Critical care (first hour) cost in Orlando, FL
In Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 13 hospitals list a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes: from $2,284.15 to $17,634.00, with a median of $5,861.00. The lowest listed price is at UF Health Leesburg Hospital and 1 other hospital — $3,576.85 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $4,877.40 at 162 hospitals.
- The median here, $5,861.00, is 190% above the US median of $2,018.81.
- That is 6.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($843.92).
- Orlando, FL ranks 2nd of 3 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 8 cities for code 99291, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 10, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UF Health Leesburg Hospital lowest Leesburg, FL · (352) 323-5762 UF HB MSTU CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $2,284.15 | $4,153.00 | $1,868.85–$2,878.03 | 45% |
| The Villages Regional Hospital lowest The Villages, FL · (352) 751-8000 UF HB MSTU CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $2,284.15 | $4,153.00 | $879.63–$930.37 | 45% |
| The Villages Regional Hospital The Villages, FL · (352) 751-8000 HB CRITICAL CARE File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $2,874.85 | $5,227.00 | $879.63–$930.37 | 45% |
| UF Health Leesburg Hospital Leesburg, FL · (352) 323-5762 HB CRITICAL CARE File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $2,874.85 | $5,227.00 | $879.63–$948.86 | 45% |
| Orlando Health Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Critical Care First Hour File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,820.40 | $9,551.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Critical Care First Hour File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,820.40 | $9,551.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Critical Care First Hour File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,820.40 | $9,551.00 | — | 60% |
| South Lake Hospital Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Critical Care First Hour File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,820.40 | $9,551.00 | — | 60% |
| Nemours Childrens Hospital, Florida Orlando, FL · (407) 567-4000 ED Visit 6-Critical Care+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $5,861.00 | $5,861.00 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7,214.00 | $7,214.00 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Waterman Tavares, FL · (352) 253-3368 HC CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8,251.17 | $8,251.17 | — | — |
| HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital Casselberry, FL · (407) 321-4500 CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $11,223.75 | $11,223.75 | $2,671.25–$10,101.38 | — |
| Oviedo Medical Center Orlando, FL · (615) 850-6055 CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $12,579.00 | $12,579.00 | $2,993.80–$6,289.50 | — |
| Ucf Lake Nona Hospital Orlando, FL · (850) 523-2115 Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes Level 5+5 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $17,150.07 | $17,150.07 | $240.35–$15,435.06 | — |
| HCA Florida Osceola Hospital Orlando, FL · (407) 846-2266 CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $17,634.00 | $17,634.00 | $4,196.89–$15,870.60 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $2,284.15, median $5,861.00, highest $17,634.00 — a 7.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $3,820.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What critical care (first hour) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Critical care (first hour) explained.