Florida / Mease Dunedin Hospital
CMS certification 100043 · Dunedin, FL · 5 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Mease Dunedin Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Mease Dunedin Hospital reported 760 Medicare inpatient stays across 26 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.72 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Florida, number 136 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: 122 stays at an average charge of $67,204, 26% below the national average. It also billed 788 outpatient services, charging 8.68 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 760
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.72×
- 3Rank in FL (highest ratio = 1) 136 of 159
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 5
Inpatient stays
For the 26 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Mease Dunedin Hospital charged more than the national average in 3 (12%). 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 | 122 | $67,204 | -26% | $14,257 |
| 885 Psychoses | 96 | $35,850 | -19% | $10,257 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 81 | $48,953 | -13% | $9,779 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 44 | $38,700 | +2% | $6,569 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 35 | $61,143 | -13% | $13,385 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 34 | $53,698 | -27% | $12,932 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 34 | $48,403 | -1% | $8,053 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 27 | $51,549 | -10% | $9,614 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 27 | $37,142 | -8% | $6,397 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 21 | $46,293 | -23% | $10,027 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 21 | $39,660 | -23% | $8,874 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 19 | $26,461 | -29% | $7,546 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 19 | $39,571 | -3% | $7,064 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 18 | $41,858 | -12% | $8,676 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 16 | $82,567 | -18% | $14,818 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 16 | $39,167 | -12% | $7,195 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 15 | $36,142 | -21% | $8,119 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 14 | $34,179 | -11% | $6,697 |
| 884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability | 14 | $36,547 | -41% | $12,346 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 13 | $40,040 | -12% | $7,687 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 13 | $34,360 | -13% | $7,893 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 13 | $32,527 | -33% | $7,182 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 13 | $35,078 | -16% | $7,393 |
| 467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC | 12 | $177,888 | +13% | $38,660 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 12 | $34,281 | -7% | $6,358 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 11 | $111,087 | +9% | $15,502 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 377 | $21,440 | $2,469 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 160 | $85,061 | $11,843 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 59 | $10,734 | $1,429 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 37 | $45,879 | $6,480 |
| Level 2 Vascular Procedures | 33 | $5,202 | $1,407 |
| Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 25 | $81,987 | $16,845 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 19 | $52,220 | $5,227 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 18 | $17,421 | $2,888 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 16 | $23,445 | $4,687 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 15 | $25,254 | $2,932 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 15 | $16,243 | $3,158 |
| Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 14 | $23,710 | $2,428 |
Against the Florida average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Mease Dunedin Hospital charged $67,204 on average, 40% less than the Florida average of $112,838, and was paid $14,257 against a state average of $15,663. For Psychoses (DRG 885), Mease Dunedin Hospital charged $35,850 on average, 23% less than the Florida average of $46,705, and was paid $10,257 against a state average of $13,805. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Mease Dunedin Hospital charged $48,953 on average, 28% less than the Florida average of $67,659, and was paid $9,779 against a state average of $10,715. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Mease Dunedin Hospital charged $38,700 on average, 20% less than the Florida average of $48,190, and was paid $6,569 against a state average of $7,285. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $21,440 was 25% below the state average of $28,431. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $85,061 was 20% below the state average of $106,979. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $10,734 was 26% below the state average of $14,597. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $45,879 was 38% below the state average of $74,087.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Mease Dunedin Hospital in Dunedin, FL, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2021-09-29 (CMS case 505)
- CAP Request — 2022-07-27 (CMS case 505)
- Closure Notice — 2023-08-16 (CMS case 505)
- Warning Notice — 2025-08-20 (CMS case 6326)
- Closure Notice — 2025-08-25 (CMS case 6326)
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.