Emergency department visit (level 2) cost in Florida

Prices at 88 hospitals in Florida, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,216 — 247% above the US median ($351), roughly 30.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL $220 $712 ★ 5/5 220 min 14.1%
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health Fort Myers, FL $220 $712 ★ 4/5 274 min 14.6%
Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral, FL $220 $712 ★ 3/5 219 min 15.6%
Northwest Florida Community Hospital Chipley, FL $244 $45 ★ 2/5 14.3%
Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, FL $254 $661 ★ 4/5 222 min 14.8%
Viera Hospital Melbourne, FL $254 $661 ★ 5/5 194 min 14.5%
Palm Bay Hospital Palm Bay, FL $254 $661 ★ 3/5 204 min 15.3%
Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL $321 $574 ★ 4/5 143 min 14.1%
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL $330 ★ 5/5 206 min 14.5%
Lakeland Regional Medical Center Lakeland, FL $364 $2,135 ★ 1/5 162 min 16.7%
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf Port Saint Joe, FL $408 $501 ★ 3/5 107 min 15.4%
Parrish Medical Center Titusville, FL $452 $542 ★ 2/5 220 min 14.5%
Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL $491 $278 ★ 3/5 161 min 14.6%
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL $491 $427 ★ 4/5 123 min 14.5%
Ascension St Vincent's Clay County Middleburg, FL $491 $266 ★ 3/5 192 min 14.3%
Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County St. Johns, FL $491 $278 ★ 4/5 122 min 15.2%
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Panama City, FL $509 $552 ★ 3/5 178 min 15.1%
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL $561 $875 ★ 5/5 204 min 15.7%
Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice North Venice, FL $561 $875 ★ 5/5 223 min 15.4%
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL $599 $908 ★ 2/5 188 min 15.7%
Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast Miramar Beach, FL $615 $501 ★ 3/5 181 min 14.6%
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Tallahassee, FL $620 $1,001 ★ 3/5 204 min 14.3%
Holy Cross Hospital Ft Lauderdale, FL $671 $59 ★ 4/5 161 min 14.8%
Bethesda Hospital East Boynton Beach, FL $699 $404 ★ 2/5 195 min 15.9%
Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL $699 $484 ★ 5/5 235 min 15.1%

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)
$1,586
Cash / self-pay
$1,216
Insurer-negotiated
$939
Medicare pays
$40
$254$2,790
Median cash $1,216  ·  Medicare $40  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $1,216 — about 30.1× the Medicare rate ($40). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($81).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,586 list price could save about $370 (23%).

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