CT scan of the head with contrast cost in Florida

Prices at 67 hospitals in Florida, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,653 — 164% above the US median ($1,381), roughly 24.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, FL $602 $1,445 ★ 4/5 222 min 14.8%
Viera Hospital Melbourne, FL $602 $1,445 ★ 5/5 194 min 14.5%
Palm Bay Hospital Palm Bay, FL $602 $1,445 ★ 3/5 204 min 15.3%
Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL $722 $246 ★ 3/5 161 min 14.6%
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL $722 $250 ★ 4/5 123 min 14.5%
Ascension St Vincent's Clay County Middleburg, FL $722 $255 ★ 3/5 192 min 14.3%
Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County St. Johns, FL $722 $277 ★ 4/5 122 min 15.2%
Lakeland Regional Medical Center Lakeland, FL $887 $5,202 ★ 1/5 162 min 16.7%
George E Weems Memorial Hospital Apalachicola, FL $937 $881
Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL $1,103 $290 ★ 4/5 143 min 14.1%
Parrish Medical Center Titusville, FL $1,328 $1,262 ★ 2/5 220 min 14.5%
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL $1,394 ★ 5/5 206 min 14.5%
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf Port Saint Joe, FL $1,461 $197 ★ 3/5 107 min 15.4%
Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL $1,530 $4,130 ★ 5/5 220 min 14.1%
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health Fort Myers, FL $1,530 $4,130 ★ 4/5 274 min 14.6%
Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral, FL $1,530 $4,130 ★ 3/5 219 min 15.6%
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL $1,856 $108 ★ 5/5 204 min 15.7%
Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice North Venice, FL $1,856 $108 ★ 5/5 223 min 15.4%
Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast Miramar Beach, FL $2,104 $181 ★ 3/5 181 min 14.6%
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Tallahassee, FL $2,456 $1,062 ★ 3/5 204 min 14.3%
Northwest Florida Community Hospital Chipley, FL $2,637 $1,140 ★ 2/5 14.3%
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Panama City, FL $2,644 $217 ★ 3/5 178 min 15.1%
Holy Cross Hospital Ft Lauderdale, FL $2,896 $1,839 ★ 4/5 161 min 14.8%
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL $3,117 $1,158 ★ 2/5 188 min 15.7%
Bethesda Hospital East Boynton Beach, FL $3,427 $734 ★ 2/5 195 min 15.9%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$5,272
Cash / self-pay
$3,653
Insurer-negotiated
$1,861
Medicare pays
$148
$722$9,758
Median cash $3,653  ·  Medicare $148  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $3,653 — about 24.6× the Medicare rate ($148). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($297).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,272 list price could save about $1,619 (31%).

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