Prices at 60 hospitals in Florida, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $48 — 48% above the US median ($32), roughly 13.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside | Jacksonville, FL | $8 | $4 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside | Jacksonville, FL | $8 | $4 | ★ 4/5 | 126 min | — |
| Ascension St Vincent's Clay County | Middleburg, FL | $8 | $5 | ★ 3/5 | 188 min | — |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County | St. Johns, FL | $8 | $5 | ★ 4/5 | 118 min | — |
| Holmes Regional Medical Center | Melbourne, FL | $9 | $21 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | — |
| Viera Hospital | Melbourne, FL | $9 | $21 | ★ 5/5 | 194 min | — |
| Palm Bay Hospital | Palm Bay, FL | $9 | $21 | ★ 3/5 | 202 min | — |
| Lakeland Regional Medical Center | Lakeland, FL | $11 | $635 | ★ 1/5 | 155 min | — |
| St Mary's Medical Center | West Palm Beach, FL | $12 | — | ★ 1/5 | 155 min | — |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | Boca Raton, FL | $14 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 180 min | — |
| Parrish Medical Center | Titusville, FL | $15 | $7 | ★ 2/5 | 205 min | — |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | Sarasota, FL | $16 | $4 | ★ 5/5 | 198 min | — |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice | North Venice, FL | $16 | $4 | ★ 5/5 | 235 min | — |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital | Weston, FL | $16 | $13 | ★ 5/5 | 219 min | — |
| Sacred Heart Hospital | Pensacola, FL | $20 | $4 | ★ 4/5 | 145 min | — |
| Northwest Florida Community Hospital | Chipley, FL | $34 | $16 | ★ 2/5 | — | — |
| George E Weems Memorial Hospital | Apalachicola, FL | $35 | $31 | — | — | — |
| Mayo Clinic | Jacksonville, FL | $36 | — | ★ 5/5 | 206 min | — |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf | Port Saint Joe, FL | $40 | $4 | ★ 3/5 | 105 min | — |
| Doctors Memorial Hospital | Bonifay, FL | $42 | $29 | ★ 2/5 | 121 min | — |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | Stuart, FL | $47 | $4 | ★ 3/5 | 183 min | — |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital | Vero Beach, FL | $48 | $4 | ★ 4/5 | 216 min | — |
| Mease Dunedin Hospital | Dunedin, FL | $49 | $30 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| Winter Haven Hospital | Winter Haven, FL | $49 | $31 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Morton Plant North Bay Hospital | New Port Richey, FL | $49 | $30 | ★ 3/5 | 203 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 September 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)
Typical cash price here is $48 — about 13.1× the Medicare rate ($4). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($7).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $82 list price could save about $33 (41%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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