Emergency department visit cost in Florida

Prices at 78 hospitals in Florida, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,319 — 128% above the US median ($579), roughly 19.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Winter Haven Hospital Winter Haven, FL $215 $251 ★ 3/5 193 min —
George E Weems Memorial Hospital Apalachicola, FL $231 $174 — — —
Northwest Florida Community Hospital Chipley, FL $324 $106 ★ 2/5 — —
Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL $327 $277 ★ 5/5 222 min —
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health Fort Myers, FL $327 $277 ★ 4/5 270 min —
Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral, FL $332 $436 ★ 3/5 221 min —
Lakeland Regional Medical Center Lakeland, FL $486 $2,733 ★ 1/5 155 min —
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Panama City, FL $509 $615 ★ 3/5 176 min —
Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, FL $550 $1,060 ★ 4/5 214 min —
Viera Hospital Melbourne, FL $550 $813 ★ 5/5 194 min —
Palm Bay Hospital Palm Bay, FL $550 $813 ★ 3/5 202 min —
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL $554 — ★ 5/5 206 min —
Parrish Medical Center Titusville, FL $747 $618 ★ 2/5 205 min —
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf Port Saint Joe, FL $752 $617 ★ 3/5 105 min —
Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL $813 $598 ★ 4/5 145 min —
Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast Miramar Beach, FL $904 $615 ★ 3/5 177 min —
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL $996 $445 ★ 5/5 198 min —
Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice North Venice, FL $996 $445 ★ 5/5 235 min —
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL $1,009 $908 ★ 2/5 180 min —
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Tallahassee, FL $1,081 $339 ★ 3/5 204 min —
Bethesda Hospital East Boynton Beach, FL $1,179 $630 ★ 2/5 188 min —
Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL $1,179 $697 ★ 5/5 236 min —
Homestead Hospital Homestead, FL $1,179 $697 ★ 4/5 228 min —
South Miami Hospital Miami, FL $1,179 $697 ★ 4/5 196 min —
Doctors Hospital Coral Gables, FL $1,179 $699 ★ 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)
$2,229
Cash / self-pay
$1,319
Insurer-negotiated
$833
Medicare pays
$69
$502$4,583
Median cash $1,319  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,319 — about 19.0× 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 $2,229 list price could save about $910 (41%).

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