Pt application of modality >=1 area ultrasound each 15 minutes 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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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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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.

$12.51 with United vs $543.68 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

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
United MGMCD $12.51
United VA CCN FED $12.51
NDMS Definitive Care MCR $12.51
United Behavioral Health VACNN $12.51
Aetna MCR $12.51
WellMed MCR $12.51
BCBS MCRPPO $12.76
BCBS MGMCRHMO $12.76
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $12.76
United MCR $12.76
Sunshine State MCR $13.14
WellCare MCR $13.14
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $13.14
Humana TRICARE $13.24
American Health Plan MCR $13.26
Florida Complete Care MCR $13.39
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $13.39
Align Senior Care MCR $13.39
SECUR MGMCR $13.52
Gold Kidney of Florida Medicare $13.64
CareSource Tricare $13.65
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $13.77
Centurion LOGOV $13.77
Clear Spring Health MCR $13.77
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $15.20
Rockport Healthcare Group WORKERSCOMP $15.20
Prime Health WorkersComp $15.52
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Optimum Group Members MGMCR $27.78
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Freedom Health MGMCR $42.55
Access 2 Healthcare Physicians Optimum MGMCR $42.55
Optimum Healthcare MCRPPO $46.09
Freedom Health Care MGMGR $46.09
Optimum Healthcare MCRHMO $46.09
Optimum Healthcare PFFS $46.09
AvMed HIX $47.28
Simply Healthcare HIX $86.87
Oscar HIX $88.64
Simply Healthcare MGMCR $91.01
United OptionsPPO $96.92
Cigna HMO $102.83
Cigna PPO $102.83
Molina MGMCR $112.28
AvMed HMOFI $130.01
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PrimeTier1 $135.92
AvMed ASOEO $147.74
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $150.69
Molina HIX $159.56
Humana HMO $165.47
Humana PPO $165.47
Aetna ASA $177.29
BeHealthy America MCR $230.47
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $265.93
Prime Health Sheriff COMM $295.48
Plotkin Health COMM $295.48
Healthcare Sarasota COMM $295.48
Beacon Health Options COMM $295.48
Evolutions Healthcare Systems PRIMENETWORK $325.03
Multiplan PRIMARYPPO $443.22
Evernorth BHCOMM $472.77
Evolutions Healthcare Systems ADVANTAGENETWORK $472.77
Evolutions Healthcare Systems SELECTNETWORK $472.77
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $502.32
Evolutions Healthcare Systems CHOICENETWORK $543.68
Aetna GatedCOMM not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital
Aetna NonGatedCOMM not published by hospital

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Pt application of modality >=1 area ultrasound each 15 minutes at other Florida hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach $92.80 $14.40 – $25.30
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales $333.70 $15.16 – $33.66
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast $125.36 not published
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa $317.81 $15.16 – $33.66
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach $92.86 $14.40 – $33.12
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte $398.45 not published
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston $141.70 $9.90 – $185.30
martin north hospital Stuart $141.70 $9.29 – $109.00

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