Aluminum - quest at HCA FLORIDA SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL

901 US Hwy 41 Bypass S, VENICE, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1003862053

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$22.00

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.

$22.00

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.

$1.03 with Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Optimum Group Members vs $39.24 with Oscar — 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
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Optimum Group Members MGMCR $1.03 ↓ -95%
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Optimum MGMCR $1.58 ↓ -93%
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Health MGMCR $1.58 ↓ -93%
Optimum Healthcare MCRHMO $1.72 ↓ -92%
Optimum Healthcare PFFS $1.72 ↓ -92%
Optimum Healthcare MCRPPO $1.72 ↓ -92%
Freedom Health Care MGMGR $1.72 ↓ -92%
AvMed HIX $1.76 ↓ -92%
Simply Healthcare MGMCR $3.39 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $3.61 ↓ -84%
Molina MGMCR $4.18 ↓ -81%
AvMed HMOFI $4.84 ↓ -78%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PrimeTier1 $5.06 ↓ -77%
AvMed ASOEO $5.50 ↓ -75%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $5.61 ↓ -75%
Molina HIX $5.94 ↓ -73%
Humana PPO $6.16 ↓ -72%
Humana HMO $6.16 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $6.60 ↓ -70%
Rockport Healthcare Group WORKERSCOMP $7.80 ↓ -65%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $7.80 ↓ -65%
Prime Health WorkersComp $7.96 ↓ -64%
BeHealthy America MCR $8.58 ↓ -61%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $9.90 ↓ -55%
Prime Health Sheriff COMM $11.00 ↓ -50%
Beacon Health Options COMM $11.00 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $11.00 ↓ -50%
Healthcare Sarasota COMM $11.00 ↓ -50%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PRIMENETWORK $12.10 ↓ -45%
Multiplan PRIMARYPPO $16.50 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $17.60 ↓ -20%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems ADVANTAGENETWORK $17.60 ↓ -20%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems SELECTNETWORK $17.60 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $18.70 ↓ -15%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems CHOICENETWORK $20.24 ↓ -8%
Humana TRICARE $23.10 ↑ +5%
CareSource Tricare $23.81 ↑ +8%
United MGMCD $25.48 ↑ +16%
WellMed MCR $25.48 ↑ +16%
United AllPayerAppendix $25.48 ↑ +16%
NDMS Definitive Care MCR $25.48 ↑ +16%
Aetna MCR $25.48 ↑ +16%
United Behavioral Health VACNN $25.48 ↑ +16%
United VA CCN FED $25.48 ↑ +16%
BCBS MCRPPO $25.99 ↑ +18%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $25.99 ↑ +18%
United MCR $25.99 ↑ +18%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $25.99 ↑ +18%
Sunshine State MCR $26.75 ↑ +22%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $26.75 ↑ +22%
WellCare MCR $26.75 ↑ +22%
American Health Plan MCR $27.01 ↑ +23%
Align Senior Care MCR $27.26 ↑ +24%
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $27.26 ↑ +24%
Florida Complete Care MCR $27.26 ↑ +24%
SECUR MGMCR $27.52 ↑ +25%
Gold Kidney of Florida Medicare $27.77 ↑ +26%
Centurion LOGOV $28.03 ↑ +27%
Clear Spring Health MCR $28.03 ↑ +27%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $28.03 ↑ +27%
Simply Healthcare HIX $36.18 ↑ +64%
Oscar HIX $39.24 ↑ +78%
Aetna NonGatedCOMM not published by hospital
Aetna GatedCOMM not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital

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