HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital
6500 38Th Ave N, Saint Petersburg, FL 33710
About This Data
HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital publishes this pricing data as required by the CMS Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR § 180). The hospital's machine-readable file is published in JSON format and includes gross charges, cash/self-pay discounts, and payer-specific negotiated rates.
We are not affiliated with HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital. This page presents publicly available pricing data published by the hospital in compliance with federal regulations.
File last updated: 2026-09-01. Accessed by us: 2026-10-15. We check for changes twice weekly (Monday and Thursday). Attested by Mari Jones Elliott.
If you believe any information is incorrect, please contact us. We'll review it against the source file within 5 business days.
Data quality note: HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital publishes cash prices that match their gross charges, meaning no separate self-pay discount appears in their transparency file. The insured rates shown below are negotiated rates between the hospital and specific insurance plans. Uninsured patients may be able to negotiate lower rates by contacting the hospital's financial assistance department directly.
Published Prices by Procedure
Echocardiogram
Compare across Tampa-St. Petersburg →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Transthoracic Echocardiogram with Doppler (93306) | $10,434.20 |
Colonoscopy
Compare across Tampa-St. Petersburg →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Screening Colonoscopy (45378) | N/A |
| Colonoscopy with Biopsy (45380) | N/A |
| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| ER Visit Level 3 (Moderate) (99283) | $9,940.07 |
| ER Visit Level 4 (High/Urgent) (99284) | $12,811.59 |
| ER Visit Level 5 (Critical) (99285) | $22,071.02 |
| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| MRI Brain Without Contrast (70551) | $20,124.30 |
| MRI Lumbar Spine Without Contrast (72148) | $18,414.99 |
Chest X-ray
Compare across Tampa-St. Petersburg →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Chest X-ray, 2 Views (71046) | $3,007.71 |
| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis without Contrast (74176) | $32,086.62 |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis with Contrast (74177) | $37,381.44 |
Ultrasound
Compare across Tampa-St. Petersburg →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Abdominal Ultrasound, Complete (76700) | $6,744.08 |
| Pelvic Ultrasound, Complete (76856) | $4,342.34 |
| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) (80053) | $41 |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential (85025) | N/A |
C-Section
Compare across Tampa-St. Petersburg →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Cesarean Delivery (59510) | N/A |
Knee Replacement
Compare across Tampa-St. Petersburg →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Total Knee Replacement (Arthroplasty) (27447) | N/A |
Pricing Patterns at HCA St. Petersburg
Where gross charges are listed, cash prices match them exactly, meaning a 0% discount from gross, such as $20,124.30 for an MRI brain without contrast and $32,086.62 for a CT abdomen and pelvis without contrast. Insured rates for these services span a very wide range, from $945.84 to $18,514.36 for the brain MRI and $1.93 to $37.72 for a comprehensive metabolic panel, and the lowest insured rates are roughly 5% of the corresponding cash prices. Several procedures, including total knee replacement (insured $975 to $46,469) and cesarean delivery (insured $7,480), show $0 for gross and cash prices, so no self-pay figure appears in the data for those services.
HCA St. Petersburg vs Tampa-St. Petersburg Hospitals
How HCA St. Petersburg's cash prices compare to the median across hospitals in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area with published prices for each procedure.
| Procedure | HCA St. Petersburg | vs Median |
|---|---|---|
| Echocardiogram 27 hospitals | $10,434.20 | 163% above median |
| ER Visit 27 hospitals | $9,940.07 | 278% above median |
| MRI 27 hospitals | $18,414.99 | 254% above median |
| Chest X-ray 27 hospitals | $3,007.71 | 160% above median |
| CT Scan 27 hospitals | $32,086.62 | 136% above median |
| Ultrasound 27 hospitals | $4,342.34 | 56% above median |
| Lab Work 27 hospitals | $41 | 86% below median |
"Cash price" is each hospital's published self-pay/discounted rate. Median is calculated across Tampa-St. Petersburg hospitals that publish a cash price for the same procedure. Multi-code procedures use each hospital's lowest valid price as its representative value.
Using HCA St. Petersburg's Published Prices
Where HCA St. Petersburg lands in the metro. Of the 7 procedures with enough Tampa-St. Petersburg cash data to compare, 6 are above the metro median and 1 is below, with none near the median. Labels in the table include "278% above median" for ER Visit, "254% above median" for MRI and "163% above median" for Echocardiogram. Lab Work is the one below, at "86% below median" with a cash price of $41.
Cash price compared with gross and insurer rates. HCA St. Petersburg publishes cash prices equal to its gross charges, so cash is 100% of gross on every row where both values exist and no separate self-pay discount appears in its file. Of the 12 rows with a cash price, 0 are below every insured rate, 0 fall within the insured range and 12 are above every insured rate. The file lists 1,139 insurer rate entries from 43 payer names, so the insured side is wide.
What to ask the billing office.
- Quote the billing code, such as 71046 for a chest X-ray, and ask for the cash or self-pay price along with an itemized estimate.
- Ask what the quote includes and what it leaves out, since these rows are facility charges.
- Ask whether separate professional bills could follow, for example a radiologist for imaging, an ER physician for an ER visit, or a surgeon and anesthesia for a joint replacement or cesarean delivery.
Blank values and the file date. 5 rows carry a data note because the gross charge and cash price were published as $0 or blank: both colonoscopy codes, the CBC, the cesarean delivery and the knee replacement. That is missing data, not a free service. No values were left out as likely file errors. The file was updated 2026-09-01 and accessed by us 2026-10-08.
General information about using published prices, not medical, legal or financial advice. Confirm your own cost with the hospital and your insurer. Our methodology
Understanding the Columns
Gross Charge: The chargemaster price before any discounts. Rarely what patients pay. It is primarily a starting point for insurance negotiations.
Cash/Self-Pay: The discounted rate hospitals offer to uninsured patients. Ask about financial assistance programs for further reductions.
Insured Range: Lowest to highest negotiated rates across all payers. Medicare rates are typically lowest; commercial plan rates highest.
About Facility Fees
Prices shown are facility fees only. You'll also receive separate bills from the physician performing the procedure.
Imaging procedures include a facility fee plus a radiologist's reading fee. Surgical procedures add surgeon, anesthesia, and pathology fees.
For a more complete estimate, contact the hospital's financial counselling office or your insurer to request a pre-service cost estimate that includes all expected professional fees.
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HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital
File updated: 2026-09-01 · Accessed by us: 2026-10-15
Attested by: Mari Jones Elliott
We are not affiliated with HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital. Published prices may not reflect your actual cost. Disclaimer
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