Ceftriaxone 1 gram solution for injection 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

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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.

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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.

$0.34 with Aetna vs $4.60 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 MCR $0.34
BCBS MGMCRHMO $0.36
Truli BSL $0.42
BCBS BSL $0.44
BCBS SBN $0.44
BCBS MBN $0.44
Humana TRICARE $0.48
CareSource Tricare $0.49
BCBS HMO $0.57
Truli PPO $0.60
BCBS NWB $0.63
BCBS PPO $0.63
Simply Healthcare MGMCR $0.77
United OptionsPPO $0.82
United AllPayerAppendix $0.99
BCBS PHS $1.01
Aetna ASA $1.50
BeHealthy America MCR $1.95
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $2.25
Beacon Health Options COMM $2.50
Prime Health Sheriff COMM $2.50
Plotkin Health COMM $2.50
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PRIMENETWORK $2.75
Multiplan PRIMARYPPO $3.75
Evolutions Healthcare Systems ADVANTAGENETWORK $4.00
Evernorth BHCOMM $4.00
Evolutions Healthcare Systems SELECTNETWORK $4.00
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $4.25
Evolutions Healthcare Systems CHOICENETWORK $4.60
Aetna NonGatedCOMM not published by hospital
Aetna GatedCOMM not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital

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Ceftriaxone 1 gram solution for injection at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $109.64 not published
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $295.28 not published
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $95.90 not published
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $162.99 not published
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $133.48 not published
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $418.68 not published
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville $79.92 $0.60 – $0.99
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola $29.40 $0.68 – $1.50

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