US Health Care Costs

Otitis Media and Uri Without Mcc in Florida

MS-DRG 153: Otitis media and uri without mcc

$39,405typical hospital bill
$6,280typical amount paid
$5,774–$9,757range paid across 4 hospitals

Florida hospitals billed Medicare a typical $39,405 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)
Naples Community HospitalNaples19$34,372$5,774
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Sarasota Memorial HospitalSarasota17$31,079$5,800
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St Josephs HospitalTampa11$44,438$6,760
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AdventHealth OrlandoOrlando30$61,561$9,757
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Jackson Health SystemMiami–––$12,074$8,643$7,195–$36,792 · 44 plans
Tampa General HospitalTampa––––$13,576$10,026–$17,355 · 19 plans
UF Health Shands HospitalGainesville––––$9,712$6,580–$14,043 · 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.