US Health Care Costs

Fever and Inflammatory Conditions in Florida

MS-DRG 864: Fever and inflammatory conditions

$42,691typical hospital bill
$7,913typical amount paid
$5,967–$10,972range paid across 8 hospitals

Florida hospitals billed Medicare a typical $42,691 for this stay in 2024, about 5.4 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)
Sarasota Memorial Hospital - VeniceNorth Venice23$42,258$5,967
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Boca Raton Regional HospitalBoca Raton12$35,017$6,856
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Naples Community HospitalNaples22$43,123$6,859
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Sarasota Memorial HospitalSarasota21$41,644$6,982
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Baptist Health Medical Center - JacksonvilleJacksonville15$69,697$8,844
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Memorial Hospital WestPembroke Pines20$72,646$9,241
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AdventHealth OrlandoOrlando11$74,981$9,673
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Mayo ClinicJacksonville14$35,898$10,972
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Jackson Health SystemMiami–––$7,631$10,393$8,652–$24,490 · 44 plans
Tampa General HospitalTampa––––$17,128$12,694–$21,896 · 19 plans
UF Health Shands HospitalGainesville––––$11,679$7,912–$16,249 · 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.