Ohio / Alliance Community Hospital
CMS certification 360131 · Alliance, OH · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Alliance Community Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Alliance Community Hospital reported 92 Medicare inpatient stays across 6 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.75 times what it was paid. Its most frequent stay was DRG 291, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC: 20 stays at an average charge of $15,662, 72% below the national average. It also billed 421 outpatient services, charging 4.98 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 92
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.75×
- 3Rank in OH (highest ratio = 1) –
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 6 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Alliance Community Hospital charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 20 | $15,662 | -72% | $11,190 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 18 | $20,493 | -71% | $13,283 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 18 | $19,381 | -68% | $12,167 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 14 | $26,070 | -71% | $16,354 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 11 | $14,458 | -71% | $9,793 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 11 | $48,292 | -48% | $15,790 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 122 | $8,826 | $2,300 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 57 | $44,164 | $11,029 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 51 | $17,579 | $2,920 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 34 | $12,909 | $2,754 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 29 | $5,652 | $1,342 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 27 | $22,213 | $5,908 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 21 | $17,240 | $4,403 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 19 | $6,215 | $1,643 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 17 | $8,137 | $1,368 |
| Level 2 Endovascular Procedures | 15 | $18,818 | $4,864 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related Services | 15 | $10,899 | $1,733 |
| Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 14 | $51,401 | $15,826 |
Against the Ohio average
For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Alliance Community Hospital charged $15,662 on average, 64% less than the Ohio average of $42,986, and was paid $11,190 against a state average of $10,652. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Alliance Community Hospital charged $20,493 on average, 59% less than the Ohio average of $50,577, and was paid $13,283 against a state average of $13,102. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Alliance Community Hospital charged $19,381 on average, 53% less than the Ohio average of $41,598, and was paid $12,167 against a state average of $10,716. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Alliance Community Hospital charged $26,070 on average, 59% less than the Ohio average of $64,290, and was paid $16,354 against a state average of $15,664. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $8,826 was 48% below the state average of $17,044. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $44,164 was 24% below the state average of $58,420. For Level 4 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5374), its average charge of $17,579 was 7% below the state average of $18,813. For Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5113), its average charge of $12,909 was 37% below the state average of $20,370.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Alliance Community Hospital in Alliance, OH, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-07-11 (CMS case 5698)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.