DRG 281 · Cardiovascular

Heart Attack Cost in Florida — Compare All Hospitals

Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) with complications — discharged alive.

State average
$52,853
gross charge · DRG 281
Hospitals
9
with published pricing
Price range
$27,917 – $64,777
low to high
Lowest $27,917 Highest $64,777

9 Florida hospitals list a gross charge for heart attack under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $27,917 to $64,777. The cheapest is Orlando Health Rockledge Hospital in Rockledge; the most expensive is Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare in Tallahassee. The state average sits at $52,853.

What's listed is each hospital's gross charge — its published price for the inpatient stay, before any insurance discount. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists heart attack at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling heart attack in Florida, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.

Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Florida hospitals missing from the list either don't perform heart attack in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 281 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.

What this hospital charge usually covers

The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for heart attack. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 3–5 days):

Included in the hospital bill

  • Emergency department evaluation and cardiac workup
  • Inpatient cardiac monitoring (often in a coronary care unit)
  • Diagnostic catheterization and any required stenting
  • Inpatient medications and routine labs during admission

Usually billed separately

  • Cardiologist, ED physician, and any interventional specialist professional fees
  • Ambulance transport
  • Outpatient cardiac rehab and follow-up visits after discharge
  • Long-term medications (antiplatelets, statins, beta-blockers)

Quality signals to check before picking a hospital

Price alone won't tell you which hospital does heart attack best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:

Heart-Attack Mortality (30-day)

The single most important quality signal — how often patients survive 30 days after a heart attack at this hospital.

Time to Fibrinolysis (STEMI)

For ST-elevation heart attacks treated with clot-busting drugs, every minute counts. Tracks median minutes from arrival to treatment.

Heart-Attack Readmissions

Reflects discharge planning, medication reconciliation, and outpatient cardiology handoff.

When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit

The list below sorts by price. For heart attack, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.

Questions to ask your hospital or insurer

The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Orlando Health Rockledge Hospital

    Rockledge, FL

    Gross charge $27,917
    Cash pay $18,146
  2. 2

    Palm Bay Hospital

    Palm Bay, FL

    Gross charge $42,737
    Cash pay $10,684
  3. 3

    Lee Memorial Hospital

    Fort Myers, FL

    Gross charge $52,843
    Cash pay $10,569
  4. 4

    Cape Coral Hospital

    Cape Coral, FL

    Gross charge $52,843
    Cash pay $10,569
  5. 5

    Holy Cross Health

    Ft Lauderdale, FL

    Gross charge $54,044
    Cash pay $35,129
  6. 6

    Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center

    Lakeland, FL

    Gross charge $58,127
  7. 7

    Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus

    Hialeah, FL

    Gross charge $61,194
    Cash pay $42,836
  8. 8

    Larkin Community Hospital

    South Miami, FL

    Gross charge $61,194
    Cash pay $42,836
  9. 9

    Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare

    Tallahassee, FL

    Gross charge $64,777
    Cash pay $45,344
  10. 10

    Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola

    Pensacola, FL

    Gross charge
  11. 11

    Ascension Sacred Heart Bay

    Panama City, FL

    Gross charge
  12. 12

    Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside

    Jacksonville, FL

    Gross charge
  13. 13

    Broward Health North

    Deerfield Beach, FL

    Gross charge
  14. 14

    Baptist Hospital

    Pensacola, FL

    Gross charge
  15. 15

    Lakeside Medical Center

    Belle Glade, FL

    Gross charge
  16. 16

    Broward Health Imperial Point

    Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Gross charge
  17. 17

    Gulf Breeze Hospital

    Gulf Breeze, FL

    Gross charge
  18. 18

    Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast

    Miramar Beach, FL

    Gross charge
  19. 19

    Ascension St. Vincent's Southside Hospital

    Jacksonville, FL

    Gross charge
  20. 20

    Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf

    Port Saint Joe, FL

    Gross charge
  21. 21

    Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County

    Middleburg, FL

    Gross charge
  22. 22
    Gross charge
  23. 23

    North Walton Doctors Hospital

    Defuniak Springs, FL

    Gross charge
  24. 24

    W Palm Beach VA Medical Center

    West Palm Beach, FL

    Gross charge

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