Breath test analysis c-14 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

$271.52

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.

$271.52

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.

$12.76 with Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Optimum Group Members vs $2,099.91 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 $12.76 ↓ -95%
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Optimum MGMCR $19.55 ↓ -93%
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Health MGMCR $19.55 ↓ -93%
Optimum Healthcare MCRHMO $21.18 ↓ -92%
Freedom Health Care MGMGR $21.18 ↓ -92%
Optimum Healthcare PFFS $21.18 ↓ -92%
Optimum Healthcare MCRPPO $21.18 ↓ -92%
AvMed HIX $21.72 ↓ -92%
Simply Healthcare MGMCR $41.81 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $44.53 ↓ -84%
Molina MGMCR $51.59 ↓ -81%
AvMed HMOFI $59.73 ↓ -78%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PrimeTier1 $62.45 ↓ -77%
AvMed ASOEO $67.88 ↓ -75%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $69.24 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $73.31 ↓ -73%
Humana PPO $76.03 ↓ -72%
Humana HMO $76.03 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $81.46 ↓ -70%
Humana TRICARE $85.57 ↓ -68%
CareSource Tricare $88.22 ↓ -68%
United MGMCD $94.41 ↓ -65%
Aetna MCR $94.41 ↓ -65%
NDMS Definitive Care MCR $94.41 ↓ -65%
United Behavioral Health VACNN $94.41 ↓ -65%
United VA CCN FED $94.41 ↓ -65%
WellMed MCR $94.41 ↓ -65%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $96.30 ↓ -65%
United MCR $96.30 ↓ -65%
BCBS MCRPPO $96.30 ↓ -65%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $96.30 ↓ -65%
Sunshine State MCR $99.13 ↓ -63%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $99.13 ↓ -63%
WellCare MCR $99.13 ↓ -63%
American Health Plan MCR $100.07 ↓ -63%
Align Senior Care MCR $101.02 ↓ -63%
Florida Complete Care MCR $101.02 ↓ -63%
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $101.02 ↓ -63%
SECUR MGMCR $101.96 ↓ -62%
Gold Kidney of Florida Medicare $102.91 ↓ -62%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $103.85 ↓ -62%
Centurion LOGOV $103.85 ↓ -62%
Clear Spring Health MCR $103.85 ↓ -62%
BeHealthy America MCR $105.89 ↓ -61%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $122.18 ↓ -55%
Simply Healthcare HIX $134.06 ↓ -51%
Prime Health Sheriff COMM $135.76 ↓ -50%
Beacon Health Options COMM $135.76 ↓ -50%
Healthcare Sarasota COMM $135.76 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $135.76 ↓ -50%
Oscar HIX $145.39 ↓ -46%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PRIMENETWORK $149.34 ↓ -45%
Multiplan PRIMARYPPO $203.64 ↓ -25%
United AllPayerAppendix $212.42 ↓ -22%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems SELECTNETWORK $217.22 ↓ -20%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems ADVANTAGENETWORK $217.22 ↓ -20%
Evernorth BHCOMM $217.22 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $230.79 ↓ -15%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems CHOICENETWORK $249.80 ↓ -8%
Rockport Healthcare Group WORKERSCOMP $2,056.62 ↑ +657%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $2,056.62 ↑ +657%
Prime Health WorkersComp $2,099.91 ↑ +673%
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna GatedCOMM not published by hospital
Aetna NonGatedCOMM not published by hospital

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Breath test analysis c-14 at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Carrollwood Tampa $1,457.22 $94.41 – $209.59
HCA FLORIDA TRINITY HOSPITAL TRINITY $1,959.08 $85.57 – $2,099.91
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach not published $89.69 – $157.57
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales not published $94.41 – $209.59
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast not published $89.69 – $236.03
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa not published $94.41 – $209.59
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach not published $89.69 – $206.24
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE not published $75.53 – $2,068.60

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