Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) in Florida
MS-DRG 208: Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support <=96 hours
$135,972typical hospital bill
$21,710typical amount paid
$15,876–$37,610range paid across 82 hospitals
Florida hospitals billed Medicare a typical $135,972 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | Cash price | Insurers (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delray Medical Center | Delray Beach | 17 | $237,001 | $15,876 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital | Port Charlotte | 24 | $215,424 | $17,563 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital | Sarasota | 16 | $129,533 | $17,648 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital a Part of HCA Florid | Saint Petersburg | 12 | $221,718 | $17,690 | – | – | |
| The Villages Regional Hospital | The Villages | 15 | $96,980 | $17,883 | – | – | |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | Stuart | 27 | $97,777 | $17,884 | – | – | |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge | Naples | 27 | $199,888 | $18,071 | – | – | |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice | North Venice | 25 | $91,665 | $18,094 | – | – | |
| Jupiter Medical Center | Jupiter | 14 | $108,956 | $18,159 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida South Shore Hospital | Sun City Center | 18 | $250,372 | $18,194 | – | – | |
| Viera Hospital | Melbourne | 12 | $95,130 | $18,279 | – | – | |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital | Vero Beach | 18 | $69,600 | $18,449 | – | – | |
| Orlando Health South Lake Hospital | Clermont | 11 | $139,086 | $18,506 | – | – | |
| Morton Plant Hospital | Clearwater | 26 | $93,504 | $18,522 | – | – | |
| Mease Countryside Hospital | Safety Harbor | 18 | $101,438 | $18,564 | – | – | |
| Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital | Melbourne | 11 | $90,175 | $18,575 | – | – | |
| UF Health Leesburg Hospital | Leesburg | 26 | $91,377 | $18,647 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach | 16 | $91,873 | $18,981 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Waterman | Tavares | 29 | $91,897 | $19,131 | – | – | |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health | Fort Myers | 39 | $119,993 | $19,148 | – | – | |
| Ascension St Vincent's Clay County | Middleburg | 11 | $135,463 | $19,149 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Ocala | Ocala | 14 | $121,783 | $19,426 | – | – | |
| Tampa General Hospital Brooksville | Brooksville | 16 | $171,988 | $19,480 | – | – | |
| Cape Coral Hospital | Cape Coral | 14 | $117,964 | $19,506 | – | – | |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay | Panama City | 19 | $95,827 | $19,585 | – | – | |
| Cape Canaveral Hospital | Cocoa Beach | 12 | $126,515 | $19,597 | – | – | |
| Naples Community Hospital | Naples | 25 | $111,182 | $19,796 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida West Hospital | Pensacola | 24 | $150,441 | $19,999 | – | – | |
| Lakeland Regional Medical Center | Lakeland | 32 | $96,456 | $20,038 | – | – | |
| Lee Memorial Hospital | Fort Myers | 29 | $122,584 | $20,084 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Capital Hospital | Tallahassee | 25 | $201,234 | $20,090 | – | – | |
| Holmes Regional Medical Center | Melbourne | 32 | $133,877 | $20,168 | – | – | |
| St Anthonys Hospital | Saint Petersburg | 18 | $109,598 | $20,363 | – | – | |
| Marion Communtiy Hospital | Ocala | 56 | $189,425 | $20,567 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Tampa | Tampa | 17 | $120,371 | $20,619 | – | – | |
| Baptist Hospital | Pensacola | 35 | $100,851 | $20,904 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Northside Hospital | Saint Petersburg | 24 | $191,689 | $20,923 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Memorial Hospital | Jacksonville | 40 | $231,146 | $21,060 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital | Fort Pierce | 50 | $310,761 | $21,197 | – | – | |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | Boca Raton | 27 | $139,381 | $21,319 | – | – | |
| Sacred Heart Hospital | Pensacola | 25 | $97,411 | $21,677 | – | – | |
| Manatee Memorial Hospital | Bradenton | 14 | $223,656 | $21,742 | – | – | |
| Halifax Health Medical Center | Daytona Beach | 21 | $99,138 | $21,796 | – | – | |
| St Josephs Hospital | Tampa | 35 | $92,499 | $21,885 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital | Gainesville | 58 | $241,039 | $21,980 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital | Bradenton | 23 | $195,833 | $22,021 | – | – | |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside | Jacksonville | 16 | $82,143 | $22,042 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida JFK Hospital | Atlantis | 31 | $185,493 | $22,213 | – | – | |
| Orlando Health | Orlando | 17 | $170,034 | $22,258 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Citrus Hospital | Inverness | 16 | $238,763 | $22,409 | – | – | |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | Sarasota | 38 | $95,548 | $22,453 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital | Brooksville | 23 | $232,881 | $22,460 | – | – | |
| Flagler Hospital | Saint Augustine | 18 | $108,551 | $22,473 | – | – | |
| Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare | Tallahassee | 17 | $125,780 | $22,541 | – | – | |
| Broward Health North | Deerfield Beach | 14 | $119,757 | $22,635 | – | – | |
| Westside Regional Medical Center | Plantation | 18 | $282,518 | $22,686 | – | – | |
| Winter Haven Hospital | Winter Haven | 22 | $85,358 | $22,715 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital | Fort Walton Beach | 22 | $184,830 | $22,715 | – | – | |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc | Miami Beach | 19 | $111,258 | $23,277 | – | – | |
| Bethesda Hospital East | Boynton Beach | 16 | $222,072 | $23,334 | – | – | |
| Palmetto General Hospital | Hialeah | 13 | $93,925 | $23,463 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Kendall Hospital | Miami | 17 | $217,952 | $23,559 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Brandon Hospital | Brandon | 19 | $248,605 | $23,584 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital | Hudson | 15 | $249,793 | $23,649 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Aventura Hospital | Aventura | 18 | $279,092 | $23,844 | – | – | |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 29 | $154,263 | $24,278 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital | Orange Park | 38 | $307,334 | $24,781 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Lake City Hospital | Lake City | 25 | $135,887 | $24,957 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital | Panama City | 47 | $200,348 | $24,961 | – | – | |
| Central Florida Lake Monroe Hospital | Sanford | 13 | $147,697 | $25,560 | – | – | |
| Broward Health Medical Center | Fort Lauderdale | 11 | $120,441 | $25,741 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Largo Hospital | Largo | 13 | $178,094 | $26,265 | – | – | |
| Memorial Regional Hospital | Hollywood | 19 | $253,546 | $26,493 | – | – | |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami | Miami | 18 | $198,561 | $26,826 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Osceola Hospital | Kissimmee | 17 | $282,595 | $27,260 | – | – | |
| Homestead Hospital | Homestead | 14 | $136,056 | $27,290 | – | – | |
| Tampa General Hospital | Tampa | 22 | $196,051 | $27,733 | – | $51,202$38,579–$91,302 · 19 plans | |
| AdventHealth Orlando | Orlando | 53 | $226,134 | $27,812 | – | – | |
| Shands Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 16 | $108,636 | $29,991 | – | – | |
| Jackson Health System | Miami | 60 | $90,847 | $33,026 | $37,627 | $32,182$26,790–$75,123 · 44 plans | |
| UF Health Shands Hospital | Gainesville | 30 | $157,537 | $34,270 | – | $33,525$15,375–$43,949 · 18 plans | |
| Mayo Clinic | Jacksonville | 21 | $140,622 | $37,610 | – | – |
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.