Emergency department visit (level 1) cost in Florida

Prices at 90 hospitals in Florida, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $564 — 171% above the US median ($208), roughly 51.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
George E Weems Memorial Hospital Apalachicola, FL $91 $86
Northwest Florida Community Hospital Chipley, FL $132 $17 ★ 2/5 14.3%
Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, FL $173 $415 ★ 4/5 222 min 14.8%
Viera Hospital Melbourne, FL $173 $415 ★ 5/5 194 min 14.5%
Palm Bay Hospital Palm Bay, FL $173 $415 ★ 3/5 204 min 15.3%
Lakeland Regional Medical Center Lakeland, FL $182 $789 ★ 1/5 162 min 16.7%
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL $190 ★ 5/5 206 min 14.5%
Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL $212 $137 ★ 3/5 161 min 14.6%
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL $212 $159 ★ 4/5 123 min 14.5%
Ascension St Vincent's Clay County Middleburg, FL $212 $148 ★ 3/5 192 min 14.3%
Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County St. Johns, FL $212 $155 ★ 4/5 122 min 15.2%
Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL $245 $289 ★ 4/5 143 min 14.1%
Parrish Medical Center Titusville, FL $260 $373 ★ 2/5 220 min 14.5%
Winter Haven Hospital Winter Haven, FL $272 $102 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.8%
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Panama City, FL $274 $348 ★ 3/5 178 min 15.1%
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf Port Saint Joe, FL $284 $303 ★ 3/5 107 min 15.4%
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL $364 $204 ★ 5/5 204 min 15.7%
Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice North Venice, FL $364 $204 ★ 5/5 223 min 15.4%
Holy Cross Hospital Ft Lauderdale, FL $366 $21 ★ 4/5 161 min 14.8%
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Tallahassee, FL $388 $1,001 ★ 3/5 204 min 14.3%
Cleveland Clinic Hospital Weston, FL $395 $70 ★ 5/5 214 min 15.9%
Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast Miramar Beach, FL $409 $302 ★ 3/5 181 min 14.6%
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL $437 $349 ★ 2/5 188 min 15.7%
Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital Stuart, FL $494 $88 ★ 3/5 183 min 16.0%
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach, FL $494 $88 ★ 4/5 217 min 13.5%

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 August 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)
$880
Cash / self-pay
$564
Insurer-negotiated
$495
Medicare pays
$11
$181$1,555
Median cash $564  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $564 — about 51.2× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($22).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $880 list price could save about $316 (36%).

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