Emergency department visit (level 3) cost in Florida

Prices at 99 hospitals in Florida, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,894 — 218% above the US median ($596), roughly 27.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
George E Weems Memorial Hospital Apalachicola, FL $301 $283 — — —
Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL $330 $1,067 ★ 5/5 222 min —
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health Fort Myers, FL $330 $1,067 ★ 4/5 270 min —
Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral, FL $330 $1,067 ★ 3/5 221 min —
Northwest Florida Community Hospital Chipley, FL $340 $76 ★ 2/5 — —
Lakeland Regional Medical Center Lakeland, FL $486 $2,600 ★ 1/5 155 min —
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Panama City, FL $493 $615 ★ 3/5 176 min —
Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, FL $550 $1,649 ★ 4/5 214 min —
Viera Hospital Melbourne, FL $550 $1,649 ★ 5/5 194 min —
Palm Bay Hospital Palm Bay, FL $550 $1,649 ★ 3/5 202 min —
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL $661 — ★ 5/5 206 min —
Parrish Medical Center Titusville, FL $747 $897 ★ 2/5 205 min —
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf Port Saint Joe, FL $752 $537 ★ 3/5 105 min —
Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL $813 $580 ★ 4/5 145 min —
Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast Miramar Beach, FL $904 $848 ★ 3/5 177 min —
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL $996 $1,530 ★ 5/5 198 min —
Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice North Venice, FL $996 $1,530 ★ 5/5 235 min —
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL $1,009 $1,013 ★ 2/5 180 min —
Holy Cross Hospital Ft Lauderdale, FL $1,055 $89 ★ 4/5 159 min —
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Tallahassee, FL $1,081 $292 ★ 3/5 204 min —
Bethesda Hospital East Boynton Beach, FL $1,179 $682 ★ 2/5 188 min —
Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL $1,179 $816 ★ 5/5 236 min —
Homestead Hospital Homestead, FL $1,179 $871 ★ 4/5 228 min —
South Miami Hospital Miami, FL $1,179 $816 ★ 4/5 196 min —
Doctors Hospital Coral Gables, FL $1,179 $816 ★ 5/5 158 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$2,776
Cash / self-pay
$1,894
Insurer-negotiated
$1,551
Medicare pays
$69
$550$5,928
Median cash $1,894  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,894 — about 27.3× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,776 list price could save about $882 (32%).

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