Assay of neonatal thyroxine 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

$35.00

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$35.00

Gross charge

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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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$1.65 with Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Optimum Group Members vs $76.63 with Prime Health — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 $1.65 ↓ -95%
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Health MGMCR $2.52 ↓ -93%
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Optimum MGMCR $2.52 ↓ -93%
Optimum Healthcare PFFS $2.73 ↓ -92%
Freedom Health Care MGMGR $2.73 ↓ -92%
Optimum Healthcare MCRHMO $2.73 ↓ -92%
Optimum Healthcare MCRPPO $2.73 ↓ -92%
AvMed HIX $2.80 ↓ -92%
Simply Healthcare MGMCR $5.39 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $5.74 ↓ -84%
Humana TRICARE $5.87 ↓ -83%
CareSource Tricare $6.05 ↓ -83%
United MGMCD $6.47 ↓ -82%
United Behavioral Health VACNN $6.47 ↓ -82%
Aetna MCR $6.47 ↓ -82%
United VA CCN FED $6.47 ↓ -82%
United AllPayerAppendix $6.47 ↓ -82%
WellMed MCR $6.47 ↓ -82%
NDMS Definitive Care MCR $6.47 ↓ -82%
BCBS MCRPPO $6.60 ↓ -81%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $6.60 ↓ -81%
United MCR $6.60 ↓ -81%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $6.60 ↓ -81%
Molina MGMCR $6.65 ↓ -81%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $6.79 ↓ -81%
WellCare MCR $6.79 ↓ -81%
Sunshine State MCR $6.79 ↓ -81%
American Health Plan MCR $6.86 ↓ -80%
Align Senior Care MCR $6.92 ↓ -80%
Florida Complete Care MCR $6.92 ↓ -80%
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $6.92 ↓ -80%
SECUR MGMCR $6.99 ↓ -80%
Gold Kidney of Florida Medicare $7.05 ↓ -80%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $7.12 ↓ -80%
Centurion LOGOV $7.12 ↓ -80%
Clear Spring Health MCR $7.12 ↓ -80%
AvMed HMOFI $7.70 ↓ -78%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PrimeTier1 $8.05 ↓ -77%
AvMed ASOEO $8.75 ↓ -75%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $8.93 ↓ -74%
Simply Healthcare HIX $9.19 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $9.45 ↓ -73%
Humana HMO $9.80 ↓ -72%
Humana PPO $9.80 ↓ -72%
Oscar HIX $9.96 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $10.50 ↓ -70%
BeHealthy America MCR $13.65 ↓ -61%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $15.75 ↓ -55%
Beacon Health Options COMM $17.50 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sheriff COMM $17.50 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $17.50 ↓ -50%
Healthcare Sarasota COMM $17.50 ↓ -50%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PRIMENETWORK $19.25 ↓ -45%
Multiplan PRIMARYPPO $26.25 ↓ -25%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems ADVANTAGENETWORK $28.00 ↓ -20%
Evernorth BHCOMM $28.00 ↓ -20%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems SELECTNETWORK $28.00 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $29.75 ↓ -15%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems CHOICENETWORK $32.20 ↓ -8%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $75.05 ↑ +114%
Rockport Healthcare Group WORKERSCOMP $75.05 ↑ +114%
Prime Health WorkersComp $76.63 ↑ +119%
Aetna NonGatedCOMM not published by hospital
Aetna GatedCOMM not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital

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Assay of neonatal thyroxine at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON $19.50 $6.47 – $19.59
HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL MIAMI $162.00 $6.41 – $82.30
Adventhealth Carrollwood Tampa $99.87 $6.47 – $14.36
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach not published $6.15 – $10.80
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales not published $6.47 – $14.36
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast not published $6.15 – $13.82
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa not published $6.47 – $14.36
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach not published $6.15 – $14.13

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