US Health Care Costs

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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Delray Medical CenterDelray Beach44$570,753$37,847
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UF Health Leesburg HospitalLeesburg48$152,302$40,899
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Palm Beach Gardens Medical CenterPalm Beach Gardens36$381,874$41,049
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HCA Florida Fawcett HospitalPort Charlotte24$365,783$41,177
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AdventHealth WatermanTavares11$241,920$41,370
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AdventHealth Port CharlottePort Charlotte25$197,004$41,670
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HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin HospitalFort Walton Beach19$524,914$42,564
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Cleveland Clinic Indian River HospitalVero Beach32$188,736$43,164
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Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine RidgeNaples77$378,677$43,218
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Baptist HospitalPensacola22$165,599$44,030
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AdventHealth Daytona BeachDaytona Beach71$218,817$44,210
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Naples Community HospitalNaples127$165,869$44,313
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Ascension St Vincent's RiversideJacksonville80$285,813$44,641
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HCA Florida Memorial HospitalJacksonville26$395,932$44,753
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Morton Plant HospitalClearwater65$207,848$45,310
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Jupiter Medical CenterJupiter21$308,021$45,460
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AdventHealth OcalaOcala26$548,889$45,888
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Baptist Health Medical Center - JacksonvilleJacksonville206$193,121$45,939
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Halifax Health Medical CenterDaytona Beach21$229,103$46,026
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Lakeland Regional Medical CenterLakeland54$310,040$46,044
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Sacred Heart HospitalPensacola18$235,298$46,251
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Sarasota Memorial HospitalSarasota88$358,662$46,409
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HCA Florida JFK HospitalAtlantis32$458,848$47,251
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HCA Florida Citrus HospitalInverness11$332,153$47,971
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Manatee Memorial HospitalBradenton17$742,756$48,463
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Marion Communtiy HospitalOcala18$510,694$48,546
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Westside Regional Medical CenterPlantation18$486,247$48,604
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Boca Raton Regional HospitalBoca Raton54$333,519$48,931
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Flagler HospitalSaint Augustine16$205,791$49,315
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HCA Florida Lawnwood HospitalFort Pierce29$387,833$49,617
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HCA Florida North Florida HospitalGainesville103$287,496$49,908
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St Josephs HospitalTampa29$201,585$50,448
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Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, IncMiami Beach15$177,981$50,568
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Lee Memorial HospitalFort Myers62$349,640$50,713
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Holmes Regional Medical CenterMelbourne61$427,572$51,490
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Orlando HealthOrlando28$546,363$51,555
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Cleveland Clinic HospitalWeston23$199,349$51,683
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Memorial Regional HospitalHollywood14$330,723$52,235
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Palmetto General HospitalHialeah16$356,400$52,334
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Holy Cross HospitalFt Lauderdale37$220,817$52,540
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AdventHealth TampaTampa71$459,251$52,606
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Baptist Hospital of MiamiMiami37$321,874$52,650
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Broward Health Medical CenterFort Lauderdale14$169,578$53,018
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HCA Florida Largo HospitalLargo30$432,379$53,541
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HCA Florida Osceola HospitalKissimmee14$438,005$53,695
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Tallahassee Memorial HealthcareTallahassee20$293,970$53,712
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HCA Florida Bayonet Point HospitalHudson26$428,431$54,373
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AdventHealth OrlandoOrlando148$491,059$55,230
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UF Health Shands HospitalGainesville38$183,490$56,891
–$72,361$32,323–$96,499 · 18 plans
Mayo ClinicJacksonville73$127,285$58,187
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Tampa General HospitalTampa26$359,932$61,579
–$114,273$82,688–$209,154 · 19 plans
Jackson Health SystemMiami–––$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.