US Health Care Costs

Headaches Without Mcc in Ohio

MS-DRG 103: Headaches without mcc

$33,915typical hospital bill
$8,668typical amount paid
$7,618–$10,821range paid across 4 hospitals

Ohio hospitals billed Medicare a typical $33,915 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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
Miami Valley HospitalDayton25$32,966$7,618
Riverside Methodist HospitalColumbus16$21,903$7,865
Ohio State University State Health SystemColumbus18$34,865$9,471
Mercy St Vincent Medical CenterToledo14$49,873$10,821

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.