US Health Care Costs

Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy Without Cc/Mcc in Ohio

MS-DRG 195: Simple pneumonia and pleurisy without cc/mcc

$21,606typical hospital bill
$4,944typical amount paid
$4,386–$5,567range paid across 3 hospitals

Ohio hospitals billed Medicare a typical $21,606 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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
Hillcrest HospitalMayfield Heights12$21,606$4,386
Firelands Regional Medical CenterSandusky15$13,331$4,944
Miami Valley HospitalDayton11$23,951$5,567

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.