US Health Care Costs

Appendix Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Florida

MS-DRG 399: Appendix procedures without cc/mcc

$71,794typical hospital bill
$10,274typical amount paid
$8,375–$12,174range paid across 2 hospitals

Florida hospitals billed Medicare a typical $71,794 for this stay in 2024, about 7.0 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Naples Community HospitalNaples13$58,791$8,375
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AdventHealth OrlandoOrlando16$84,796$12,174
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Jackson Health SystemMiami–––$44,473$13,402$11,157–$31,580 · 44 plans
Tampa General HospitalTampa––––$21,443$15,862–$27,770 · 19 plans
UF Health Shands HospitalGainesville––––$14,724$10,203–$19,681 · 18 plans

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.