Florida / Halifax Health Medical Center
CMS certification 100017 · Daytona Beach, FL
Halifax Health Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Halifax Health Medical Center reported 3,079 Medicare inpatient stays across 103 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.67 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Florida, number 139 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: 371 stays at an average charge of $75,643, 16% below the national average. It also billed 2,595 outpatient services, charging 8.97 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 3,079
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.67×
- 3Rank in FL (highest ratio = 1) 139 of 159
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 103 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Halifax Health Medical Center charged more than the national average in 14 (14%). 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 | 371 | $75,643 | -16% | $16,477 |
| 885 Psychoses | 109 | $31,380 | -29% | $11,875 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 95 | $46,805 | -17% | $10,861 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 83 | $40,701 | -17% | $9,429 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 67 | $45,943 | -23% | $11,058 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 67 | $87,646 | -13% | $17,088 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 61 | $92,159 | -8% | $15,680 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 60 | $42,857 | -6% | $8,250 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 57 | $31,238 | -23% | $8,738 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 56 | $38,178 | -5% | $8,635 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 56 | $42,630 | -13% | $8,941 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 53 | $27,735 | -27% | $7,670 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 49 | $34,479 | -7% | $7,626 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 48 | $41,441 | -19% | $10,185 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 48 | $217,410 | -5% | $45,137 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 43 | $59,722 | -15% | $13,471 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 41 | $44,721 | -22% | $10,992 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 41 | $52,119 | +7% | $9,913 |
| 948 Signs and Symptoms without MCC | 39 | $32,435 | -15% | $7,632 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 38 | $36,776 | -35% | $11,575 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 37 | $36,205 | -28% | $10,102 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 37 | $88,102 | -14% | $18,161 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 37 | $32,532 | -13% | $8,495 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 37 | $187,219 | -42% | $48,770 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 35 | $44,307 | -33% | $12,264 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 32 | $59,589 | +7% | $9,349 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 32 | $104,621 | -9% | $15,097 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 32 | $91,575 | +7% | $13,319 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 32 | $50,823 | -31% | $13,081 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 31 | $54,306 | +8% | $7,789 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 31 | $37,789 | -37% | $10,866 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 29 | $56,660 | -25% | $13,742 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 27 | $24,442 | -32% | $7,322 |
| 563 Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation except Femur, Hip,... | 26 | $39,224 | -8% | $8,528 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 24 | $44,277 | -9% | $8,478 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 24 | $37,540 | -21% | $9,104 |
| 881 Depressive Neuroses | 24 | $27,786 | -13% | $8,410 |
| 897 Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation... | 24 | $28,585 | -23% | $7,901 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 23 | $34,327 | -11% | $7,880 |
| 300 Peripheral Vascular Disorders with CC | 23 | $43,696 | -12% | $9,545 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 23 | $135,250 | -17% | $22,797 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 23 | $38,198 | -14% | $8,472 |
| 884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability | 23 | $30,382 | -51% | $13,599 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 22 | $30,955 | -23% | $7,082 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 22 | $78,496 | +29% | $10,851 |
| 071 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with CC | 21 | $50,711 | 0% | $9,570 |
| 092 Other Disorders of Nervous System with CC | 21 | $43,288 | -16% | $9,258 |
| 100 Seizures with MCC | 21 | $82,768 | -12% | $16,422 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 21 | $99,138 | -27% | $21,796 |
| 266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 21 | $229,103 | -20% | $46,026 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 21 | $32,210 | -19% | $8,443 |
| 082 Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with MCC | 20 | $62,814 | -46% | $18,996 |
| 207 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96... | 20 | $166,583 | -43% | $44,579 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 20 | $50,017 | -12% | $10,832 |
| 472 Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC | 20 | $185,843 | +30% | $28,100 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 20 | $58,731 | -12% | $12,656 |
| 917 Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with MCC | 20 | $43,057 | -42% | $12,684 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 19 | $31,209 | -31% | $8,779 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 19 | $113,692 | +22% | $15,853 |
| 083 Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with CC | 18 | $55,907 | -24% | $18,756 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 103 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the Florida average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Halifax Health Medical Center charged $75,643 on average, 33% less than the Florida average of $112,838, and was paid $16,477 against a state average of $15,663. For Psychoses (DRG 885), Halifax Health Medical Center charged $31,380 on average, 33% less than the Florida average of $46,705, and was paid $11,875 against a state average of $13,805. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Halifax Health Medical Center charged $46,805 on average, 31% less than the Florida average of $67,659, and was paid $10,861 against a state average of $10,715. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Halifax Health Medical Center charged $40,701 on average, 35% less than the Florida average of $62,885, and was paid $9,429 against a state average of $8,998. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $26,703 was 6% below the state average of $28,431. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $83,614 was 22% below the state average of $106,979. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $8,452 was 55% below the state average of $18,605. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $16,737 was 15% above the state average of $14,597.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
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.