US Health Care Costs

COPD, with major complications in Ohio

MS-DRG 190: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with mcc

$37,591typical hospital bill
$8,701typical amount paid
$6,109–$15,116range paid across 71 hospitals

Ohio hospitals billed Medicare a typical $37,591 for this stay in 2024, about 4.3 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Marietta Memorial HospitalMarietta17$27,826$6,109
Memorial HospitalFremont11$22,193$6,484
Southwest General Health CenterMiddleburg Heights43$25,923$7,165
Lake HealthConcord57$36,978$7,241
Medina HospitalMedina38$51,425$7,253
Mercy Health-Anderson HospitalCincinnati22$49,200$7,393
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical CenterBeachwood31$27,357$7,445
Holzer Medical CenterGallipolis15$27,431$7,478
Wooster Community HospitalWooster19$17,150$7,596
University Hospitals - Elyria Medical CenterElyria28$28,135$7,617
Cleveland Clinic Avon HospitalAvon46$35,542$7,691
Mercy Health - Fairfield HospitalFairfield26$49,627$7,704
Miami Valley HospitalDayton30$35,305$7,818
Parma Community General HospitalParma44$32,616$7,825
Blanchard Valley HospitalFindlay43$21,358$7,826
Hillcrest HospitalMayfield Heights59$46,069$7,899
Union HospitalDover15$40,956$7,904
Springfield Regional Medical CenterSpringfield32$50,257$7,997
Euclid HospitalEuclid24$38,474$8,025
Firelands Regional Medical CenterSandusky27$19,851$8,031
Licking Memorial HospitalNewark21$24,547$8,088
Mh St Joseph Warren HospitalWarren32$47,027$8,109
West Chester HospitalWest Chester24$45,863$8,121
Mercy Health - West HospitalCincinnati30$36,092$8,165
Lima Memorial Health SystemLima32$24,875$8,304
Marymount HospitalGarfield Heights38$43,451$8,373
Kettering Health MiamisburgMiamisburg16$43,629$8,407
Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health CenterBoardman57$38,447$8,417
University Hospitals Portage Medical CenterRavenna17$28,385$8,439
Mercy Health - Clermont HospitalBatavia30$43,135$8,455
Mercy Health - Tiffin HospitalTiffin20$34,256$8,568
Mercy Regional Medical CenterLorain25$44,894$8,587
South Pointe HospitalWarrensville Heights39$42,601$8,660
Adena Regional Medical CenterChillicothe32$39,728$8,663
Mercy Health St Ritas Medical CenterLima39$43,723$8,664
Ashtabula County Medical CenterAshtabula28$22,442$8,701
Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown HospitalYoungstown26$45,257$8,726
Fairfield Medical CenterLancaster18$25,217$8,812
Knox Community HospitalMount Vernon18$26,389$8,817
The Jewish Hospital-Mercy HealthCincinnati12$40,949$8,936
Salem Regional Medical CenterSalem14$15,630$8,953
Kettering Health Main CampusKettering23$48,583$8,965
Christ HospitalCincinnati29$33,527$9,056
Bethesda NorthCincinnati14$33,604$9,135
Southern Ohio Medical CenterPortsmouth12$28,445$9,206
Mercy Medical CenterCanton41$56,473$9,397
Mount Carmel East & WestColumbus30$50,164$9,423
Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial HospitalHamilton13$44,890$9,458
Trihealth Clinton Regional HospitalWilmington12$23,504$9,515
Aultman HospitalCanton58$30,386$9,517
Soin Medical CenterBeaver Creek29$45,045$9,702
Alliance Community HospitalAlliance11$14,458$9,793
Genesis HospitalZanesville26$22,863$9,912
Memorial HospitalMarysville14$17,856$10,086
Akron General Medical CenterAkron51$48,040$10,221
Summa Health SystemAkron41$65,846$10,227
Promedica Toledo HospitalToledo35$65,073$10,308
Kettering Health DaytonDayton27$51,552$10,462
Community Hospitals and Wellness CentersBryan13$19,370$10,508
Fisher-Titus HospitalNorwalk23$22,474$10,777
Fairview HospitalCleveland61$49,053$10,832
Mercy St Vincent Medical CenterToledo72$64,021$10,864
Doctors HospitalColumbus11$28,890$11,344
Metrohealth SystemCleveland30$41,079$11,348
Ohio State University State Health SystemColumbus21$33,106$11,940
Cleveland ClinicCleveland39$55,143$12,178
University of Toledo Medical CenterToledo11$56,472$12,603
Uh St John Medical CenterWestlake30$25,317$12,866
Uh Cleveland Medical CenterCleveland16$45,793$13,364
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLCCincinnati28$57,523$14,325
Uh Regional HospitalsChardon24$37,591$15,116

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.