Florida / Adventhealth Carrollwood
CMS certification 100069 · Tampa, FL · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Adventhealth Carrollwood: charges and Medicare payments
Adventhealth Carrollwood reported 575 Medicare inpatient stays across 24 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 7.91 times what it was paid — mid-range in Florida, number 69 of 159 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 7.04×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 101 stays at an average charge of $110,440, 22% above the national average. It also billed 766 outpatient services, charging 14.19 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 575
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 7.91×
- 3Rank in FL (highest ratio = 1) 69 of 159
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 24 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Adventhealth Carrollwood charged more than the national average in 20 (83%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 101 | $110,440 | +22% | $14,995 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 52 | $80,703 | +6% | $12,728 |
| 454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC | 32 | $573,595 | +105% | $77,271 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 30 | $81,833 | +37% | $11,154 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 29 | $60,599 | +18% | $9,639 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 28 | $67,838 | +20% | $9,167 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 27 | $168,979 | +81% | $16,946 |
| 483 Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper... | 26 | $265,704 | +110% | $19,556 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 24 | $66,367 | -6% | $12,919 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 22 | $370,300 | +117% | $34,951 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 20 | $48,130 | +20% | $6,864 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 20 | $45,232 | -7% | $9,330 |
| 468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC | 18 | $185,022 | +49% | $31,253 |
| 519 Back and Neck Procedures except Spinal Fusion with CC | 17 | $147,208 | +41% | $21,722 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 16 | $41,431 | +10% | $6,935 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 15 | $72,160 | +43% | $10,287 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 15 | $66,128 | -10% | $12,197 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 12 | $51,409 | +2% | $9,833 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 12 | $177,998 | +50% | $20,803 |
| 455 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC | 12 | $442,350 | +118% | $43,227 |
| 472 Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC | 12 | $294,881 | +106% | $23,467 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 12 | $47,045 | +26% | $8,241 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 12 | $51,656 | -14% | $10,121 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 11 | $255,051 | +11% | $31,881 |
Outpatient services
Against the Florida average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Adventhealth Carrollwood charged $110,440 on average, 2% less than the Florida average of $112,838, and was paid $14,995 against a state average of $15,663. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Adventhealth Carrollwood charged $80,703 on average, 14% less than the Florida average of $93,403, and was paid $12,728 against a state average of $12,779. For Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC (DRG 454), Adventhealth Carrollwood charged $573,595 on average, 74% more than the Florida average of $330,258, and was paid $77,271 against a state average of $50,916. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Adventhealth Carrollwood charged $81,833 on average, 5% more than the Florida average of $78,292, and was paid $11,154 against a state average of $10,939. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $132,520 was 24% above the state average of $106,979. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $31,838 was 12% above the state average of $28,431. For Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5116), its average charge of $190,993 was 36% above the state average of $140,120. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $97,344 was 31% above the state average of $74,087.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Adventhealth Carrollwood in Tampa, FL, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2024-02-07 (CMS case 816)
- Met Requirements — 2025-07-16 (CMS case 5797)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.