Comprehensive Observation Services in Florida
What 172 hospitals in Florida charged and were paid for comprehensive observation services (APC 8011), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$28,435
Hospital list price billed
Average allowed
$2,457
Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid
$1,950
Average per service
State rank
#20 of 49
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Florida billed an average of $28,435 for comprehensive observation services, about 11.6 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $2,457. That payment is 7% below the U.S. average of $2,634.
These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.
Paid $2,457Billed $28,435
About 9¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Florida billed for this service.
Florida hospitals: comprehensive observation services
Every Florida hospital that billed Medicare for this service at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | Services | Avg charge | Avg allowed | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventhealth OrlandoOrlando | 3,106 | $37,344 | $2,427 | $1,919 |
| Boca Raton Regional HospitalBoca Raton | 2,493 | $20,403 | $2,465 | $1,961 |
| St Joseph's HospitalTampa | 2,431 | $24,566 | $2,457 | $1,952 |
| Martin Memorial Health SystemsStuart | 2,405 | $22,287 | $2,461 | $1,958 |
| Naples Community HospitalNaples | 1,792 | $23,906 | $2,471 | $1,964 |
| Baptist Medical CenterJacksonville | 1,754 | $26,109 | $2,429 | $1,925 |
| Morton Plant HospitalClearwater | 1,649 | $21,598 | $2,454 | $1,949 |
| Bethesda Memorial HospitalBoynton Beach | 1,638 | $23,231 | $2,465 | $1,958 |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami INCMiami | 1,622 | $26,238 | $2,453 | $1,945 |
| Mease Countryside HospitalSafety Harbor | 1,471 | $19,705 | $2,451 | $1,948 |
| Mayo ClinicJacksonville | 1,436 | $15,713 | $2,437 | $1,933 |
| Sarasota Memorial HospitalSarasota | 1,401 | $21,769 | $2,464 | $1,960 |
| Lee Memorial HospitalFort Myers | 1,339 | $22,365 | $2,463 | $1,959 |
| Jackson Health SystemMiami | 1,237 | $14,835 | $2,470 | $1,960 |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine RidgeNaples | 1,179 | $37,304 | $2,470 | $1,962 |
| Indian River Medical CenterVero Beach | 1,178 | $12,630 | $2,466 | $1,964 |
| St Anthony's HospitalSt Petersburg | 1,122 | $22,373 | $2,463 | $1,957 |
| Orlando Regional HealthcareOrlando | 1,106 | $34,231 | $2,437 | $1,930 |
| Winter Haven HospitalWinter Haven | 1,046 | $22,071 | $2,458 | $1,947 |
| Jupiter Medical CenterJupiter | 963 | $13,405 | $2,470 | $1,965 |
| Ocala Regional Medical CenterOcala | 933 | $42,274 | $2,464 | $1,958 |
| South Miami HospitalMiami | 888 | $21,511 | $2,455 | $1,950 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital - VeniceNorth Venice | 873 | $22,833 | $2,469 | $1,964 |
| Lakeland Regional Medical CenterLakeland | 858 | $23,781 | $2,446 | $1,938 |
| Tampa General HospitalTampa | 856 | $30,401 | $2,465 | $1,959 |
| South Lake HospitalClermont | 850 | $34,388 | $2,466 | $1,959 |
| Memorial Regional HospitalHollywood | 841 | $31,460 | $2,460 | $1,952 |
| Cleveland Clinic HospitalWeston | 833 | $13,283 | $2,429 | $1,926 |
| Flagler HospitalSt Augustine | 824 | $19,506 | $2,642 | $2,101 |
| Cape Coral HospitalCape Coral | 780 | $22,646 | $2,453 | $1,948 |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee HealthFort Myers | 765 | $25,641 | $2,456 | $1,951 |
| Jfk Medical CenterAtlantis | 749 | $38,582 | $2,460 | $1,956 |
| Holy Cross Hospital INCFort Lauderdale | 736 | $21,166 | $2,479 | $1,974 |
| Adventhealth OcalaOcala | 718 | $19,957 | $2,474 | $1,968 |
| Tallahassee Memorial HealthcareTallahassee | 680 | $25,563 | $2,465 | $1,960 |
| Villages Regional Hospital theLady Lake | 678 | $17,397 | $2,479 | $1,974 |
| Baptist HospitalPensacola | 670 | $30,153 | $2,453 | $1,947 |
| Delray Medical CenterDelray Beach | 636 | $51,977 | $2,240 | $1,732 |
| Leesburg Regional Medical CenterLeesburg | 627 | $17,538 | $2,442 | $1,940 |
| North Florida Regional Medical CenterGainesville | 616 | $61,510 | $2,457 | $1,952 |
| Sacred Heart HospitalPensacola | 610 | $18,569 | $2,465 | $1,960 |
| Univ of Miami Hosp & ClinicsMiami | 603 | $50,177 | $2,466 | $1,961 |
| Adventhealth TampaTampa | 597 | $28,911 | $2,463 | $1,956 |
| Homestead HospitalHomestead | 574 | $27,979 | $2,473 | $1,963 |
| Halifax Health Medical CenterDaytona Beach | 556 | $26,703 | $2,472 | $1,967 |
| Adventhealth Wesley ChapelWesley Chapel | 522 | $32,512 | $2,453 | $1,947 |
| North Broward Medical CenterPompano Beach | 513 | $19,306 | $2,417 | $1,914 |
| Ascension St Vincent's Clay CountyMiddleburg | 506 | $19,376 | $2,411 | $1,919 |
| Memorial Hospital WestHollywood | 473 | $30,343 | $2,452 | $1,946 |
| Parrish Medical CenterTitusville | 469 | $25,737 | $2,349 | $1,841 |
| St Vincent's Medical CenterJacksonville | 463 | $17,541 | $2,447 | $1,949 |
| Good Samaritan Medical CenterWest Palm Beach | 451 | $49,777 | $2,401 | $1,890 |
| Aventura Hospital & Med CenterMiami | 450 | $39,002 | $2,466 | $1,959 |
| Baptist Medical Center BeachesJacksonville Beach | 424 | $23,149 | $2,465 | $1,961 |
| Holmes Regional Medical CenterMelbourne | 410 | $17,013 | $2,469 | $1,966 |
| Mount Sinai Medical CenterMiami Beach | 400 | $18,990 | $2,475 | $1,966 |
| Florida Hospital ZephyrhillsZephyrhills | 397 | $30,855 | $2,470 | $1,963 |
| West Kendall Baptist HospitalMiami | 396 | $28,861 | $2,460 | $1,952 |
| West Florida HospitalPensacola | 395 | $39,826 | $2,464 | $1,958 |
| Adventhealth SebringSebring | 384 | $24,972 | $2,461 | $1,956 |
| Mease Hospital DunedinDunedin | 377 | $21,440 | $2,469 | $1,964 |
| Coral Springs Medical CenterPompano Beach | 366 | $16,508 | $2,426 | $1,918 |
| HCA Florida Trinity HospitalNew Port Richey | 365 | $65,294 | $2,462 | $1,957 |
| Manatee Memorial HospitalBradenton | 361 | $38,519 | $2,458 | $1,944 |
| Brooksville Regional HospitalBrooksville | 351 | $37,393 | $2,474 | $1,970 |
| Blake Medical CenterBradenton | 350 | $43,805 | $2,474 | $1,968 |
| Fort Walton Beach Medical CenterFort Walton Beach | 344 | $59,493 | $2,474 | $1,968 |
| St Luke's HospitalJacksonville | 341 | $16,653 | $2,443 | $1,946 |
| Oak Hill HospitalBrooksville | 339 | $60,469 | $2,474 | $1,968 |
| Health CentralOcoee | 331 | $33,682 | $2,444 | $1,934 |
| Morton Plant North Bay HospitalNew Port Richey | 330 | $22,559 | $2,461 | $1,956 |
| Adventhealth Port CharlottePort Charlotte | 323 | $32,217 | $2,450 | $1,942 |
| Wellington Regional Medical CenterWellington | 305 | $36,325 | $2,452 | $1,941 |
| Bayfront Medical Center INCSt Petersburg | 301 | $30,604 | $2,460 | $1,951 |
| Shands Jacksonville Medical CenterJacksonville | 297 | $22,413 | $2,398 | $1,892 |
| Broward General Medical CenterFort Lauderdale | 293 | $22,936 | $2,439 | $1,926 |
| Adventhealth Daytona BeachDaytona Beach | 292 | $21,365 | $2,466 | $1,961 |
| Palm Bay HospitalPalm Bay | 288 | $17,814 | $2,473 | $1,969 |
| St Lucie Medical CenterPort St Lucie | 285 | $41,628 | $2,438 | $1,930 |
| Doctors Hospital INCCoral Gables | 285 | $23,920 | $2,472 | $1,968 |
| Regional Medical Center Bayonet PointHudson | 283 | $59,380 | $2,472 | $1,966 |
| Palm Beach Gardens Medical CenterPalm Beach Gardens | 281 | $37,636 | $2,378 | $1,870 |
| Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald CoastMiramar Beach | 278 | $26,986 | $2,479 | $1,972 |
| Keralty HospitalMiami | 277 | $12,782 | $2,480 | $1,965 |
| West Boca Medical CenterBoca Raton | 276 | $42,097 | $2,252 | $1,743 |
| Desoto Memorial HospitalArcadia | 274 | $18,170 | $2,656 | $2,112 |
| Imperial Point Medical CenterFort Lauderdale | 274 | $16,844 | $2,472 | $1,963 |
| Baptist Medical Center - NassauFernandina Beach | 270 | $24,798 | $2,421 | $1,916 |
| Westside Regional Medical CenterPlantation | 262 | $43,729 | $2,435 | $1,927 |
| H Lee Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa | 260 | $24,025 | $2,428 | $1,932 |
| Northwest Medical CenterPompano Beach | 257 | $45,413 | $2,449 | $1,943 |
| Largo Medical CenterLargo | 255 | $47,704 | $2,456 | $1,950 |
| South Florida Baptist HospitalPlant City | 254 | $20,592 | $2,474 | $1,970 |
| Brandon Regional HospitalBrandon | 246 | $59,787 | $2,440 | $1,931 |
| Florida Hospital WatermanEustis | 243 | $26,829 | $2,464 | $1,958 |
| Gulf Breeze HospitalGulf Breeze | 236 | $32,326 | $2,454 | $1,950 |
| Orange Park Medical CenterOrange Park | 235 | $67,043 | $2,437 | $1,930 |
| Palms West HospitalLoxahatchee | 228 | $49,142 | $2,436 | $1,930 |
| Florida Hospital DelandDeland | 227 | $21,989 | $2,479 | $1,973 |
| Bay Medical CenterPanama City | 223 | $21,036 | $2,440 | $1,936 |
| Twin Cities HospitalNiceville | 219 | $67,410 | $2,426 | $1,919 |
| Cape Canaveral HospitalCocoa Beach | 217 | $15,607 | $2,434 | $1,929 |
| HCA Florida Lawnwood HospitalFort Pierce | 210 | $41,986 | $2,450 | $1,944 |
| Shands Hospital at the University of FloridaGainesville | 204 | $16,136 | $2,421 | $1,917 |
| Citrus Memorial HospitalInverness | 194 | $55,354 | $2,469 | $1,962 |
| Northside HospitalSt Petersburg | 194 | $60,976 | $2,449 | $1,942 |
| Adventhealth Palm CoastPalm Coast | 187 | $24,636 | $2,479 | $1,974 |
| Plantation General HospitalPlantation | 182 | $56,193 | $2,469 | $1,964 |
| Fawcett Memorial HospitalPort Charlotte | 182 | $57,330 | $2,479 | $1,974 |
| Viera HospitalMelbourne | 179 | $16,238 | $2,466 | $1,964 |
| Lake City Medical CenterLake City | 177 | $36,468 | $2,644 | $2,101 |
| Orlando Health Rockledge HospitalRockledge | 176 | $28,703 | $2,468 | $1,960 |
| Jackson HospitalMarianna | 173 | $7,061 | $2,607 | $2,067 |
| Kendall Regional Medical CenterMiami | 171 | $64,194 | $2,433 | $1,926 |
| Lakewood Ranch Medical CenterBradenton | 167 | $40,848 | $2,456 | $1,948 |
| Heart of Florida Reg Med CtrDavenport | 165 | $32,286 | $2,422 | $1,909 |
| Osceola Regional Medical CenterKissimmee | 164 | $77,272 | $2,467 | $1,962 |
| Englewood Community HospitalEnglewood | 163 | $55,177 | $2,479 | $1,974 |
| Sebastian River Medical CenterSebastian | 159 | $35,341 | $2,467 | $1,959 |
| Lake Wales Medical CenterLake Wales | 155 | $41,307 | $2,484 | $1,971 |
| Baycare Hospital Wesley ChapelWesley Chapel | 155 | $24,859 | $2,412 | $1,909 |
| Memorial Hospital PembrokeHollywood | 152 | $27,939 | $2,454 | $1,946 |
| St Cloud Regional Medical CenterSt Cloud | 151 | $34,851 | $2,466 | $1,962 |
| Raulerson HospitalOkeechobee | 150 | $35,191 | $2,641 | $2,100 |
| Memorial Hospital MiramarMiramar | 149 | $30,049 | $2,432 | $1,920 |
| Lower Keys Medical CenterKey West | 144 | $33,013 | $2,608 | $2,070 |
| Palm Springs General HospitalHialeah | 142 | $26,124 | $2,480 | $1,968 |
| Santa Rosa Medical CenterMilton | 142 | $37,415 | $2,425 | $1,916 |
| Palms of Pasadena HospitalSt Petersburg | 141 | $64,858 | $2,467 | $1,960 |
| North Okaloosa Medical CenterCrestview | 137 | $32,854 | $2,422 | $1,913 |
| Adventhealth New Smyrna BeachNew Smyrna Beach | 134 | $19,749 | $2,465 | $1,959 |
| University Community Hospital at CarrollwoodTampa | 133 | $31,838 | $2,435 | $1,929 |
| North Shore Medical CenterMiami | 131 | $43,391 | $2,459 | $1,938 |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns CountySt. Johns | 131 | $20,585 | $2,427 | $1,928 |
| Adventhealth Dade CityDade City | 130 | $28,913 | $2,449 | $1,941 |
| University Hospital & Medical CenterTamarac | 129 | $54,550 | $2,449 | $1,944 |
| Oviedo Medical CenterOviedo | 128 | $36,257 | $2,450 | $1,943 |
| Bartow Regional Medical CenterBartow | 126 | $20,999 | $2,465 | $1,957 |
| St Mary's Medical CenterWest Palm Beach | 125 | $42,685 | $2,416 | $1,900 |
| Gulf Coast Medical CenterPanama City | 124 | $49,207 | $2,448 | $1,943 |
| HCA Florida Memorial HospitalJacksonville | 122 | $48,914 | $2,431 | $1,927 |
| Adventhealth Palm Coast ParkwayPalm Coast | 117 | $22,638 | $2,446 | $1,941 |
| Adventhealth North PinellasTarpon Springs | 113 | $26,750 | $2,479 | $1,974 |
| Tampa General Hospital Crystal RiverCrystal River | 113 | $34,357 | $2,479 | $1,975 |
| Putnam Community Medical CtrPalatka | 111 | $32,096 | $2,479 | $1,974 |
| Ed Fraser Memorial HospitalMacclenny | 110 | $13,835 | $2,636 | $2,095 |
| Wuesthoff Medical Center - MelbourneMelbourne | 109 | $27,126 | $2,461 | $1,955 |
| Ucf Lake Nona HospitalOrlando | 108 | $62,580 | $2,480 | $1,971 |
| Florida Hospital Fish MemorialOrange City | 105 | $26,450 | $2,461 | $1,957 |
| Capital Regional Medical CenterTallahassee | 100 | $38,857 | $2,381 | $1,876 |
| Shorepoint Health Punta GordaPunta Gorda | 95 | $28,973 | $2,418 | $1,911 |
| South Bay HospitalGreater Sun Center | 88 | $53,855 | $2,412 | $1,908 |
| Memorial Hospital of TampaTampa | 82 | $53,766 | $2,455 | $1,949 |
| Lakeside Medical CenterBelle Glade | 80 | $15,575 | $2,480 | $1,970 |
| Hialeah HospitalHialeah | 76 | $47,494 | $2,480 | $1,962 |
| Central Florida Regional HospitalSanford | 73 | $44,974 | $2,452 | $1,948 |
| Palmetto General HospitalHialeah | 72 | $39,790 | $2,480 | $1,951 |
| HCA Florida University HospitalDavie | 70 | $51,346 | $2,451 | $1,946 |
| Highlands Regional Medical CenterSebring | 61 | $26,792 | $2,479 | $1,975 |
| Doctors Hospital of SarasotaSarasota | 60 | $47,573 | $2,479 | $1,975 |
| Halifax Health /UF Health Medical Center of DeltonDeltona | 60 | $28,262 | $2,447 | $1,929 |
| Coral Gables HospitalCoral Gables | 57 | $40,077 | $2,445 | $1,923 |
| St Petersburg General HospitalSt Petersburg | 54 | $60,794 | $2,443 | $1,937 |
| Larkin Community HospitalSouth Miami | 46 | $23,345 | $2,467 | $1,957 |
| Sacred Heart Hospital on the GulfPort St Joe | 45 | $15,446 | $2,656 | $2,112 |
| HCA Florida Poinciana HospitalKissimmee | 43 | $61,528 | $2,479 | $1,972 |
| Jay HospitalJay | – | – | – | – |
| Lehigh Regional Medical CenterLehigh Acres | – | – | – | – |
| Douglas Gardens HospitalMiami | – | – | – | – |
| Adventhealth RiverviewRiverview | – | – | – | – |
| All Children's HospitalSt Petersburg | – | – | – | – |
| Nemours Childrens Hospital, FloridaOrlando | – | – | – | – |
Lowest and highest allowed amounts in Florida
Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare services. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.
Lowest
| Delray Medical CenterDelray Beach, FL | $2,240 |
|---|---|
| West Boca Medical CenterBoca Raton, FL | $2,252 |
| Parrish Medical CenterTitusville, FL | $2,349 |
| Palm Beach Gardens Medical CenterPalm Beach Gardens, FL | $2,378 |
| Capital Regional Medical CenterTallahassee, FL | $2,381 |
Highest
| Sacred Heart Hospital on the GulfPort St Joe, FL | $2,656 |
|---|---|
| Desoto Memorial HospitalArcadia, FL | $2,656 |
| Lake City Medical CenterLake City, FL | $2,644 |
| Flagler HospitalSt Augustine, FL | $2,642 |
| Raulerson HospitalOkeechobee, FL | $2,641 |
Comprehensive Observation Services in other states
Questions
How much does comprehensive observation services cost in Florida?
In 2024 Medicare data, comprehensive observation services (APC 8011) at 172 hospitals in Florida was billed at $28,435 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $2,457, of which Medicare paid $1,950. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.
Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?
Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this service in Florida, average charges were 11.6 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.
Source: CMS, Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. The allowed amount is Medicare's payment plus the patient's coinsurance. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 services for privacy. About the data.