Open Heart Surgery Cost in Florida (2026)
Close to the national average · RPP 100.3 · FL
What Drives Pricing Here
Three factors explain most of why open heart surgery costs what it does in Florida.
Regional Price Parity
Florida's cost-of-living index sits at 100.3 — near the national benchmark (100). This directly scales facility and staffing overhead, which flow through to every procedure price.
Specialist Availability
32 facilities perform this procedure in Florida — competition keeps pricing honest and gives you real leverage to shop quotes.
Vs. National Benchmark
Florida tracks within 0.3% of the national average ($150,000) — a typical mid-market pricing environment with wide provider variance.
Open Heart Surgery in Florida: What to Know
Florida offers exceptional open-heart surgery options. For instance, Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami boasts Florida’s only robotic heart program, specializing in minimally invasive robotic-assisted coronary bypass grafting. Shipley Cardiothoracic Center at HealthPark Medical Center in Fort Myers is Florida's second-largest program, performing over 1,500 surgical cases annually and recognized as an IBM Watson Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospital.
Consider Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) for potentially more cost-effective cardiovascular procedures in Florida, as the state has lenient regulations allowing more ASCs. While statewide averages are comparable to national, researching facilities in cities like Fort Myers or Miami can reveal diverse options. Verify current pricing directly with providers.
Estimated Cost Breakdown in Florida
Open Heart Surgery costs in Florida track close to the national average. Here's how the total is divided across cost components.
Hospital Stay
Per-night inpatient cost
Most significant cost
Surgeon Fee
Expertise and experience level
Implants & Supplies
Operating Room
OR and equipment time
Anesthesia
Anesthesiologist or CRNA fee
Post-Op Care
Recovery and aftercare
Total Estimated Cost
Florida all-in range
Financing Options
Many Florida clinics partner with CareCredit or Alphaeon. A typical 24-month, 0% APR term on $150,450 looks like:
- Soft credit check — no hard pull
- Instant approval decisions
- HSA/FSA eligible for qualifying cases
Based on CMS Medicare data and regional price parities. Learn about our methodology →
Ranges adjusted for Florida's regional price parity (100.3). See the national percentage breakdown →
Facility Costs in Florida
Here are the highest-volume open heart surgery providers in Florida. All rates come from CMS Medicare claims data — actual payments, not list prices.
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Adventhealth Orlando | Orlando | $67,617 | $56,090 | 96 |
| Uf Health Shands Hospital | Gainesville | $76,885 | $68,088 | 70 |
| Adventhealth Orlando | Orlando | $88,552 | $71,501 | 48 |
| Lee Memorial Hospital | Fort Myers | $77,212 | $61,982 | 44 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | Sarasota | $52,461 | $50,580 | 44 |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | Stuart | $52,723 | $47,906 | 28 |
| Delray Medical Center | Delray Beach | $66,351 | $56,722 | 28 |
| Tampa General Hospital | Tampa | $74,274 | $69,418 | 24 |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, Inc | Miami Beach | $66,811 | $60,834 | 23 |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital | Weston | $62,111 | $53,895 | 23 |
Open Heart Surgery Cost in Nearby States
Florida runs close to the national average for open heart surgery, but it's the pricier option compared to its immediate neighbors.
Expert Answers for Florida Patients
Local regulations, insurance nuance, and surgical standards specific to Florida.
Compare Florida with any other state
See national pricing, all 50 state comparisons, and detailed cost factors in the main open heart surgery cost guide.
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How we calculate open heart surgery costs in Florida
Cost estimates combine procedure-specific pricing data with regional cost-of-living and provider-supply adjustments. Primary sources:
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Hospital pricing transparency files — CMS-required machine-readable data published by hospitals under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (effective January 2021). Provides actual negotiated rates between hospitals and insurers.
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HCUP (Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project) — AHRQ's HCUP databases provide nationally-representative procedure cost data by state, payer, and patient demographics.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics — Healthcare Practitioner Occupational Wages — BLS OEWS data on surgeon, anesthesiologist, and surgical staff wages by state, used to model regional labor-cost differences in procedure pricing.
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BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP) — U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis state-level price-level indices, used to adjust national procedure averages for Florida's cost-of-living relative to the national mean.
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FAIR Health Consumer Cost Lookup — the FAIR Health database aggregates billed and allowed amounts from over 36 billion claim records, providing a check on procedure-cost ranges by ZIP code.
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Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data — CMS public-use files on Medicare-allowed amounts and submitted charges by HCPCS/CPT code and state, used as a baseline for procedure-cost ranges.
Estimates are illustrative and reflect typical pricing ranges; actual costs depend on insurance coverage, surgical complexity, anesthesia type, hospital vs. ambulatory setting, and individual patient factors. Always confirm pricing directly with providers and your insurance carrier. See our methodology page for full calculation details.