Emergency department visit (level 3) cost in Florida

Prices at 94 hospitals in Florida, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,411 — 303% above the US median ($598), roughly 34.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Lakeland Regional Medical Center Lakeland, FL $486 $2,600 ★ 1/5 162 min 16.7%
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Panama City, FL $493 $615 ★ 3/5 178 min 15.1%
Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, FL $550 $1,649 ★ 4/5 222 min 14.8%
Viera Hospital Melbourne, FL $550 $1,649 ★ 5/5 194 min 14.5%
Palm Bay Hospital Palm Bay, FL $550 $1,649 ★ 3/5 204 min 15.3%
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL $661 ★ 5/5 206 min 14.5%
Parrish Medical Center Titusville, FL $747 $897 ★ 2/5 220 min 14.5%
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf Port Saint Joe, FL $752 $537 ★ 3/5 107 min 15.4%
Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL $813 $580 ★ 4/5 143 min 14.1%
Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast Miramar Beach, FL $904 $848 ★ 3/5 181 min 14.6%
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL $996 $1,530 ★ 5/5 204 min 15.7%
Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice North Venice, FL $996 $1,530 ★ 5/5 223 min 15.4%
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL $1,009 $1,013 ★ 2/5 188 min 15.7%
Holy Cross Hospital Ft Lauderdale, FL $1,055 $89 ★ 4/5 161 min 14.8%
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Tallahassee, FL $1,081 $1,001 ★ 3/5 204 min 14.3%
Bethesda Hospital East Boynton Beach, FL $1,179 $682 ★ 2/5 195 min 15.9%
Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL $1,179 $816 ★ 5/5 235 min 15.1%
Homestead Hospital Homestead, FL $1,179 $871 ★ 4/5 232 min 15.0%
South Miami Hospital Miami, FL $1,179 $816 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.3%
Doctors Hospital Coral Gables, FL $1,179 $816 ★ 5/5 163 min 15.6%
West Kendall Baptist Hospital Miami, FL $1,179 $816 ★ 5/5 186 min 15.0%
Fishermen's Community Hospital Marathon, FL $1,179 $1,324 116 min 15.0%
Mariners Hospital Tavernier, FL $1,179 $1,361 ★ 5/5 118 min 15.7%
Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL $1,319 $445 ★ 3/5 161 min 14.6%
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL $1,319 $563 ★ 4/5 123 min 14.5%

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 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)
$2,782
Cash / self-pay
$2,411
Insurer-negotiated
$1,563
Medicare pays
$69
$550$5,928
Median cash $2,411  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $2,411 — about 34.7× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

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