Cholesterol 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

$909.07

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.

$909.07

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.

$3.94 with Humana vs $836.34 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
Humana TRICARE $3.94 ↓ -100%
CareSource Tricare $4.06 ↓ -100%
United VA CCN FED $4.35 ↓ -100%
United AllPayerAppendix $4.35 ↓ -100%
NDMS Definitive Care MCR $4.35 ↓ -100%
United MGMCD $4.35 ↓ -100%
United Behavioral Health VACNN $4.35 ↓ -100%
WellMed MCR $4.35 ↓ -100%
Aetna MCR $4.35 ↓ -100%
United MCR $4.44 ↓ -100%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $4.44 ↓ -100%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $4.44 ↓ -100%
BCBS MCRPPO $4.44 ↓ -100%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $4.57 ↓ -99%
WellCare MCR $4.57 ↓ -99%
Sunshine State MCR $4.57 ↓ -99%
American Health Plan MCR $4.61 ↓ -99%
Align Senior Care MCR $4.65 ↓ -99%
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $4.65 ↓ -99%
Florida Complete Care MCR $4.65 ↓ -99%
SECUR MGMCR $4.70 ↓ -99%
Gold Kidney of Florida Medicare $4.74 ↓ -99%
Centurion LOGOV $4.79 ↓ -99%
Clear Spring Health MCR $4.79 ↓ -99%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $4.79 ↓ -99%
Simply Healthcare HIX $6.18 ↓ -99%
Oscar HIX $6.70 ↓ -99%
Rockport Healthcare Group WORKERSCOMP $22.42 ↓ -98%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $22.42 ↓ -98%
Prime Health WorkersComp $22.89 ↓ -97%
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Optimum Group Members MGMCR $42.73 ↓ -95%
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Optimum MGMCR $65.45 ↓ -93%
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Health MGMCR $65.45 ↓ -93%
Optimum Healthcare PFFS $70.91 ↓ -92%
Optimum Healthcare MCRHMO $70.91 ↓ -92%
Optimum Healthcare MCRPPO $70.91 ↓ -92%
Freedom Health Care MGMGR $70.91 ↓ -92%
AvMed HIX $72.73 ↓ -92%
Simply Healthcare MGMCR $140.00 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $149.09 ↓ -84%
Molina MGMCR $172.72 ↓ -81%
AvMed HMOFI $200.00 ↓ -78%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PrimeTier1 $209.09 ↓ -77%
AvMed ASOEO $227.27 ↓ -75%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $231.81 ↓ -75%
Molina HIX $245.45 ↓ -73%
Humana HMO $254.54 ↓ -72%
Humana PPO $254.54 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $272.72 ↓ -70%
BeHealthy America MCR $354.54 ↓ -61%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $409.08 ↓ -55%
Beacon Health Options COMM $454.54 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sheriff COMM $454.54 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $454.54 ↓ -50%
Healthcare Sarasota COMM $454.54 ↓ -50%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PRIMENETWORK $499.99 ↓ -45%
Multiplan PRIMARYPPO $681.80 ↓ -25%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems SELECTNETWORK $727.26 ↓ -20%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems ADVANTAGENETWORK $727.26 ↓ -20%
Evernorth BHCOMM $727.26 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $772.71 ↓ -15%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems CHOICENETWORK $836.34 ↓ -8%
Aetna NonGatedCOMM not published by hospital
Aetna GatedCOMM not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital

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