Boot mlti podous univ xlg 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

$1,088.43

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.

$1,088.43

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.

$161.09 with Aetna vs $1,001.36 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
Aetna QHP $161.09 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $178.50 ↓ -84%
Humana TRICARE $201.19 ↓ -82%
United Behavioral Health VACNN $207.41 ↓ -81%
Aetna MCR $207.41 ↓ -81%
CareSource Tricare $207.41 ↓ -81%
United VA CCN FED $207.41 ↓ -81%
WellMed MCR $207.41 ↓ -81%
NDMS Definitive Care MCR $207.41 ↓ -81%
United MGMCD $207.41 ↓ -81%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $211.56 ↓ -81%
BCBS MCRPPO $211.56 ↓ -81%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $211.56 ↓ -81%
United MCR $211.56 ↓ -81%
WellCare MCR $217.78 ↓ -80%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $217.78 ↓ -80%
Sunshine State MCR $217.78 ↓ -80%
American Health Plan MCR $219.85 ↓ -80%
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $221.93 ↓ -80%
Align Senior Care MCR $221.93 ↓ -80%
Florida Complete Care MCR $221.93 ↓ -80%
SECUR MGMCR $224.00 ↓ -79%
Gold Kidney of Florida Medicare $226.08 ↓ -79%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $228.15 ↓ -79%
Centurion LOGOV $228.15 ↓ -79%
Clear Spring Health MCR $228.15 ↓ -79%
Aetna NonGatedCOMM $245.99 ↓ -77%
Aetna GatedCOMM $245.99 ↓ -77%
Aetna ASA $326.53 ↓ -70%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $489.79 ↓ -55%
Prime Health Sheriff COMM $544.22 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $544.22 ↓ -50%
Beacon Health Options COMM $544.22 ↓ -50%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PRIMENETWORK $598.64 ↓ -45%
Multiplan PRIMARYPPO $816.32 ↓ -25%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems SELECTNETWORK $870.74 ↓ -20%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems ADVANTAGENETWORK $870.74 ↓ -20%
Evernorth BHCOMM $870.74 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $925.17 ↓ -15%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems CHOICENETWORK $1,001.36 ↓ -8%

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