Assay blood catecholamines 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

$36.00

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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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$36.00

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.

$1.69 with Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Optimum Group Members vs $76.63 with Prime Health — 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 $1.69 ↓ -95%
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Optimum MGMCR $2.59 ↓ -93%
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Health MGMCR $2.59 ↓ -93%
Optimum Healthcare PFFS $2.81 ↓ -92%
Optimum Healthcare MCRPPO $2.81 ↓ -92%
Optimum Healthcare MCRHMO $2.81 ↓ -92%
Freedom Health Care MGMGR $2.81 ↓ -92%
AvMed HIX $2.88 ↓ -92%
Simply Healthcare MGMCR $5.54 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $5.90 ↓ -84%
Molina MGMCR $6.84 ↓ -81%
AvMed HMOFI $7.92 ↓ -78%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PrimeTier1 $8.28 ↓ -77%
AvMed ASOEO $9.00 ↓ -75%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $9.18 ↓ -75%
Molina HIX $9.72 ↓ -73%
Humana HMO $10.08 ↓ -72%
Humana PPO $10.08 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $10.80 ↓ -70%
BeHealthy America MCR $14.04 ↓ -61%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $16.20 ↓ -55%
Beacon Health Options COMM $18.00 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $18.00 ↓ -50%
Healthcare Sarasota COMM $18.00 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sheriff COMM $18.00 ↓ -50%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PRIMENETWORK $19.80 ↓ -45%
Humana TRICARE $26.35 ↓ -27%
Multiplan PRIMARYPPO $27.00 ↓ -25%
CareSource Tricare $27.17 ↓ -25%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems SELECTNETWORK $28.80 ↓ -20%
Evernorth BHCOMM $28.80 ↓ -20%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems ADVANTAGENETWORK $28.80 ↓ -20%
United Behavioral Health VACNN $29.08 ↓ -19%
Aetna MCR $29.08 ↓ -19%
NDMS Definitive Care MCR $29.08 ↓ -19%
United MGMCD $29.08 ↓ -19%
United VA CCN FED $29.08 ↓ -19%
WellMed MCR $29.08 ↓ -19%
United AllPayerAppendix $29.08 ↓ -19%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $29.66 ↓ -18%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $29.66 ↓ -18%
United MCR $29.66 ↓ -18%
BCBS MCRPPO $29.66 ↓ -18%
WellCare MCR $30.53 ↓ -15%
Sunshine State MCR $30.53 ↓ -15%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $30.53 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $30.60 ↓ -15%
American Health Plan MCR $30.82 ↓ -14%
Align Senior Care MCR $31.12 ↓ -14%
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $31.12 ↓ -14%
Florida Complete Care MCR $31.12 ↓ -14%
SECUR MGMCR $31.41 ↓ -13%
Gold Kidney of Florida Medicare $31.70 ↓ -12%
Clear Spring Health MCR $31.99 ↓ -11%
Centurion LOGOV $31.99 ↓ -11%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $31.99 ↓ -11%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems CHOICENETWORK $33.12 ↓ -8%
Simply Healthcare HIX $41.29 ↑ +15%
Oscar HIX $44.78 ↑ +24%
Rockport Healthcare Group WORKERSCOMP $75.05 ↑ +108%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $75.05 ↑ +108%
Prime Health WorkersComp $76.63 ↑ +113%
Aetna NonGatedCOMM not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna GatedCOMM not published by hospital

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