Bowel surgery, with major complications in Florida
MS-DRG 329: Major small and large bowel procedures with mcc
$251,073typical hospital bill
$34,197typical amount paid
$23,745–$57,395range paid across 84 hospitals
Florida hospitals billed Medicare a typical $251,073 for this stay in 2024, about 7.3 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | Cash price | Insurers (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center | Palm Beach Gardens | 15 | $316,471 | $23,745 | – | – | |
| Lakewood Ranch Medical Center | Bradenton | 19 | $314,994 | $26,236 | – | – | |
| Jupiter Medical Center | Jupiter | 35 | $113,652 | $26,402 | – | – | |
| Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital | Sebastian | 12 | $215,459 | $26,571 | – | – | |
| The Villages Regional Hospital | The Villages | 17 | $129,973 | $27,016 | – | – | |
| Winter Haven Hospital | Winter Haven | 14 | $143,053 | $27,127 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital | Port Charlotte | 14 | $461,490 | $27,927 | – | – | |
| Tampa General Hospital Crystal River | Crystal River | 11 | $312,300 | $27,970 | – | – | |
| UF Health Leesburg Hospital | Leesburg | 21 | $145,750 | $28,745 | – | – | |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside | Jacksonville | 21 | $242,470 | $28,829 | – | – | |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | Stuart | 45 | $155,114 | $28,852 | – | – | |
| Baptist Medical Center - Nassau | Fernandina Beach | 11 | $161,119 | $29,071 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Ocala | Ocala | 16 | $254,580 | $29,569 | – | – | |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital | Vero Beach | 39 | $110,395 | $29,674 | – | – | |
| Delray Medical Center | Delray Beach | 23 | $454,728 | $29,773 | – | – | |
| Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast | Miramar Beach | 12 | $140,230 | $29,917 | – | – | |
| Baptist Hospital | Pensacola | 24 | $191,020 | $29,941 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach | 33 | $154,817 | $30,000 | – | – | |
| Ascension St Vincent's Clay County | Middleburg | 12 | $177,421 | $30,275 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida West Hospital | Pensacola | 16 | $310,139 | $30,846 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital | Panama City | 16 | $328,259 | $30,998 | – | – | |
| Parrish Medical Center | Titusville | 11 | $164,906 | $31,058 | – | – | |
| Tampa General Hospital Brooksville | Brooksville | 13 | $429,227 | $31,150 | – | – | |
| Morton Plant Hospital | Clearwater | 20 | $140,401 | $31,528 | – | – | |
| Broward Health Coral Springs | Coral Springs | 11 | $165,077 | $31,704 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital | Fort Walton Beach | 12 | $532,674 | $31,898 | – | – | |
| Lakeland Regional Medical Center | Lakeland | 42 | $172,324 | $32,051 | – | – | |
| St Anthonys Hospital | Saint Petersburg | 25 | $177,760 | $32,123 | – | – | |
| Cape Canaveral Hospital | Cocoa Beach | 13 | $181,483 | $32,385 | – | – | |
| Marion Communtiy Hospital | Ocala | 39 | $458,409 | $32,510 | – | – | |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice | North Venice | 15 | $238,080 | $32,757 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Deland | Deland | 11 | $193,476 | $32,936 | – | – | |
| Holmes Regional Medical Center | Melbourne | 20 | $237,844 | $32,965 | – | – | |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay | Panama City | 12 | $172,909 | $32,972 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida JFK Hospital | Atlantis | 14 | $402,612 | $33,399 | – | – | |
| Manatee Memorial Hospital | Bradenton | 18 | $397,092 | $33,455 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Waterman | Tavares | 21 | $184,886 | $33,504 | – | – | |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge | Naples | 45 | $442,322 | $33,513 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Trinity Hospital | Trinity | 16 | $450,845 | $33,566 | – | – | |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | Sarasota | 77 | $186,046 | $33,618 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Port Charlotte | Port Charlotte | 28 | $421,076 | $33,946 | – | – | |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | Boca Raton | 55 | $200,753 | $34,140 | – | – | |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center | West Palm Beach | 21 | $481,248 | $34,255 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital | Sarasota | 30 | $364,307 | $34,295 | – | – | |
| Holy Cross Hospital | Ft Lauderdale | 24 | $162,004 | $34,299 | – | – | |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health | Fort Myers | 45 | $247,566 | $34,351 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital | Gainesville | 30 | $436,066 | $34,362 | – | – | |
| Cape Coral Hospital | Cape Coral | 22 | $261,502 | $34,579 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital | Orange Park | 11 | $514,789 | $34,804 | – | – | |
| Naples Community Hospital | Naples | 49 | $144,016 | $35,096 | – | – | |
| Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare | Tallahassee | 17 | $191,374 | $35,097 | – | – | |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc | Miami Beach | 20 | $143,196 | $35,732 | – | – | |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 82 | $203,986 | $35,971 | – | – | |
| Mease Countryside Hospital | Safety Harbor | 23 | $194,467 | $36,256 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Sebring | Sebring | 14 | $285,896 | $36,867 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital | Okeechobee | 11 | $274,200 | $36,947 | – | – | |
| Bethesda Hospital East | Boynton Beach | 26 | $257,934 | $37,188 | – | – | |
| Lee Memorial Hospital | Fort Myers | 47 | $214,169 | $37,330 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Orlando | Orlando | 147 | $313,521 | $37,479 | – | – | |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital | Weston | 66 | $149,347 | $37,658 | – | – | |
| Viera Hospital | Melbourne | 18 | $246,010 | $37,712 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital | Bradenton | 11 | $491,032 | $37,764 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Tampa | Tampa | 18 | $288,767 | $37,926 | – | – | |
| Gulf Breeze Hospital | Gulf Breeze | 12 | $176,924 | $38,050 | – | – | |
| Sacred Heart Hospital | Pensacola | 19 | $175,553 | $38,178 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital | Brooksville | 30 | $712,421 | $38,271 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital | Fort Pierce | 14 | $594,937 | $38,602 | – | – | |
| Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital | Ocoee | 12 | $380,846 | $39,128 | – | – | |
| Orlando Health | Orlando | 51 | $422,938 | $39,717 | – | – | |
| St Josephs Hospital | Tampa | 30 | $178,108 | $40,090 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Palm Coast | Palm Coast | 17 | $162,691 | $40,110 | – | – | |
| Memorial Regional Hospital | Hollywood | 14 | $343,604 | $41,966 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Aventura Hospital | Aventura | 15 | $381,503 | $42,862 | – | – | |
| Homestead Hospital | Homestead | 11 | $294,435 | $43,879 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital | Hudson | 13 | $674,309 | $44,402 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Memorial Hospital | Jacksonville | 12 | $540,548 | $45,972 | – | – | |
| Shands Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 12 | $279,560 | $48,041 | – | – | |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami | Miami | 30 | $322,536 | $48,780 | – | – | |
| Memorial Hospital West | Pembroke Pines | 12 | $403,159 | $50,189 | – | – | |
| South Miami Hospital | Miami | 20 | $312,446 | $50,699 | – | – | |
| Tampa General Hospital | Tampa | 33 | $440,974 | $52,300 | – | $80,755$53,159–$100,966 · 19 plans | |
| UF Health Shands Hospital | Gainesville | 54 | $245,569 | $56,406 | – | $55,933$24,243–$73,443 · 18 plans | |
| Jackson Health System | Miami | 19 | $307,516 | $56,717 | $30,173 | $57,195$44,799–$160,382 · 44 plans | |
| Mayo Clinic | Jacksonville | 50 | $186,324 | $57,395 | – | – |
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.