LDL cholesterol test cost in Florida

Prices at 99 hospitals in Florida, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $29 — 40% below the US median ($49), roughly 2.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
HCA Florida West Hospital Pensacola, FL $6 $11 ★ 3/5 115 min 15.5%
Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc Miami Beach, FL $6 $6 ★ 3/5 172 min 15.3%
Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL $6 $4 ★ 3/5 196 min 16.2%
Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL $6 $4 ★ 3/5 187 min 15.7%
Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL $6 $4 ★ 3/5 136 min 14.7%
Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL $6 $4 ★ 4/5 180 min 15.2%
Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, FL $12 $29 ★ 4/5 222 min 14.8%
Viera Hospital Melbourne, FL $12 $29 ★ 5/5 194 min 14.5%
Palm Bay Hospital Palm Bay, FL $12 $29 ★ 3/5 204 min 15.3%
St Mary's Medical Center West Palm Beach, FL $13 ★ 1/5 159 min 15.2%
Parrish Medical Center Titusville, FL $14 $11 ★ 2/5 220 min 14.5%
Lakeland Regional Medical Center Lakeland, FL $15 $635 ★ 1/5 162 min 16.7%
Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL $15 $7 ★ 5/5 220 min 14.1%
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health Fort Myers, FL $15 $7 ★ 4/5 274 min 14.6%
Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral, FL $15 $7 ★ 3/5 219 min 15.6%
Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital Stuart, FL $16 $11 ★ 3/5 183 min 16.0%
Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL $21 $11 ★ 3/5 161 min 14.6%
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL $21 $12 ★ 4/5 123 min 14.5%
Ascension St Vincent's Clay County Middleburg, FL $21 $13 ★ 3/5 192 min 14.3%
Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County St. Johns, FL $21 $13 ★ 4/5 122 min 15.2%
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL $21 $18 ★ 2/5 188 min 15.7%
Nemours Childrens Hospital, Florida Orlando, FL $26 $16
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL $27 $11 ★ 5/5 204 min 15.7%
Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice North Venice, FL $27 $11 ★ 5/5 223 min 15.4%
Mease Dunedin Hospital Dunedin, FL $29 $26 ★ 4/5 148 min 14.6%

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)
$68
Cash / self-pay
$29
Insurer-negotiated
$11
Medicare pays
$11
$8$196
Median cash $29  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $29 — about 2.8× the Medicare rate ($11). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($21).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $68 list price could save about $39 (57%).

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