.61 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $14.67 ↓ -55%
Aetna MCR $14.75 ↓ -55%
Prominence HealthFirst MCRHMO $15.04 ↓ -54%
Sunshine State MCR $15.04 ↓ -54%
American Health Plan MCR $15.18 ↓ -53%
Florida Complete Care MCR $15.32 ↓ -53%
Cigna Healthspring MCR $15.32 ↓ -53%
Sunshine State MCD $15.75 ↓ -52%
Centurion GVT $15.75 ↓ -52%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $16.30 ↓ -50%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $16.30 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $16.30 ↓ -50%
Longevity Health Plan MCR $17.18 ↓ -47%
AmeriHealth Caritas MGMCR $17.18 ↓ -47%
Solis Health Plan MCR $20.76 ↓ -36%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $24.46 ↓ -25%
Oscar HIX $27.64 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $27.72 ↓ -15%
Simply Healthcare HIX $32.36 ↓ -1%
Aetna HMO not published by hospital
Aetna PPO not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital

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