US Health Care Costs

Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours in Ohio

MS-DRG 207: Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support >96 hours

$236,918typical hospital bill
$52,290typical amount paid
$39,733–$67,943range paid across 8 hospitals

Ohio hospitals billed Medicare a typical $236,918 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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
Fairview HospitalCleveland13$241,203$39,733
Firelands Regional Medical CenterSandusky14$112,164$44,342
Miami Valley HospitalDayton24$166,528$49,352
Christ HospitalCincinnati19$218,703$51,472
Promedica Toledo HospitalToledo18$237,120$53,108
Mercy St Vincent Medical CenterToledo12$380,241$53,879
Cleveland ClinicCleveland16$236,717$56,787
Ohio State University State Health SystemColumbus18$262,992$67,943

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.