Emergency department visit (level 2) cost in Florida

Prices at 93 hospitals in Florida, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $955 — 176% above the US median ($347), roughly 23.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
George E Weems Memorial Hospital Apalachicola, FL $161 $151 — — —
Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL $220 $712 ★ 5/5 222 min —
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health Fort Myers, FL $220 $712 ★ 4/5 270 min —
Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral, FL $220 $712 ★ 3/5 221 min —
Northwest Florida Community Hospital Chipley, FL $244 $45 ★ 2/5 — —
Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, FL $254 $661 ★ 4/5 214 min —
Viera Hospital Melbourne, FL $254 $661 ★ 5/5 194 min —
Palm Bay Hospital Palm Bay, FL $254 $661 ★ 3/5 202 min —
Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL $321 $574 ★ 4/5 145 min —
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL $330 — ★ 5/5 206 min —
Lakeland Regional Medical Center Lakeland, FL $364 $2,135 ★ 1/5 155 min —
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf Port Saint Joe, FL $408 $501 ★ 3/5 105 min —
Parrish Medical Center Titusville, FL $452 $542 ★ 2/5 205 min —
Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL $491 $278 ★ 3/5 162 min —
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL $491 $427 ★ 4/5 126 min —
Ascension St Vincent's Clay County Middleburg, FL $491 $266 ★ 3/5 188 min —
Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County St. Johns, FL $491 $278 ★ 4/5 118 min —
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Panama City, FL $509 $552 ★ 3/5 176 min —
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL $561 $875 ★ 5/5 198 min —
Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice North Venice, FL $561 $875 ★ 5/5 235 min —
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL $599 $908 ★ 2/5 180 min —
Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast Miramar Beach, FL $615 $501 ★ 3/5 177 min —
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Tallahassee, FL $620 $164 ★ 3/5 204 min —
Halifax Health Medical Center Daytona Beach, FL $628 $338 ★ 2/5 165 min —
Halifax Health /uf Health Medical Center of Delton Deltona, FL $628 $330 — 139 min —

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 October 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
$955
Insurer-negotiated
$875
Medicare pays
$40
$267$2,790
Median cash $955  ·  Medicare $40  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $955 — about 23.6× 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 $631 (40%).

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