US Health Care Costs

Liver Transplant with Mcc or Intestinal Transplant in Ohio

MS-DRG 005: Liver transplant with mcc or intestinal transplant

$624,876typical hospital bill
$116,392typical amount paid
$98,497–$136,635range paid across 4 hospitals

Ohio hospitals billed Medicare a typical $624,876 for this stay in 2024, about 5.4 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
Ohio State University State Health SystemColumbus34$490,000$98,497
Uh Cleveland Medical CenterCleveland11$693,846$111,964
Cleveland ClinicCleveland32$555,905$120,821
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLCCincinnati18$695,981$136,635

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.