US Health Care Costs

Vaginal birth, with complications in Ohio

MS-DRG 806: Vaginal delivery without sterilization/d&c with cc

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Akron General Medical CenterAkron––––$8,373$6,734–$10,070 · 10 plans
Cleveland ClinicCleveland––––$8,519$7,113–$10,107 · 13 plans
Euclid HospitalEuclid––––$7,997$6,266–$9,849 · 10 plans
Fairview HospitalCleveland––––$8,414$6,245–$10,070 · 10 plans
Hillcrest HospitalMayfield Heights––––$8,414$5,653–$10,070 · 10 plans
Lodi Community HospitalLodi––––Not in dollars (18 plans)
Lutheran HospitalCleveland––––$8,125$7,288–$9,849 · 10 plans
Marymount HospitalGarfield Heights––––$7,997$5,769–$9,849 · 10 plans
Medina HospitalMedina––––$7,997$5,459–$9,849 · 10 plans
Miami Valley HospitalDayton––––$12,439$10,631–$14,729 · 17 plans
Riverside Methodist HospitalColumbus––––$13,887$13,002–$15,476 · 6 plans
South Pointe HospitalWarrensville Heights––––$7,997$6,303–$9,849 · 10 plans
Union HospitalDover––––$7,576$6,379–$9,072 · 5 plans

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.