Brace kafo dbl upright cust 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

$5,202.42

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.

$5,202.42

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.

$769.96 with Aetna vs $4,786.23 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 $769.96 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $853.20 ↓ -84%
Aetna NonGatedCOMM $1,175.75 ↓ -77%
Aetna GatedCOMM $1,175.75 ↓ -77%
Aetna ASA $1,560.73 ↓ -70%
Humana TRICARE $2,068.03 ↓ -60%
United Behavioral Health VACNN $2,131.99 ↓ -59%
CareSource Tricare $2,131.99 ↓ -59%
United VA CCN FED $2,131.99 ↓ -59%
Aetna MCR $2,131.99 ↓ -59%
NDMS Definitive Care MCR $2,131.99 ↓ -59%
WellMed MCR $2,131.99 ↓ -59%
United MGMCD $2,131.99 ↓ -59%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $2,174.63 ↓ -58%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $2,174.63 ↓ -58%
United MCR $2,174.63 ↓ -58%
BCBS MCRPPO $2,174.63 ↓ -58%
Sunshine State MCR $2,238.59 ↓ -57%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $2,238.59 ↓ -57%
WellCare MCR $2,238.59 ↓ -57%
American Health Plan MCR $2,259.91 ↓ -57%
Florida Complete Care MCR $2,281.23 ↓ -56%
Align Senior Care MCR $2,281.23 ↓ -56%
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $2,281.23 ↓ -56%
SECUR MGMCR $2,302.55 ↓ -56%
Gold Kidney of Florida Medicare $2,323.87 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $2,341.09 ↓ -55%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $2,345.19 ↓ -55%
Centurion LOGOV $2,345.19 ↓ -55%
Clear Spring Health MCR $2,345.19 ↓ -55%
Beacon Health Options COMM $2,601.21 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sheriff COMM $2,601.21 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $2,601.21 ↓ -50%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PRIMENETWORK $2,861.33 ↓ -45%
Multiplan PRIMARYPPO $3,901.82 ↓ -25%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems ADVANTAGENETWORK $4,161.94 ↓ -20%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems SELECTNETWORK $4,161.94 ↓ -20%
Evernorth BHCOMM $4,161.94 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $4,422.06 ↓ -15%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems CHOICENETWORK $4,786.23 ↓ -8%

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