Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), with major complications in Florida
MS-DRG 266: Endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures with mcc
$330,723typical hospital bill
$48,546typical amount paid
$37,847–$61,579range paid across 51 hospitals
Florida hospitals billed Medicare a typical $330,723 for this stay in 2024, about 6.8 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delray Medical Center | Delray Beach | 44 | $570,753 | $37,847 | – | – | |
| UF Health Leesburg Hospital | Leesburg | 48 | $152,302 | $40,899 | – | – | |
| Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center | Palm Beach Gardens | 36 | $381,874 | $41,049 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital | Port Charlotte | 24 | $365,783 | $41,177 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Waterman | Tavares | 11 | $241,920 | $41,370 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Port Charlotte | Port Charlotte | 25 | $197,004 | $41,670 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital | Fort Walton Beach | 19 | $524,914 | $42,564 | – | – | |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital | Vero Beach | 32 | $188,736 | $43,164 | – | – | |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge | Naples | 77 | $378,677 | $43,218 | – | – | |
| Baptist Hospital | Pensacola | 22 | $165,599 | $44,030 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach | 71 | $218,817 | $44,210 | – | – | |
| Naples Community Hospital | Naples | 127 | $165,869 | $44,313 | – | – | |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside | Jacksonville | 80 | $285,813 | $44,641 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Memorial Hospital | Jacksonville | 26 | $395,932 | $44,753 | – | – | |
| Morton Plant Hospital | Clearwater | 65 | $207,848 | $45,310 | – | – | |
| Jupiter Medical Center | Jupiter | 21 | $308,021 | $45,460 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Ocala | Ocala | 26 | $548,889 | $45,888 | – | – | |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 206 | $193,121 | $45,939 | – | – | |
| Halifax Health Medical Center | Daytona Beach | 21 | $229,103 | $46,026 | – | – | |
| Lakeland Regional Medical Center | Lakeland | 54 | $310,040 | $46,044 | – | – | |
| Sacred Heart Hospital | Pensacola | 18 | $235,298 | $46,251 | – | – | |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | Sarasota | 88 | $358,662 | $46,409 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida JFK Hospital | Atlantis | 32 | $458,848 | $47,251 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Citrus Hospital | Inverness | 11 | $332,153 | $47,971 | – | – | |
| Manatee Memorial Hospital | Bradenton | 17 | $742,756 | $48,463 | – | – | |
| Marion Communtiy Hospital | Ocala | 18 | $510,694 | $48,546 | – | – | |
| Westside Regional Medical Center | Plantation | 18 | $486,247 | $48,604 | – | – | |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | Boca Raton | 54 | $333,519 | $48,931 | – | – | |
| Flagler Hospital | Saint Augustine | 16 | $205,791 | $49,315 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital | Fort Pierce | 29 | $387,833 | $49,617 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital | Gainesville | 103 | $287,496 | $49,908 | – | – | |
| St Josephs Hospital | Tampa | 29 | $201,585 | $50,448 | – | – | |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc | Miami Beach | 15 | $177,981 | $50,568 | – | – | |
| Lee Memorial Hospital | Fort Myers | 62 | $349,640 | $50,713 | – | – | |
| Holmes Regional Medical Center | Melbourne | 61 | $427,572 | $51,490 | – | – | |
| Orlando Health | Orlando | 28 | $546,363 | $51,555 | – | – | |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital | Weston | 23 | $199,349 | $51,683 | – | – | |
| Memorial Regional Hospital | Hollywood | 14 | $330,723 | $52,235 | – | – | |
| Palmetto General Hospital | Hialeah | 16 | $356,400 | $52,334 | – | – | |
| Holy Cross Hospital | Ft Lauderdale | 37 | $220,817 | $52,540 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Tampa | Tampa | 71 | $459,251 | $52,606 | – | – | |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami | Miami | 37 | $321,874 | $52,650 | – | – | |
| Broward Health Medical Center | Fort Lauderdale | 14 | $169,578 | $53,018 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Largo Hospital | Largo | 30 | $432,379 | $53,541 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Osceola Hospital | Kissimmee | 14 | $438,005 | $53,695 | – | – | |
| Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare | Tallahassee | 20 | $293,970 | $53,712 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital | Hudson | 26 | $428,431 | $54,373 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Orlando | Orlando | 148 | $491,059 | $55,230 | – | – | |
| UF Health Shands Hospital | Gainesville | 38 | $183,490 | $56,891 | – | $72,361$32,323–$96,499 · 18 plans | |
| Mayo Clinic | Jacksonville | 73 | $127,285 | $58,187 | – | – | |
| Tampa General Hospital | Tampa | 26 | $359,932 | $61,579 | – | $114,273$82,688–$209,154 · 19 plans | |
| Jackson Health System | Miami | – | – | – | $48,507 | $79,587$59,730–$173,286 · 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.