Foot plate molded stirrup at 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

$1,366.72

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.

$1,366.72

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.

$202.27 with Aetna vs $1,257.38 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 $202.27 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $224.14 ↓ -84%
Aetna GatedCOMM $308.88 ↓ -77%
Aetna NonGatedCOMM $308.88 ↓ -77%
Humana TRICARE $396.06 ↓ -71%
WellMed MCR $408.31 ↓ -70%
Aetna MCR $408.31 ↓ -70%
United Behavioral Health VACNN $408.31 ↓ -70%
United MGMCD $408.31 ↓ -70%
NDMS Definitive Care MCR $408.31 ↓ -70%
United VA CCN FED $408.31 ↓ -70%
CareSource Tricare $408.31 ↓ -70%
Aetna ASA $410.02 ↓ -70%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $416.48 ↓ -70%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $416.48 ↓ -70%
United MCR $416.48 ↓ -70%
BCBS MCRPPO $416.48 ↓ -70%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $428.73 ↓ -69%
Sunshine State MCR $428.73 ↓ -69%
WellCare MCR $428.73 ↓ -69%
American Health Plan MCR $432.81 ↓ -68%
Align Senior Care MCR $436.89 ↓ -68%
Florida Complete Care MCR $436.89 ↓ -68%
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $436.89 ↓ -68%
SECUR MGMCR $440.97 ↓ -68%
Gold Kidney of Florida Medicare $445.06 ↓ -67%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $449.14 ↓ -67%
Centurion LOGOV $449.14 ↓ -67%
Clear Spring Health MCR $449.14 ↓ -67%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $615.02 ↓ -55%
Beacon Health Options COMM $683.36 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sheriff COMM $683.36 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $683.36 ↓ -50%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PRIMENETWORK $751.70 ↓ -45%
Multiplan PRIMARYPPO $1,025.04 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $1,093.38 ↓ -20%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems SELECTNETWORK $1,093.38 ↓ -20%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems ADVANTAGENETWORK $1,093.38 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $1,161.71 ↓ -15%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems CHOICENETWORK $1,257.38 ↓ -8%

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