Simple wound stitches cost in Florida

Prices at 98 hospitals in Florida, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $525 — 67% above the US median ($314), roughly 4.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Northwest Florida Community Hospital Chipley, FL $110 $54 ★ 2/5 — —
Lakeland Regional Medical Center Lakeland, FL $126 $6,798 ★ 1/5 155 min —
Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, FL $130 $290 ★ 4/5 214 min —
Viera Hospital Melbourne, FL $130 $290 ★ 5/5 194 min —
Palm Bay Hospital Palm Bay, FL $130 $290 ★ 3/5 202 min —
Holy Cross Hospital Ft Lauderdale, FL $142 $1,647 ★ 4/5 159 min —
Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL $170 $66 ★ 5/5 222 min —
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health Fort Myers, FL $170 $66 ★ 4/5 270 min —
George E Weems Memorial Hospital Apalachicola, FL $204 $192 — — —
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL $236 $146 ★ 5/5 198 min —
Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice North Venice, FL $236 $146 ★ 5/5 235 min —
Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc Miami Beach, FL $239 $220 ★ 3/5 174 min —
Parrish Medical Center Titusville, FL $264 $373 ★ 2/5 205 min —
Doctors Memorial Hospital Bonifay, FL $301 $124 ★ 2/5 121 min —
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL $378 $203 ★ 4/5 126 min —
Cleveland Clinic Hospital Weston, FL $387 $210 ★ 5/5 219 min —
Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital Stuart, FL $484 $199 ★ 3/5 183 min —
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach, FL $484 $199 ★ 4/5 216 min —
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL $514 — ★ 5/5 206 min —
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL $516 $518 ★ 2/5 180 min —
Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral, FL $525 $72 ★ 3/5 221 min —
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Tallahassee, FL $526 $390 ★ 3/5 204 min —
Coral Gables Hospital Coral Gables, FL $557 $198 ★ 3/5 127 min —
Bethesda Hospital East Boynton Beach, FL $576 $260 ★ 2/5 188 min —
Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL $576 $337 ★ 5/5 236 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)
$758
Cash / self-pay
$525
Insurer-negotiated
$650
Medicare pays
$127
$130$657
Median cash $525  ·  Medicare $127  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $525 — about 4.1× the Medicare rate ($127). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($253).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $758 list price could save about $233 (31%).

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