DRG 064 · Nervous System

Stroke Cost in Florida — Compare All Hospitals

A stroke caused by a blocked blood vessel or bleeding in the brain, accompanied by other serious medical problems. Care involves rapid brain imaging, close monitoring in a stroke or intensive care unit, and early rehabilitation once the patient is stable.

State average
$118,908
gross charge · DRG 064
Hospitals
11
with published pricing
Price range
$76,373 – $178,066
low to high
Lowest $76,373 Highest $178,066

11 Florida hospitals list a gross charge for stroke under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $76,373 to $178,066. The cheapest is Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers; the most expensive is Larkin Community Hospital in South Miami. The state average sits at $118,908.

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 stroke 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 stroke 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 stroke in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 064 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Lee Memorial Hospital

    Fort Myers, FL

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $76,373
    Cash pay $15,275
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,666
  2. 2

    Cape Coral Hospital

    Cape Coral, FL

    28 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $76,373
    Cash pay $15,275
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,282
  3. 3

    Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center

    Lakeland, FL

    48 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $79,885
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,259
  4. 4

    Holy Cross Health

    Ft Lauderdale, FL

    27 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $81,385
    Cash pay $52,900
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,732
  5. 5

    Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare

    Tallahassee, FL

    92 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $84,113
    Cash pay $58,879
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,770
  6. 6

    Jackson Health System

    Miami, FL

    68 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $131,157
    Medicare pays (avg) $24,716
  7. 7

    Baptist Health South Miami Hospital

    Miami, FL

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $140,855
    Cash pay $91,556
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,167
  8. 8

    Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital

    Boca Raton, FL

    52 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $140,855
    Cash pay $91,556
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,653
  9. 9

    Baptist Hospital of Miami

    Miami, FL

    93 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $140,855
    Cash pay $91,556
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,213
  10. 10

    Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus

    Hialeah, FL

    Gross charge $178,066
    Cash pay $124,646
  11. 11

    Larkin Community Hospital

    South Miami, FL

    Gross charge $178,066
    Cash pay $124,646
  12. 12

    Halifax Health Medical Center

    Daytona Beach, FL

    61 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,989
  13. 13

    Holmes Regional Medical Center

    Melbourne, FL

    123 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,752
  14. 14

    HCA Florida Citrus Hospital

    Inverness, FL

    57 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,104
  15. 15

    Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola

    Pensacola, FL

    94 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,433
  16. 16

    Ascension Sacred Heart Bay

    Panama City, FL

    30 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,430
  17. 17

    Parrish Medical Center

    Titusville, FL

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,952
  18. 18

    North Shore Medical Center

    Miami, FL

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,736
  19. 19

    Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc

    Miami Beach, FL

    35 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,822
  20. 20

    Broward Health Medical Center

    Fort Lauderdale, FL

    31 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,617
  21. 21

    Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside

    Jacksonville, FL

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,399
  22. 22

    Mease Dunedin Hospital

    Dunedin, FL

    Gross charge
  23. 23

    HCA Florida Highlands Hospital

    Sebring, FL

    Gross charge
  24. 24

    Winter Haven Hospital

    Winter Haven, FL

    32 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,579
  25. 25

    Hialeah Hospital

    Hialeah, FL

    Gross charge
  26. 26

    HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital

    Niceville, FL

    Gross charge
  27. 27

    Morton Plant North Bay Hospital

    New Port Richey, FL

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,410
  28. 28

    St. Anthony's Hospital

    Saint Petersburg, FL

    36 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,075
  29. 29

    St Josephs Hospital

    Tampa, FL

    107 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,230
  30. 30

    AdventHealth Port Charlotte

    Port Charlotte, FL

    Gross charge
  31. 31

    HCA Florida Jfk Hospital (Acute Care)

    Atlantis, FL

    63 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,719
  32. 32

    Broward Health North

    Deerfield Beach, FL

    47 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,264
  33. 33

    Baptist Hospital

    Pensacola, FL

    42 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,636
  34. 34

    HCA Florida Lehigh Hospital

    Lehigh Acres, FL

    Gross charge
  35. 35

    HCA Florida Osceola Hospital

    Kissimmee, FL

    47 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,627
  36. 36

    Bartow Regional Medical Center

    Bartow, FL

    Gross charge
  37. 37

    North Okaloosa Medical Center

    Crestview, FL

    Gross charge
  38. 38

    Santa Rosa Medical Center

    Milton, FL

    Gross charge
  39. 39

    Morton Plant Hospital

    Clearwater, FL

    64 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,246
  40. 40

    HCA Florida Aventura Hospital (Acute Care)

    Aventura, FL

    47 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,972
  41. 41

    South Florida Baptist Hospital

    Plant City, FL

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,844
  42. 42

    Lower Keys Medical Center

    Key West, FL

    Gross charge
  43. 43

    HCA Florida Lake City Hospital

    Lake City, FL

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,269
  44. 44

    HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital

    Sarasota, FL

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,092
  45. 45

    HCA Florida Mercy Hospital

    Plantation, FL

    Gross charge
  46. 46

    Cape Canaveral Hospital

    Cocoa Beach, FL

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,885
  47. 47

    HCA Florida Memorial Hospital

    Jacksonville, FL

    44 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,905
  48. 48

    HCA Florida St Petersburg Hospital

    Saint Petersburg, FL

    Gross charge
  49. 49

    Coral Gables Hospital

    Coral Gables, FL

    Gross charge
  50. 50

    Palmetto General Hospital

    Hialeah, FL

    29 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,783
  51. 51

    HCA Florida Northwest Hospital

    Margate, FL

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,114
  52. 52

    HCA Florida Trinity Hospital

    Trinity, FL

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,962
  53. 53

    Broward Health Imperial Point

    Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Gross charge
  54. 54

    HCA Florida North Florida Hospital

    Gainesville, FL

    88 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,172
  55. 55

    HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital

    Tampa, FL

    Gross charge
  56. 56

    HCA Florida Kendall Hospital

    Miami, FL

    44 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,297
  57. 57

    HCA Florida Blake Hospital

    Bradenton, FL

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,922
  58. 58

    Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health

    Fort Myers, FL

    126 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,976
  59. 59

    HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital

    Fort Walton Beach, FL

    50 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,777
  60. 60

    HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital

    Orange Park, FL

    71 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,157
  61. 61

    HCA Florida West Hospital

    Pensacola, FL

    49 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,747
  62. 62

    HCA Florida Putnam Hospital

    Palatka, FL

    Gross charge
  63. 63

    HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital

    Port Charlotte, FL

    64 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,021
  64. 64

    HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital (Acute Care)

    Panama City, FL

    31 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,923
  65. 65

    HCA Florida Brandon Hospital (Acute Care)

    Brandon, FL

    62 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,972
  66. 66

    HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital

    Fort Pierce, FL

    52 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,432
  67. 67

    HCA Florida Largo Hospital

    Largo, FL

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,465
  68. 68

    HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital

    Okeechobee, FL

    Gross charge
  69. 69

    HCA Florida Capital Hospital (Acute Care)

    Tallahassee, FL

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,158
  70. 70

    HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital (Acute Care)

    Hudson, FL

    64 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,905
  71. 71

    HCA Florida South Shore Hospital

    Sun City Center, FL

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,665
  72. 72

    HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital

    Brooksville, FL

    31 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,317
  73. 73

    Mease Countryside Hospital

    Safety Harbor, FL

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,879
  74. 74

    Gulf Breeze Hospital

    Gulf Breeze, FL

    Gross charge
  75. 75

    HCA Florida Englewood Hospital

    Englewood, FL

    Gross charge
  76. 76

    HCA Florida Palms West Hospital

    Loxahatchee, FL

    Gross charge
  77. 77

    Broward Health Coral Springs

    Coral Springs, FL

    Gross charge
  78. 78

    Physicians Regional - Pine Ridge

    Naples, FL

    44 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,569
  79. 79

    Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast

    Miramar Beach, FL

    Gross charge
  80. 80

    Ascension St. Vincent's Southside Hospital

    Jacksonville, FL

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,047
  81. 81

    Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf

    Port Saint Joe, FL

    Gross charge
  82. 82

    Health First's Viera Hospital

    Melbourne, FL

    24 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,606
  83. 83

    Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County

    Middleburg, FL

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,185
  84. 84

    Oviedo Medical Center

    Oviedo, FL

    Gross charge
  85. 85
    Gross charge
  86. 86

    UCF Lake Nona Hospital

    Orlando, FL

    Gross charge
  87. 87

    HCA Florida University Hospital

    Davie, FL

    Gross charge
  88. 88

    Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County

    St. Johns, FL

    Gross charge
  89. 89

    BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel

    Wesley Chapel, FL

    Gross charge
  90. 90

    North Walton Doctors Hospital

    Defuniak Springs, FL

    Gross charge
  91. 91

    W Palm Beach VA Medical Center

    West Palm Beach, FL

    Gross charge
  92. 92

    Shands Jacksonville

    Jacksonville, FL

    36 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,586
  93. 93

    Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center

    Orlando, FL

    145 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,714
  94. 94

    Naples Community Hospital

    Naples, FL

    97 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,233
  95. 95

    Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville

    Jacksonville, FL

    174 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,146
  96. 96

    UF Health Flagler Hospital

    Saint Augustine, FL

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,047
  97. 97

    Uf Health Shands Hospital

    Gainesville, FL

    94 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,387
  98. 98

    Baptist Medical Center Beaches

    Jacksonville Beach, FL

    Gross charge
  99. 99

    Lakeside Medical Center

    Belle Glade, FL

    Gross charge
  100. 100

    Baptist Medical Center - Nassau

    Fernandina Beach, FL

    Gross charge
  101. 101

    Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center

    Palm Beach Gardens, FL

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,779
  102. 102

    Delray Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Delray Beach, FL

    75 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,019
  103. 103

    West Boca Medical Center

    Boca Raton, FL

    Gross charge
  104. 104

    Good Samaritan Medical Center

    West Palm Beach, FL

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,762
  105. 105

    St. Mary's Medical Center

    West Palm Beach, FL

    39 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,453
  106. 106

    Palm Bay Hospital

    Palm Bay, FL

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,600
  107. 107

    HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital

    Kissimmee, FL

    Gross charge
  108. 108

    Sarasota Memorial Hospital – Venice

    North Venice, FL

    36 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,412
  109. 109

    AdventHealth Riverview

    Riverview, FL

    Gross charge

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