X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) cost in Florida

Prices at 86 hospitals in Florida, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $906 — 166% above the US median ($341), roughly 19.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Lakeland Regional Medical Center Lakeland, FL $207 $1,076 ★ 1/5 155 min —
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL $213 — ★ 5/5 206 min —
Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL $316 $109 ★ 3/5 162 min —
Ascension St Vincent's Clay County Middleburg, FL $316 $137 ★ 3/5 188 min —
Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County St. Johns, FL $316 $110 ★ 4/5 118 min —
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf Port Saint Joe, FL $345 $118 ★ 3/5 105 min —
Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL $388 $1,050 ★ 5/5 222 min —
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health Fort Myers, FL $388 $1,050 ★ 4/5 270 min —
Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral, FL $388 $1,050 ★ 3/5 221 min —
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL $396 $142 ★ 4/5 126 min —
Parrish Medical Center Titusville, FL $414 $425 ★ 2/5 205 min —
George E Weems Memorial Hospital Apalachicola, FL $435 $278 — — —
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL $458 $38 ★ 5/5 198 min —
Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice North Venice, FL $458 $38 ★ 5/5 235 min —
Cleveland Clinic Hospital Weston, FL $477 $70 ★ 5/5 219 min —
Northwest Florida Community Hospital Chipley, FL $498 $197 ★ 2/5 — —
South Miami Hospital Miami, FL $544 $336 ★ 4/5 196 min —
Nemours Childrens Hospital, Florida Orlando, FL $565 $229 — — —
Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL $583 $110 ★ 4/5 145 min —
Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital Stuart, FL $597 $58 ★ 3/5 183 min —
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach, FL $597 $84 ★ 4/5 216 min —
HCA Florida West Hospital Pensacola, FL $620 $238 ★ 3/5 117 min —
Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL $629 $353 ★ 5/5 236 min —
West Kendall Baptist Hospital Miami, FL $629 $353 ★ 5/5 179 min —
Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL $718 $358 ★ 3/5 142 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)
$1,394
Cash / self-pay
$906
Insurer-negotiated
$461
Medicare pays
$47
$331$2,947
Median cash $906  ·  Medicare $47  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $906 — about 19.3× the Medicare rate ($47). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($94).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,394 list price could save about $488 (35%).

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