US Health Care Costs

Vaginal birth, with major complications in Ohio

MS-DRG 805: Vaginal delivery without sterilization/d&c with mcc

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Akron General Medical CenterAkron––––$9,195$7,072–$10,542 · 10 plans
Cleveland ClinicCleveland––––$9,380$7,523–$11,472 · 13 plans
Euclid HospitalEuclid––––$8,745$7,672–$10,356 · 10 plans
Fairview HospitalCleveland––––$8,979$7,661–$9,771 · 10 plans
Hillcrest HospitalMayfield Heights––––$8,736$7,352–$9,771 · 10 plans
Lodi Community HospitalLodi––––Not in dollars (18 plans)
Lutheran HospitalCleveland––––$9,160$7,828–$11,355 · 10 plans
Marymount HospitalGarfield Heights––––$8,420$7,626–$10,356 · 10 plans
Medina HospitalMedina––––$7,881$7,103–$10,356 · 10 plans
Miami Valley HospitalDayton––––$13,764$12,439–$20,315 · 17 plans
Riverside Methodist HospitalColumbus––––$19,153$17,933–$21,346 · 6 plans
South Pointe HospitalWarrensville Heights––––$8,887$7,828–$10,423 · 10 plans
Union HospitalDover––––$9,178$8,675–$11,992 · 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.