Vaccine administration cost in Florida

Prices at 81 hospitals in Florida, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $111 — 96% above the US median ($57), roughly 5.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Lakeland Regional Medical Center Lakeland, FL $23 $980 ★ 1/5 155 min —
Northwest Florida Community Hospital Chipley, FL $24 $22 ★ 2/5 — —
George E Weems Memorial Hospital Apalachicola, FL $28 $19 — — —
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL $30 $59 ★ 5/5 198 min —
Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice North Venice, FL $30 $59 ★ 5/5 235 min —
Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, FL $34 $58 ★ 4/5 214 min —
Viera Hospital Melbourne, FL $34 $58 ★ 5/5 194 min —
Palm Bay Hospital Palm Bay, FL $34 $58 ★ 3/5 202 min —
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL $44 — ★ 5/5 206 min —
Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL $45 $51 ★ 5/5 222 min —
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health Fort Myers, FL $45 $51 ★ 4/5 270 min —
Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral, FL $45 $51 ★ 3/5 221 min —
Parrish Medical Center Titusville, FL $46 $78 ★ 2/5 205 min —
Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL $53 $71 ★ 3/5 162 min —
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL $53 $71 ★ 4/5 126 min —
Ascension St Vincent's Clay County Middleburg, FL $53 $71 ★ 3/5 188 min —
Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County St. Johns, FL $53 $72 ★ 4/5 118 min —
HCA Florida West Hospital Pensacola, FL $58 $22 ★ 3/5 117 min —
Holy Cross Hospital Ft Lauderdale, FL $59 $17 ★ 4/5 159 min —
Mease Dunedin Hospital Dunedin, FL $72 $54 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Winter Haven Hospital Winter Haven, FL $72 $55 ★ 3/5 193 min —
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital New Port Richey, FL $72 $54 ★ 3/5 203 min —
Bartow Regional Medical Center Bartow, FL $72 $54 ★ 3/5 128 min —
Morton Plant Hospital Clearwater, FL $72 $54 ★ 4/5 181 min —
South Florida Baptist Hospital Plant City, FL $72 $54 ★ 3/5 203 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)
$160
Cash / self-pay
$111
Insurer-negotiated
$64
Medicare pays
$19
$34$296
Median cash $111  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $111 — about 5.8× the Medicare rate ($19). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $160 list price could save about $48 (30%).

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