Blood gases o2 saturation direct measurement 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

$724.06

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.

$724.06

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.

$34.03 with Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Optimum Group Members vs $666.14 with Evolutions Healthcare Systems — 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 $34.03 ↓ -95%
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Health MGMCR $52.13 ↓ -93%
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Optimum MGMCR $52.13 ↓ -93%
Optimum Healthcare MCRPPO $56.48 ↓ -92%
Optimum Healthcare PFFS $56.48 ↓ -92%
Optimum Healthcare MCRHMO $56.48 ↓ -92%
Freedom Health Care MGMGR $56.48 ↓ -92%
AvMed HIX $57.92 ↓ -92%
Humana TRICARE $71.39 ↓ -90%
CareSource Tricare $73.60 ↓ -90%
United Behavioral Health VACNN $78.77 ↓ -89%
United AllPayerAppendix $78.77 ↓ -89%
Aetna MCR $78.77 ↓ -89%
NDMS Definitive Care MCR $78.77 ↓ -89%
WellMed MCR $78.77 ↓ -89%
United VA CCN FED $78.77 ↓ -89%
United MGMCD $78.77 ↓ -89%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $80.35 ↓ -89%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $80.35 ↓ -89%
United MCR $80.35 ↓ -89%
BCBS MCRPPO $80.35 ↓ -89%
Sunshine State MCR $82.71 ↓ -89%
WellCare MCR $82.71 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $82.71 ↓ -89%
American Health Plan MCR $83.50 ↓ -88%
Florida Complete Care MCR $84.28 ↓ -88%
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $84.28 ↓ -88%
Align Senior Care MCR $84.28 ↓ -88%
SECUR MGMCR $85.07 ↓ -88%
Gold Kidney of Florida Medicare $85.86 ↓ -88%
Clear Spring Health MCR $86.65 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $86.65 ↓ -88%
Centurion LOGOV $86.65 ↓ -88%
Simply Healthcare MGMCR $111.51 ↓ -85%
Simply Healthcare HIX $111.85 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $118.75 ↓ -84%
Oscar HIX $121.31 ↓ -83%
Molina MGMCR $137.57 ↓ -81%
AvMed HMOFI $159.29 ↓ -78%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PrimeTier1 $166.53 ↓ -77%
AvMed ASOEO $181.01 ↓ -75%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $184.64 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $195.50 ↓ -73%
Humana HMO $202.74 ↓ -72%
Humana PPO $202.74 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $217.22 ↓ -70%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $281.68 ↓ -61%
Rockport Healthcare Group WORKERSCOMP $281.68 ↓ -61%
BeHealthy America MCR $282.38 ↓ -61%
Prime Health WorkersComp $287.61 ↓ -60%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $325.83 ↓ -55%
Plotkin Health COMM $362.03 ↓ -50%
Beacon Health Options COMM $362.03 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sheriff COMM $362.03 ↓ -50%
Healthcare Sarasota COMM $362.03 ↓ -50%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PRIMENETWORK $398.23 ↓ -45%
Multiplan PRIMARYPPO $543.04 ↓ -25%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems ADVANTAGENETWORK $579.25 ↓ -20%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems SELECTNETWORK $579.25 ↓ -20%
Evernorth BHCOMM $579.25 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $615.45 ↓ -15%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems CHOICENETWORK $666.14 ↓ -8%
Aetna NonGatedCOMM not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna GatedCOMM not published by hospital

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $284.57 $74.83 – $131.47
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $366.91 $74.83 – $168.24
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