An evaporator coil replacement reported a median $3,000 (57 reports), with the middle half at $2,000 to $4,500.
Prices: HVACPro analysis of 57 homeowner-reported quotes and invoices in public Reddit posts, 2025-01-01 to 2026-09-29. Licenses: FL DBPR construction licensee extract (CONSTRUCTIONLICENSE_1.csv), retrieved 2026-10-05.
Reported price, U.S. dollars
Source for every price on this page: HVACPro analysis of homeowner-reported quotes and invoices in public Reddit posts, 2025-01-01 to 2026-09-29. Repair figures are U.S.-wide; only rows marked Florida are Florida. The posts do not always say what a price included, and people who post are not a random sample. N is the number of quotes behind each figure.
| Job | Median | Middle half | Reports (N) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaporator coil replacement | $3,000 | $2,000 to $4,500 | 57 |
| Expansion valve (TXV) | $1,900 | $1,180 to $2,500 | 17 |
| Outdoor unit and coil together | $7,850 | $6,450 to $10,000 | 68 |
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The evaporator coil is the indoor half of the refrigerant loop, usually sitting above or inside the air handler. It cools and dries the air. It fails in two ways: a leak in the tubing, which makes the system lose refrigerant, and a dirty or frozen coil, which usually has an airflow cause behind it.
That second failure is the one to rule out first. A coil that ices up because of a dirty filter or blocked vents needs those fixed, not a new coil.
Our freezing-up page covers the free checks. A coil replaced without a leak test or a filter check is a guess that costs $3,000.
Two related prices help frame a quote. An expansion valve (TXV), the small metering part at the coil, reported a median $1,900 (17 reports).
An outdoor unit and coil replaced together reported $7,850 (68 reports). In the Southeast, DOE says a split system must be a certified combination meeting the regional standard (DOE 2023 standards FAQ), so ask whether the new coil and your existing outdoor unit are a certified match.
Simplified drawing, not to scale. Real systems vary: the indoor unit can sit in an attic or closet, the ducts can run in the attic or under the floor. Original illustration, not a photo.
At $3,000, a coil is 25 percent of the Florida median full-system price ($12,000). It is also 38 percent of an outdoor-unit-and-coil replacement ($7,850).
On a system under 10 years old, the coil alone is the sensible fix. Past ENERGY STAR's 10-year mark (ENERGY STAR replacement guide), the second half of the system is aging too, so price both options.
Evaporator coil replacement
$3,000
median, 57 reports (U.S.-wide)
New full system, Florida homeowners
$12,000
median, 55 reports
Source: HVACPro analysis of 55 homeowner-reported quotes and invoices in public Reddit posts, 2025-01-01 to 2026-09-29 (Florida full system); repair figure is U.S.-wide (HVACPro analysis of 57 homeowner-reported quotes and invoices in public Reddit posts, 2025-01-01 to 2026-09-29). Median reported price, U.S. dollars.
Clean airflow first. A frozen coil has a free cause more often than a failed coil: the filter, closed or blocked vents, and a thermostat set very low. If ice returns with all three ruled out, it is a pro call.
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Homeowners reported a median $3,000 (57 reports), middle half $2,000 to $4,500.
It is 25 percent of a Florida full system by reported medians. On a system under 10 years old that usually favors the coil. Past 10 years, ENERGY STAR suggests considering replacement (ENERGY STAR replacement guide), so ask for both quotes.
Too little warm air across the coil or too little refrigerant in it. A dirty filter and blocked vents are the free causes. If those are clear and ice returns, a leak or a failed blower is likely.
These questions come from the topic clusters below in our research on 2,095 mined questions (Compressor / condenser / coil / motor failures (pro repair): 239; Repair / service cost and quotes: 23; AC freezing up / iced coil: 31). The wording and answers are ours; we do not republish anyone's post.
$3,000
Evaporator coil replacement: median reported price, from 57 homeowner reports
HVACPro analysis of 57 homeowner-reported quotes and invoices in public Reddit posts, 2025-01-01 to 2026-09-29.