Back problems (no surgery) in Florida
MS-DRG 552: Medical back problems without mcc
$56,530typical hospital bill
$8,002typical amount paid
$6,274–$15,700range paid across 116 hospitals
Florida hospitals billed Medicare a typical $56,530 for this stay in 2024, about 7.1 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | Cash price | Insurers (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice | North Venice | 60 | $39,690 | $6,274 | – | – | |
| West Boca Medical Center | Boca Raton | 15 | $83,623 | $6,301 | – | – | |
| Viera Hospital | Melbourne | 16 | $28,778 | $6,302 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital | Englewood | 15 | $93,573 | $6,324 | – | – | |
| Lakewood Ranch Medical Center | Bradenton | 28 | $79,264 | $6,325 | – | – | |
| The Villages Regional Hospital | The Villages | 15 | $28,315 | $6,392 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida South Shore Hospital | Sun City Center | 22 | $105,035 | $6,402 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital | Port Charlotte | 48 | $128,586 | $6,411 | – | – | |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | Stuart | 110 | $32,252 | $6,420 | – | – | |
| Delray Medical Center | Delray Beach | 97 | $103,579 | $6,534 | – | – | |
| Jupiter Medical Center | Jupiter | 45 | $25,170 | $6,577 | – | – | |
| UF Health Leesburg Hospital | Leesburg | 17 | $34,878 | $6,684 | – | – | |
| Mease Countryside Hospital | Safety Harbor | 53 | $34,624 | $6,718 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway | Palm Coast | 18 | $36,660 | $6,736 | – | – | |
| Baptist Medical Center Beaches | Jacksonville Beach | 12 | $45,652 | $6,759 | – | – | |
| Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center | Palm Beach Gardens | 25 | $92,803 | $6,768 | – | – | |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge | Naples | 81 | $73,723 | $6,771 | – | – | |
| Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital | Saint Cloud | 13 | $51,132 | $6,773 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital | Sarasota | 22 | $82,762 | $6,835 | – | – | |
| Tampa General Hospital Crystal River | Crystal River | 15 | $65,220 | $6,936 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Port Charlotte | Port Charlotte | 20 | $61,640 | $6,945 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Waterman | Tavares | 64 | $43,694 | $6,981 | – | – | |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center | West Palm Beach | 21 | $89,437 | $7,009 | – | – | |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital | Vero Beach | 38 | $28,452 | $7,084 | – | – | |
| Orlando Health South Lake Hospital | Clermont | 50 | $61,120 | $7,096 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach | 56 | $35,708 | $7,100 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Ocala | Ocala | 27 | $37,794 | $7,130 | – | – | |
| Mease Dunedin Hospital | Dunedin | 13 | $32,527 | $7,182 | – | – | |
| Naples Community Hospital | Naples | 123 | $48,209 | $7,190 | – | – | |
| Cape Coral Hospital | Cape Coral | 41 | $40,281 | $7,227 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas | Tarpon Springs | 11 | $51,207 | $7,238 | – | – | |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health | Fort Myers | 109 | $47,848 | $7,240 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach | New Smyrna Beach | 13 | $30,262 | $7,307 | – | – | |
| Palm Bay Hospital | Palm Bay | 22 | $31,223 | $7,315 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills | Zephyrhills | 25 | $56,701 | $7,325 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Fish Memorial | Orange City | 18 | $42,537 | $7,326 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital a Part of HCA Florid | Saint Petersburg | 16 | $101,084 | $7,333 | – | – | |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | Sarasota | 239 | $42,690 | $7,341 | – | – | |
| Holmes Regional Medical Center | Melbourne | 80 | $40,956 | $7,360 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida West Hospital | Pensacola | 45 | $72,245 | $7,419 | – | – | |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | Boca Raton | 45 | $40,069 | $7,470 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Deland | Deland | 21 | $39,976 | $7,501 | – | – | |
| Wellington Regional Medical Center | Wellington | 21 | $92,288 | $7,591 | – | – | |
| Flagler Hospital | Saint Augustine | 12 | $31,726 | $7,758 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital | Panama City | 27 | $91,102 | $7,770 | – | – | |
| Holy Cross Hospital | Ft Lauderdale | 32 | $33,800 | $7,778 | – | – | |
| St Lucie Medical Center | Port Saint Lucie | 50 | $78,289 | $7,791 | – | – | |
| Bethesda Hospital East | Boynton Beach | 29 | $57,292 | $7,812 | – | – | |
| St Anthonys Hospital | Saint Petersburg | 39 | $37,841 | $7,820 | – | – | |
| Oviedo Medical Center | Oviedo | 12 | $82,342 | $7,835 | – | – | |
| Baptist Hospital | Pensacola | 17 | $57,046 | $7,893 | – | – | |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay | Panama City | 23 | $27,358 | $7,916 | – | – | |
| Lee Memorial Hospital | Fort Myers | 62 | $35,692 | $7,929 | – | – | |
| Morton Plant Hospital | Clearwater | 68 | $37,689 | $7,941 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Sebring | Sebring | 18 | $40,793 | $7,948 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital | Brooksville | 46 | $96,067 | $7,959 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Northwest Hospital | Margate | 23 | $73,466 | $7,960 | – | – | |
| Doctors Hospital | Coral Gables | 18 | $56,598 | $7,987 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital | Tampa | 11 | $90,558 | $8,016 | – | – | |
| Winter Haven Hospital | Winter Haven | 26 | $40,116 | $8,082 | – | – | |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 94 | $45,504 | $8,133 | – | – | |
| Broward Health Coral Springs | Coral Springs | 13 | $31,854 | $8,154 | – | – | |
| Lakeland Regional Medical Center | Lakeland | 81 | $39,484 | $8,164 | – | – | |
| Morton Plant North Bay Hospital | New Port Richey | 16 | $39,135 | $8,226 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital | Fort Walton Beach | 53 | $108,360 | $8,232 | – | – | |
| University Hospital and Medical Center | Tamarac | 17 | $108,642 | $8,248 | – | – | |
| Sacred Heart Hospital | Pensacola | 38 | $28,126 | $8,278 | – | – | |
| Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital | Ocoee | 27 | $51,280 | $8,286 | – | – | |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital | Weston | 15 | $22,280 | $8,294 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Citrus Hospital | Inverness | 26 | $115,783 | $8,311 | – | – | |
| South Miami Hospital | Miami | 22 | $41,207 | $8,333 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Northside Hospital | Saint Petersburg | 22 | $96,903 | $8,355 | – | – | |
| Westside Regional Medical Center | Plantation | 29 | $75,232 | $8,363 | – | – | |
| Tampa General Hospital Brooksville | Brooksville | 12 | $53,098 | $8,366 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Palms West Hospital | Loxahatchee | 14 | $92,365 | $8,439 | – | – | |
| Manatee Memorial Hospital | Bradenton | 24 | $82,705 | $8,503 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel | Wesley Chapel | 32 | $50,908 | $8,549 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Tampa | Tampa | 43 | $45,721 | $8,607 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Orlando | Orlando | 268 | $66,019 | $8,638 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida JFK Hospital | Atlantis | 62 | $89,923 | $8,649 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital | Fort Pierce | 60 | $113,755 | $8,663 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital | Gainesville | 114 | $90,471 | $8,682 | – | – | |
| Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare | Tallahassee | 36 | $44,559 | $8,713 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Capital Hospital | Tallahassee | 17 | $80,390 | $8,730 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital | Bradenton | 50 | $96,413 | $8,869 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Memorial Hospital | Jacksonville | 30 | $129,431 | $8,872 | – | – | |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami | Miami | 49 | $54,357 | $8,873 | – | – | |
| Halifax Health Medical Center | Daytona Beach | 56 | $42,630 | $8,941 | – | – | |
| Central Florida Lake Monroe Hospital | Sanford | 19 | $99,803 | $8,942 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Lake City Hospital | Lake City | 12 | $76,254 | $8,968 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital | Hudson | 59 | $111,386 | $9,153 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Trinity Hospital | Trinity | 23 | $113,093 | $9,245 | – | – | |
| Broward Health North | Deerfield Beach | 41 | $43,966 | $9,245 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital | Orange Park | 38 | $106,507 | $9,259 | – | – | |
| Palmetto General Hospital | Hialeah | 11 | $81,272 | $9,269 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood | Tampa | 20 | $45,232 | $9,330 | – | – | |
| Memorial Hospital West | Pembroke Pines | 36 | $91,786 | $9,403 | – | – | |
| St Josephs Hospital | Tampa | 67 | $55,656 | $9,422 | – | – | |
| St Mary's Medical Center | West Palm Beach | 47 | $118,030 | $9,468 | – | – | |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc | Miami Beach | 59 | $40,174 | $9,531 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Largo Hospital | Largo | 16 | $73,181 | $9,623 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Mercy Hospital | Plantation | 26 | $92,545 | $9,645 | – | – | |
| Marion Communtiy Hospital | Ocala | 168 | $96,112 | $9,679 | – | – | |
| Orlando Health | Orlando | 153 | $65,577 | $9,818 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Aventura Hospital | Aventura | 43 | $92,383 | $9,857 | – | – | |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital | Saint Petersburg | 29 | $56,462 | $9,861 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Brandon Hospital | Brandon | 49 | $101,343 | $10,254 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Osceola Hospital | Kissimmee | 50 | $144,168 | $10,561 | – | – | |
| Tampa General Hospital | Tampa | 75 | $53,679 | $10,716 | – | $17,200$10,989–$21,123 · 19 plans | |
| Memorial Regional Hospital | Hollywood | 40 | $69,675 | $10,979 | – | – | |
| UF Health Shands Hospital | Gainesville | 44 | $35,939 | $11,172 | – | $12,647$8,568–$17,249 · 18 plans | |
| Mayo Clinic | Jacksonville | 23 | $32,040 | $11,573 | – | – | |
| Broward Health Medical Center | Fort Lauderdale | 34 | $42,511 | $12,090 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Kendall Hospital | Miami | 32 | $122,242 | $12,239 | – | – | |
| Shands Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 44 | $62,756 | $12,783 | – | – | |
| Jackson Health System | Miami | 20 | $40,736 | $15,700 | $13,270 | $11,332$9,369–$39,825 · 44 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.