Esoph balloon distension tst at martin north hospital

200 SE Hospital Avenue, Stuart, FL · Cleveland Clinic · · NPI 1194790055

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 15, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$252.20

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.

$388.00

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.

$190.79 with Simply vs $2,050.53 with AVMED — 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
Simply Managed Medicaid $190.79 ↓ -24%
AETNA Managed Medicaid/CHIP Behavioral Health $190.79 ↓ -24%
SUNSHINE HEALTH Managed Medicaid $190.79 ↓ -24%
Freedom Health Managed Medicaid $190.79 ↓ -24%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $196.51 ↓ -22%
MOLINA Florida KidCare $200.33 ↓ -21%
Miami Childrens Health Plan Managed Medicaid $200.33 ↓ -21%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $200.33 ↓ -21%
Independent Living Systems Managed Medicaid $228.95 ↓ -9%
AETNA Managed Medicaid/CHIP $228.95 ↓ -9%
Blue Cross Health Options $241.68 ↓ -4%
Blue Cross BlueSelect $241.68 ↓ -4%
The Legacy Companies All Products $252.20 ↑ +0%
Clarity Health All Products $252.20 ↑ +0%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $267.60 ↑ +6%
Molina Florida Kidcare $272.80 ↑ +8%
Sunshine Health Managed Medicaid $272.80 ↑ +8%
Molina Managed Medicaid $272.80 ↑ +8%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $291.00 ↑ +15%
Blue Cross Network Blue $291.44 ↑ +16%
Blue Cross Traditional (PPS) $300.91 ↑ +19%
Blue Cross Perferred Patient Care $300.91 ↑ +19%
Aetna All Products First Health $349.20 ↑ +38%
Cigna Individual Family Plan Mid-Level $388.00 ↑ +54%
Cigna All Products Mid-Level $388.00 ↑ +54%
Cigna Surefit Physician $388.00 ↑ +54%
Cigna Surefit Mid-Level $388.00 ↑ +54%
Cigna Individual Family Plan Physician $388.00 ↑ +54%
Cigna All Products Physician $388.00 ↑ +54%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $389.68 ↑ +55%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $389.68 ↑ +55%
DEVOTED HEALTH Medicare Advantage HMO $428.65 ↑ +70%
Independent Living Systems Medicare Advantage $503.56 ↑ +100%
BLUE CROSS Medicare Advantage PPO $532.61 ↑ +111%
BLUE CROSS Medicare Advantage HMO $532.61 ↑ +111%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $532.61 ↑ +111%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $532.61 ↑ +111%
Miami Childrens Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $532.61 ↑ +111%
AVMED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $553.91 ↑ +120%
Careplus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $559.24 ↑ +122%
Freedom Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $559.24 ↑ +122%
Avmed Medicare Advantage $588.97 ↑ +134%
Miami Childrens Health Plan Medicare Advantage $588.97 ↑ +134%
Blue Cross Medicare Advantage HMO $588.97 ↑ +134%
Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO $588.97 ↑ +134%
United Medicare Advantage $588.97 ↑ +134%
Freedom Health Medicare Advantage $618.42 ↑ +145%
Careplus Medicare Advantage $618.42 ↑ +145%
Clear Spring Health All Products $636.09 ↑ +152%
Avmed Exchange $671.72 ↑ +166%
Avmed Select $697.56 ↑ +177%
Aetna Medicare Advantage PCP $730.32 ↑ +190%
Aetna Medicare Advantage Specialist $742.10 ↑ +194%
Avmed Broad $749.23 ↑ +197%
Multiplan All Products $883.46 ↑ +250%
United All Products $898.23 ↑ +256%
AVMED EXCHANGE $932.06 ↑ +270%
AVMED Select $1,571.19 ↑ +523%
AVMED BROAD $2,050.53 ↑ +713%
Aetna All Products PCP not published by hospital
Aetna All Products Specialist not published by hospital
Aetna All Products Anesthesia not published by hospital

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