Emergency department visit (level 4) cost in Florida

Prices at 100 hospitals in Florida, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,824 — 195% above the US median ($957), roughly 23.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
George E Weems Memorial Hospital Apalachicola, FL $490 $461
Northwest Florida Community Hospital Chipley, FL $585 $130 ★ 2/5 14.3%
Lakeland Regional Medical Center Lakeland, FL $607 $4,162 ★ 1/5 162 min 16.7%
Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL $623 $2,015 ★ 5/5 220 min 14.1%
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health Fort Myers, FL $623 $2,015 ★ 4/5 274 min 14.6%
Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral, FL $623 $2,015 ★ 3/5 219 min 15.6%
Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, FL $839 $2,516 ★ 4/5 222 min 14.8%
Viera Hospital Melbourne, FL $839 $2,181 ★ 5/5 194 min 14.5%
Palm Bay Hospital Palm Bay, FL $839 $2,181 ★ 3/5 204 min 15.3%
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Panama City, FL $997 $1,213 ★ 3/5 178 min 15.1%
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL $1,072 ★ 5/5 206 min 14.5%
Parrish Medical Center Titusville, FL $1,162 $1,395 ★ 2/5 220 min 14.5%
Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL $1,328 $748 ★ 3/5 161 min 14.6%
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL $1,328 $934 ★ 4/5 123 min 14.5%
Ascension St Vincent's Clay County Middleburg, FL $1,328 $716 ★ 3/5 192 min 14.3%
Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County St. Johns, FL $1,328 $748 ★ 4/5 122 min 15.2%
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL $1,359 $1,365 ★ 2/5 188 min 15.7%
Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL $1,362 $2,367 ★ 4/5 143 min 14.1%
Holy Cross Hospital Ft Lauderdale, FL $1,366 $125 ★ 4/5 161 min 14.8%
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf Port Saint Joe, FL $1,386 $1,860 ★ 3/5 107 min 15.4%
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Tallahassee, FL $1,462 $1,001 ★ 3/5 204 min 14.3%
Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast Miramar Beach, FL $1,467 $1,092 ★ 3/5 181 min 14.6%
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL $1,538 $2,345 ★ 5/5 204 min 15.7%
Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice North Venice, FL $1,538 $2,345 ★ 5/5 223 min 15.4%
Bethesda Hospital East Boynton Beach, FL $1,589 $937 ★ 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 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)
$4,378
Cash / self-pay
$2,824
Insurer-negotiated
$2,281
Medicare pays
$118
$839$8,267
Median cash $2,824  ·  Medicare $118  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $2,824 — about 23.9× the Medicare rate ($118). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($236).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,378 list price could save about $1,554 (36%).

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