US Health Care Costs

Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with Cc in Florida

MS-DRG 478: Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue with cc

$117,322typical hospital bill
$18,535typical amount paid
$15,517–$23,938range paid across 14 hospitals

Florida hospitals billed Medicare a typical $117,322 for this stay in 2024, about 6.3 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)
AdventHealth Daytona BeachDaytona Beach12$112,739$15,517
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AdventHealth New Smyrna BeachNew Smyrna Beach11$68,131$15,986
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Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee HealthFort Myers21$104,514$16,442
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Cape Canaveral HospitalCocoa Beach12$97,739$16,785
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Morton Plant HospitalClearwater32$83,571$16,896
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Naples Community HospitalNaples18$83,597$17,168
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Sarasota Memorial HospitalSarasota16$119,535$17,560
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Baptist Health Medical Center - JacksonvilleJacksonville12$115,110$19,510
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Baptist Hospital of MiamiMiami29$141,885$20,413
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Holmes Regional Medical CenterMelbourne11$122,569$20,958
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Orlando HealthOrlando11$179,402$21,210
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HCA Florida Orange Park HospitalOrange Park17$263,793$22,278
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AdventHealth OrlandoOrlando62$157,684$22,671
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Tampa General HospitalTampa15$148,619$23,938
–$43,614$30,896–$57,802 · 19 plans
Jackson Health SystemMiami–––$22,619$29,687$23,968–$72,340 · 44 plans
UF Health Shands HospitalGainesville––––$29,471$14,490–$39,112 · 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.