Ghs st - re-eval for alt comm 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

$901.09

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.

$901.09

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.

$42.35 with Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Optimum Group Members vs $829.00 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
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Optimum Group Members MGMCR $42.35 ↓ -95%
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Optimum MGMCR $64.88 ↓ -93%
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Health MGMCR $64.88 ↓ -93%
Humana TRICARE $67.92 ↓ -92%
CareSource Tricare $70.02 ↓ -92%
Aetna MCR $70.19 ↓ -92%
NDMS Definitive Care MCR $70.19 ↓ -92%
United VA CCN FED $70.19 ↓ -92%
United MGMCD $70.19 ↓ -92%
United Behavioral Health VACNN $70.19 ↓ -92%
WellMed MCR $70.19 ↓ -92%
Optimum Healthcare PFFS $70.29 ↓ -92%
Optimum Healthcare MCRPPO $70.29 ↓ -92%
Optimum Healthcare MCRHMO $70.29 ↓ -92%
Freedom Health Care MGMGR $70.29 ↓ -92%
BCBS MGMCRHMO $71.59 ↓ -92%
BCBS MCRPPO $71.59 ↓ -92%
United MCR $71.59 ↓ -92%
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $71.59 ↓ -92%
AvMed HIX $72.09 ↓ -92%
WellCare MCR $73.70 ↓ -92%
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $73.70 ↓ -92%
Sunshine State MCR $73.70 ↓ -92%
American Health Plan MCR $74.40 ↓ -92%
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $75.10 ↓ -92%
Align Senior Care MCR $75.10 ↓ -92%
Florida Complete Care MCR $75.10 ↓ -92%
SECUR MGMCR $75.81 ↓ -92%
Gold Kidney of Florida Medicare $76.51 ↓ -92%
Centurion LOGOV $77.21 ↓ -91%
Clear Spring Health MCR $77.21 ↓ -91%
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $77.21 ↓ -91%
Rockport Healthcare Group WORKERSCOMP $91.20 ↓ -90%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $91.20 ↓ -90%
Prime Health WorkersComp $93.12 ↓ -90%
Simply Healthcare HIX $132.46 ↓ -85%
Aetna QHP $133.36 ↓ -85%
Oscar HIX $135.16 ↓ -85%
Simply Healthcare MGMCR $138.77 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $147.78 ↓ -84%
Cigna PPO $156.79 ↓ -83%
Cigna HMO $156.79 ↓ -83%
Molina MGMCR $171.21 ↓ -81%
AvMed HMOFI $198.24 ↓ -78%
Aetna GatedCOMM $203.65 ↓ -77%
Aetna NonGatedCOMM $203.65 ↓ -77%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PrimeTier1 $207.25 ↓ -77%
AvMed ASOEO $225.27 ↓ -75%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $229.78 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $243.29 ↓ -73%
Humana PPO $252.31 ↓ -72%
Humana HMO $252.31 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASA $270.33 ↓ -70%
BeHealthy America MCR $351.43 ↓ -61%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $405.49 ↓ -55%
Beacon Health Options COMM $450.55 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sheriff COMM $450.55 ↓ -50%
Plotkin Health COMM $450.55 ↓ -50%
Healthcare Sarasota COMM $450.55 ↓ -50%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PRIMENETWORK $495.60 ↓ -45%
Multiplan PRIMARYPPO $675.82 ↓ -25%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems ADVANTAGENETWORK $720.87 ↓ -20%
Evernorth BHCOMM $720.87 ↓ -20%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems SELECTNETWORK $720.87 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $765.93 ↓ -15%
Evolutions Healthcare Systems CHOICENETWORK $829.00 ↓ -8%

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Ghs st - re-eval for alt comm at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $517.24 $68.47 – $120.28
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $596.42 $72.07 – $160.00
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $557.03 not published
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $533.81 $72.07 – $160.00
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE $289.00 $56.15 – $93.12
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $533.81 not published
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