Extreme Prematurity or Newborn Breathing Problems Cost in Florida — Compare All Hospitals
Care for newborns born extremely early or with underdeveloped lungs (respiratory distress syndrome). These babies are cared for in a neonatal intensive care unit with breathing support, warmth, and feeding assistance.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center
Lakeland, FL
Gross charge $174,763 - 2
Lee Memorial Hospital
Fort Myers, FL
Gross charge $237,674Cash pay $47,535 - 3
Cape Coral Hospital
Cape Coral, FL
Gross charge $237,674Cash pay $47,535 - 4
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
Tallahassee, FL
Gross charge $273,686Cash pay $191,580 - 5
Baptist Health South Miami Hospital
Miami, FL
Gross charge $335,984Cash pay $218,390 - 6
Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Boca Raton, FL
Gross charge $335,984Cash pay $218,390 - 7
Baptist Hospital of Miami
Miami, FL
Gross charge $335,984Cash pay $218,390 - 8
Jackson Health System
Miami, FL
Gross charge $483,879 - 9
Halifax Health Medical Center
Daytona Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 10
Holmes Regional Medical Center
Melbourne, FL
Gross charge — - 11
HCA Florida Citrus Hospital
Inverness, FL
Gross charge — - 12
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola
Pensacola, FL
Gross charge — - 13
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay
Panama City, FL
Gross charge — - 14
Parrish Medical Center
Titusville, FL
Gross charge — - 15
North Shore Medical Center
Miami, FL
Gross charge — - 16
Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc
Miami Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 17
Broward Health Medical Center
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Gross charge — - 18
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside
Jacksonville, FL
Gross charge — - 19
Mease Dunedin Hospital
Dunedin, FL
Gross charge — - 20
HCA Florida Highlands Hospital
Sebring, FL
Gross charge — - 21
Winter Haven Hospital
Winter Haven, FL
Gross charge — - 22
Hialeah Hospital
Hialeah, FL
Gross charge — - 23
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital
New Port Richey, FL
Gross charge — - 24
St. Anthony's Hospital
Saint Petersburg, FL
Gross charge — - 25
St Josephs Hospital
Tampa, FL
Gross charge — - 26
AdventHealth Port Charlotte
Port Charlotte, FL
Gross charge — - 27
HCA Florida Jfk Hospital (Acute Care)
Atlantis, FL
Gross charge — - 28
Broward Health North
Deerfield Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 29
Baptist Hospital
Pensacola, FL
Gross charge — - 30
HCA Florida Lehigh Hospital
Lehigh Acres, FL
Gross charge — - 31
Bartow Regional Medical Center
Bartow, FL
Gross charge — - 32
North Okaloosa Medical Center
Crestview, FL
Gross charge — - 33
Santa Rosa Medical Center
Milton, FL
Gross charge — - 34
Morton Plant Hospital
Clearwater, FL
Gross charge — - 35
HCA Florida Aventura Hospital (Acute Care)
Aventura, FL
Gross charge — - 36
South Florida Baptist Hospital
Plant City, FL
Gross charge — - 37
Lower Keys Medical Center
Key West, FL
Gross charge — - 38
HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital
Sarasota, FL
Gross charge — - 39
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital
Plantation, FL
Gross charge — - 40
Cape Canaveral Hospital
Cocoa Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 41
HCA Florida Memorial Hospital
Jacksonville, FL
Gross charge — - 42
HCA Florida St Petersburg Hospital
Saint Petersburg, FL
Gross charge — - 43
Coral Gables Hospital
Coral Gables, FL
Gross charge — - 44
Palmetto General Hospital
Hialeah, FL
Gross charge — - 45
HCA Florida Northwest Hospital
Margate, FL
Gross charge — - 46
HCA Florida Trinity Hospital
Trinity, FL
Gross charge — - 47
Broward Health Imperial Point
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Gross charge — - 48
HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital
Tampa, FL
Gross charge — - 49
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital
Miami, FL
Gross charge — - 50
HCA Florida Blake Hospital
Bradenton, FL
Gross charge — - 51
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health
Fort Myers, FL
Gross charge — - 52
HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital
Orange Park, FL
Gross charge — - 53
HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital
Port Charlotte, FL
Gross charge — - 54
HCA Florida Brandon Hospital (Acute Care)
Brandon, FL
Gross charge — - 55
HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital
Fort Pierce, FL
Gross charge — - 56
HCA Florida Largo Hospital
Largo, FL
Gross charge — - 57
HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital
Okeechobee, FL
Gross charge — - 58
HCA Florida Capital Hospital (Acute Care)
Tallahassee, FL
Gross charge — - 59Gross charge —
- 60
HCA Florida South Shore Hospital
Sun City Center, FL
Gross charge — - 61
HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital
Brooksville, FL
Gross charge — - 62
Mease Countryside Hospital
Safety Harbor, FL
Gross charge — - 63
Gulf Breeze Hospital
Gulf Breeze, FL
Gross charge — - 64
HCA Florida Englewood Hospital
Englewood, FL
Gross charge — - 65
HCA Florida Palms West Hospital
Loxahatchee, FL
Gross charge — - 66
Broward Health Coral Springs
Coral Springs, FL
Gross charge — - 67
Physicians Regional - Pine Ridge
Naples, FL
Gross charge — - 68
Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast
Miramar Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 69
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside Hospital
Jacksonville, FL
Gross charge — - 70
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf
Port Saint Joe, FL
Gross charge — - 71
Health First's Viera Hospital
Melbourne, FL
Gross charge — - 72
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County
Middleburg, FL
Gross charge — - 73Gross charge —
- 74
HCA Florida University Hospital
Davie, FL
Gross charge — - 75
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County
St. Johns, FL
Gross charge — - 76
BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel
Wesley Chapel, FL
Gross charge — - 77
North Walton Doctors Hospital
Defuniak Springs, FL
Gross charge — - 78
W Palm Beach VA Medical Center
West Palm Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 79
Shands Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
Gross charge — - 80
Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center
Orlando, FL
Gross charge — - 81
Naples Community Hospital
Naples, FL
Gross charge — - 82
Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
Gross charge — - 83
UF Health Flagler Hospital
Saint Augustine, FL
Gross charge — - 84
Uf Health Shands Hospital
Gainesville, FL
Gross charge — - 85
Baptist Medical Center Beaches
Jacksonville Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 86
Lakeside Medical Center
Belle Glade, FL
Gross charge — - 87
Baptist Medical Center - Nassau
Fernandina Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 88
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Gross charge — - 89
Delray Medical Center (Acute Care)
Delray Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 90
West Boca Medical Center
Boca Raton, FL
Gross charge — - 91
Good Samaritan Medical Center
West Palm Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 92
St. Mary's Medical Center
West Palm Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 93
Palm Bay Hospital
Palm Bay, FL
Gross charge — - 94
HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital
Kissimmee, FL
Gross charge — - 95
Sarasota Memorial Hospital – Venice
North Venice, FL
Gross charge — - 96
AdventHealth Riverview
Riverview, FL
Gross charge —
8 Florida hospitals list a gross charge for extreme prematurity or newborn breathing problems under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $174,763 to $483,879. The cheapest is Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland; the most expensive is Jackson Health System in Miami. The state average sits at $301,954.
What's published is the gross charge — the starting point, not what you'd actually owe. 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 extreme prematurity or newborn breathing problems at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent extreme prematurity or newborn breathing problems admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
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 extreme prematurity or newborn breathing problems in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 790 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.