Prices at 103 hospitals in Florida, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $5,249 — 138% above the US median ($2,210), roughly 19.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare | Tallahassee, FL | $828 | $621 | ★ 3/5 | 204 min | — |
| Viera Hospital | Melbourne, FL | $863 | $1,879 | ★ 5/5 | 194 min | — |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay | Panama City, FL | $972 | $369 | ★ 3/5 | 176 min | — |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf | Port Saint Joe, FL | $1,010 | $395 | ★ 3/5 | 105 min | — |
| Doctors Memorial Hospital | Bonifay, FL | $1,156 | $579 | ★ 2/5 | 121 min | — |
| Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast | Miramar Beach, FL | $1,286 | $362 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Sacred Heart Hospital | Pensacola, FL | $1,499 | $502 | ★ 4/5 | 145 min | — |
| Lakeland Regional Medical Center | Lakeland, FL | $1,507 | $4,592 | ★ 1/5 | 155 min | — |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital | Weston, FL | $1,602 | $386 | ★ 5/5 | 219 min | — |
| Parrish Medical Center | Titusville, FL | $1,772 | $1,502 | ★ 2/5 | 205 min | — |
| Lee Memorial Hospital | Fort Myers, FL | $1,810 | $4,929 | ★ 5/5 | 222 min | — |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health | Fort Myers, FL | $1,810 | $4,929 | ★ 4/5 | 270 min | — |
| Cape Coral Hospital | Cape Coral, FL | $1,810 | $4,929 | ★ 3/5 | 221 min | — |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | Stuart, FL | $2,002 | $340 | ★ 3/5 | 183 min | — |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital | Vero Beach, FL | $2,002 | $358 | ★ 4/5 | 216 min | — |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | Sarasota, FL | $2,056 | $182 | ★ 5/5 | 198 min | — |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice | North Venice, FL | $2,056 | $182 | ★ 5/5 | 235 min | — |
| Northwest Florida Community Hospital | Chipley, FL | $3,090 | $1,972 | ★ 2/5 | — | — |
| Mayo Clinic | Jacksonville, FL | $3,372 | — | ★ 5/5 | 206 min | — |
| Holy Cross Hospital | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $3,457 | $2,137 | ★ 4/5 | 159 min | — |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | Boca Raton, FL | $3,613 | $1,285 | ★ 2/5 | 180 min | — |
| Broward Health Imperial Point | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $3,741 | $2,057 | ★ 3/5 | 142 min | — |
| Broward Health North | Deerfield Beach, FL | $3,775 | $2,046 | ★ 3/5 | 187 min | — |
| HCA Florida Capital Hospital | Tallahassee, FL | $3,902 | $3,092 | ★ 2/5 | 123 min | — |
| Bethesda Hospital East | Boynton Beach, FL | $4,029 | $1,002 | ★ 2/5 | 188 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 $5,249 — about 19.5× the Medicare rate ($270). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($539).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $7,279 list price could save about $2,030 (28%).
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