Prices at 104 hospitals in Florida, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $72 — 28% below the US median ($100), roughly 1.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside | Jacksonville, FL | $20 | $51 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside | Jacksonville, FL | $20 | $51 | ★ 4/5 | 126 min | — |
| Ascension St Vincent's Clay County | Middleburg, FL | $20 | $51 | ★ 3/5 | 188 min | — |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County | St. Johns, FL | $20 | $51 | ★ 4/5 | 118 min | — |
| Lee Memorial Hospital | Fort Myers, FL | $36 | $106 | ★ 5/5 | 222 min | — |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health | Fort Myers, FL | $36 | $106 | ★ 4/5 | 270 min | — |
| Cape Coral Hospital | Cape Coral, FL | $36 | $106 | ★ 3/5 | 221 min | — |
| Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $38 | — | ★ 2/5 | 138 min | — |
| Holmes Regional Medical Center | Melbourne, FL | $39 | $98 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | — |
| Viera Hospital | Melbourne, FL | $39 | $98 | ★ 5/5 | 194 min | — |
| Palm Bay Hospital | Palm Bay, FL | $39 | $98 | ★ 3/5 | 202 min | — |
| Parrish Medical Center | Titusville, FL | $44 | $63 | ★ 2/5 | 205 min | — |
| Doctors Memorial Hospital | Bonifay, FL | $49 | $27 | ★ 2/5 | 121 min | — |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | Sarasota, FL | $50 | $57 | ★ 5/5 | 198 min | — |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice | North Venice, FL | $50 | $57 | ★ 5/5 | 235 min | — |
| HCA Florida Lehigh Hospital | Lehigh Acres, FL | $51 | $51 | ★ 2/5 | 136 min | — |
| HCA Florida Lake City Hospital | Lake City, FL | $58 | $46 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Neurobehavioral Hospital of the Palm Beaches-North | Magnonia Park, FL | $59 | $47 | — | — | — |
| HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital | Port Charlotte, FL | $60 | $51 | ★ 1/5 | 113 min | — |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital | Englewood, FL | $61 | $35 | ★ 3/5 | 156 min | — |
| HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital | Niceville, FL | $62 | $51 | ★ 5/5 | 114 min | — |
| HCA Florida Osceola Hospital | Kissimmee, FL | $62 | $51 | ★ 2/5 | 115 min | — |
| HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital a Part of HCA Florid | Saint Petersburg, FL | $62 | $51 | — | — | — |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital | Sarasota, FL | $62 | $51 | ★ 4/5 | 108 min | — |
| HCA Florida Mercy Hospital | Plantation, FL | $62 | $51 | ★ 2/5 | 134 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 October 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 $72 — about 1.4× the Medicare rate ($51). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($103).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $127 list price could save about $55 (43%).
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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