Palm Bay Hospital
1425 Malabar Road NE, Palm Bay, FL 32907 Hospital ***** CMS quality 3 of 5
75%Self-pay discount
75% off list
One of the deepest self-pay discounts published. Median across the 2,591 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average chargesCharges 6.4× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
- Beds
- 120
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Health system
- Health First INC
- Medicare ID
- 100316
- Cost report
- FY ending 09/30/2024
- CMS quality
- ***** 3 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 17.0× | |
| Post-surgery recovery 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.1× | |
| Anesthesia cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 3.0× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 17.1× | |
| MRI 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 11.1× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 10.2× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 6.5× | |
| Respiratory therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 9.7× | |
| Physical therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.6× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 9.8× | |
| EEG brain monitoring 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.0× | |
| Implanted devices 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.1× | |
| Drugs given at the facility most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 9.5× | |
| Dialysis most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 7.7× | |
| Outpatient clinic visit 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.1× | |
| Emergency room visit most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 11.9× | |
| Observation stay cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.4× | |
| Inpatient room and board 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.8× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 1.8× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $14.48 cash price | $57.93 75% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $81.29 cash price | $325 75% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $53.61 cash price | $214 75% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $51.84 cash price | $207 75% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $52.58 cash price | $210 75% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $62.34 cash price | $249 75% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $60.83 cash price | $243 75% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $52.50 cash price | $210 75% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $52.66 cash price | $211 75% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $72.96 cash price | $292 75% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $183 cash price | $732 75% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 100316, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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