HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL
FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32547 · Acute Care Hospitals
103 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 27, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
103
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
17.1x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Proprietary
Above 90th Percentile
85%
Compared to FL hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL lists chargemaster rates that average 17.1x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 103 procedures with publicly available pricing data (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
The median hospital in FL has a chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio of 8.6x, with ratios across the state ranging from 1.0x to 20.0x. At 17.1x, this facility’s average ratio is above the state median. 165 hospitals in FL report pricing data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
The procedure with the largest gap between the listed price and Medicare reimbursement at HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL is CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC (DRG 287). The listed chargemaster rate is $217,145, while Medicare reimburses $6,418 for the same procedure — a ratio of 33.8x (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
What does this actually mean for your bill? Chargemaster rates are rarely what patients pay. If you have insurance, your insurer has negotiated a separate rate — often 40–60% less than the listed price. If you are uninsured, you may be able to negotiate directly with the hospital or request financial assistance. The chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is a useful reference point for understanding listed pricing, but it does not represent what most patients will owe out of pocket.
88 of 103 procedures (85%) at this facility have listed rates above the 90th percentile compared to other FL hospitals reporting the same procedure data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL is a proprietary acute care hospitals facility with a CMS quality rating of 3/5 stars. Note: CMS quality ratings measure patient outcomes and experience, not pricing. A hospital with high listed prices may provide excellent care, and pricing data alone should not be used to evaluate the quality of a healthcare provider.
Listed Chargemaster Rates vs Medicare Reimbursement — Top Procedures by Ratio
Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Procedure Pricing Lookup
Search for a specific procedure or DRG code to see listed chargemaster rates and Medicare reimbursement amounts.
| Procedure | DRG | Listed Charge | Medicare Reimb. | Ratio | State Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $217,145 | $6,418 | 33.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $125,690 | $4,185 | 30.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $108,748 | $3,713 | 29.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $355,113 | $12,802 | 27.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $184,335 | $7,141 | 25.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $286,296 | $11,434 | 25.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $125,165 | $5,375 | 23.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $119,359 | $5,168 | 23.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $185,079 | $8,071 | 22.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $106,847 | $4,675 | 22.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $146,421 | $6,436 | 22.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITHOUT MCC | 605 | $121,743 | $5,529 | 22.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 494 | $252,233 | $11,636 | 21.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $92,401 | $4,348 | 21.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $133,019 | $6,272 | 21.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $79,562 | $3,793 | 21.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $107,446 | $5,150 | 20.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $98,302 | $4,720 | 20.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $113,725 | $5,498 | 20.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $88,007 | $4,291 | 20.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $202,730 | $9,960 | 20.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $134,564 | $6,630 | 20.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $459,927 | $22,796 | 20.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $179,881 | $8,928 | 20.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $98,129 | $4,942 | 19.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $107,845 | $5,473 | 19.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $181,057 | $9,217 | 19.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $327,990 | $16,742 | 19.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $343,072 | $17,539 | 19.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $248,552 | $12,845 | 19.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $613,051 | $31,790 | 19.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $328,410 | $17,435 | 18.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $229,518 | $12,313 | 18.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH MCC | 659 | $300,077 | $16,106 | 18.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ATHEROSCLEROSIS WITHOUT MCC | 303 | $77,988 | $4,201 | 18.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $90,712 | $4,890 | 18.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $83,827 | $4,533 | 18.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $79,391 | $4,331 | 18.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $98,208 | $5,358 | 18.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $84,282 | $4,658 | 18.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH CC | 617 | $224,290 | $12,479 | 18.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $323,319 | $18,041 | 17.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $127,423 | $7,139 | 17.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $95,865 | $5,371 | 17.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $206,151 | $11,660 | 17.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $209,521 | $11,918 | 17.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $79,128 | $4,512 | 17.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $54,636 | $3,123 | 17.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 163 | $497,812 | $28,551 | 17.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $102,670 | $5,890 | 17.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
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All data from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Statewide Context
Charge-to-Medicare ratio range across FL hospitals
165 hospitals in FL report pricing data to CMS. This facility's average ratio of 17.1x places it at the upper end of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Important: Listed chargemaster rates are not what most insured patients pay. Actual costs depend on your insurance plan's negotiated rates, deductibles, and coverage terms. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical, legal, or financial advice.
Frequently Asked Questions About HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL
How much does HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL's listed chargemaster rates average 17.1x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 103 procedures. Chargemaster rates are list prices and are not what most insured patients pay — actual costs depend on insurance negotiations and coverage terms.
What is the most expensive procedure at HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL is CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC (DRG 287), with a listed charge of $217,145 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $6,418 — a ratio of 33.8x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL expensive compared to other FL hospitals?
HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 17.1x. Ratios vary significantly across FL hospitals. This ratio reflects listed chargemaster prices, not what patients actually pay. CMS quality ratings, which measure patient outcomes and experience, are separate from pricing data.
Where does the pricing data for HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL come from?
All pricing data comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary, published under federal price transparency law (45 CFR Part 180). This data is publicly available and updated annually.
How can I check if my bill from HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL is correct?
You can upload your bill to BillRazor for a free comparison against publicly available Medicare reimbursement data. Our system analyzes every line item in 60 seconds. Research suggests 49-80% of hospital bills contain errors, including duplicate charges, incorrect procedure codes, and unbundling.
Does HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL in FORT WALTON BEACH, FL accept Medicare?
HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.