Vaccine administration cost in Florida

Prices at 76 hospitals in Florida, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $112 — 101% above the US median ($56), roughly 5.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Lakeland Regional Medical Center Lakeland, FL $23 $980 ★ 1/5 162 min 16.7%
Northwest Florida Community Hospital Chipley, FL $24 $22 ★ 2/5 14.3%
George E Weems Memorial Hospital Apalachicola, FL $28 $19
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL $30 $59 ★ 5/5 204 min 15.7%
Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice North Venice, FL $30 $59 ★ 5/5 223 min 15.4%
Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, FL $34 $58 ★ 4/5 222 min 14.8%
Viera Hospital Melbourne, FL $34 $58 ★ 5/5 194 min 14.5%
Palm Bay Hospital Palm Bay, FL $34 $58 ★ 3/5 204 min 15.3%
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL $44 ★ 5/5 206 min 14.5%
Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL $45 $51 ★ 5/5 220 min 14.1%
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health Fort Myers, FL $45 $51 ★ 4/5 274 min 14.6%
Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral, FL $45 $51 ★ 3/5 219 min 15.6%
Parrish Medical Center Titusville, FL $46 $78 ★ 2/5 220 min 14.5%
Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL $53 $71 ★ 3/5 161 min 14.6%
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL $53 $71 ★ 4/5 123 min 14.5%
Ascension St Vincent's Clay County Middleburg, FL $53 $71 ★ 3/5 192 min 14.3%
Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County St. Johns, FL $53 $72 ★ 4/5 122 min 15.2%
HCA Florida West Hospital Pensacola, FL $58 $22 ★ 3/5 115 min 15.5%
Holy Cross Hospital Ft Lauderdale, FL $59 $17 ★ 4/5 161 min 14.8%
Mease Dunedin Hospital Dunedin, FL $72 $54 ★ 4/5 148 min 14.6%
Winter Haven Hospital Winter Haven, FL $72 $55 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.8%
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital New Port Richey, FL $72 $54 ★ 3/5 193 min 16.0%
Bartow Regional Medical Center Bartow, FL $72 $54 ★ 3/5 128 min 14.1%
Morton Plant Hospital Clearwater, FL $72 $54 ★ 4/5 183 min 15.8%
South Florida Baptist Hospital Plant City, FL $72 $54 ★ 3/5 199 min 15.7%

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)
$160
Cash / self-pay
$112
Insurer-negotiated
$64
Medicare pays
$19
$35$299
Median cash $112  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $112 — about 5.9× the Medicare rate ($19). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $160 list price could save about $48 (30%).

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