New York / Arnot Ogden Medical Center
CMS certification 330090 · Elmira, NY · 7 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Arnot Ogden Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Arnot Ogden Medical Center reported 803 Medicare inpatient stays across 33 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.94 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in New York, number 99 of 123 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 2.74×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 117 stays at an average charge of $40,348, 55% below the national average. It also billed 1,063 outpatient services, charging 3.85 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 803
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.94×
- 3Rank in NY (highest ratio = 1) 99 of 123
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 7
Inpatient stays
For the 33 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Arnot Ogden Medical Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 117 | $40,348 | -55% | $23,576 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 57 | $23,957 | -58% | $15,100 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 38 | $31,837 | -47% | $16,598 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 34 | $43,494 | -38% | $20,047 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 33 | $25,842 | -47% | $12,993 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 30 | $38,893 | -23% | $13,993 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 29 | $42,612 | -54% | $21,641 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 29 | $19,411 | -48% | $10,080 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 25 | $26,281 | -54% | $15,083 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 25 | $27,112 | -44% | $12,373 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 25 | $25,040 | -38% | $10,027 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 23 | $40,067 | -53% | $21,130 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 23 | $20,338 | -46% | $10,443 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 22 | $33,047 | -56% | $18,705 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 22 | $25,338 | -51% | $13,574 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 21 | $28,388 | -49% | $12,678 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 21 | $19,178 | -47% | $9,665 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 21 | $20,603 | -55% | $10,740 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 21 | $16,236 | -59% | $8,905 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 18 | $15,692 | -58% | $10,668 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 17 | $20,412 | -47% | $10,043 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 15 | $34,874 | -31% | $12,289 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 15 | $17,413 | -39% | $7,264 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 13 | $74,373 | -35% | $20,720 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 13 | $49,533 | -51% | $25,048 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 13 | $55,480 | -46% | $24,786 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 13 | $18,984 | -53% | $11,015 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 12 | $25,569 | -35% | $10,861 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 12 | $25,527 | -34% | $10,851 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 12 | $25,773 | -61% | $18,646 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 12 | $26,725 | -64% | $20,311 |
| 070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC | 11 | $36,284 | -52% | $20,215 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 11 | $37,985 | -66% | $24,691 |
Outpatient services
Against the New York average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Arnot Ogden Medical Center charged $40,348 on average, 65% less than the New York average of $116,930, and was paid $23,576 against a state average of $24,426. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Arnot Ogden Medical Center charged $23,957 on average, 70% less than the New York average of $81,161, and was paid $15,100 against a state average of $16,034. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Arnot Ogden Medical Center charged $31,837 on average, 59% less than the New York average of $77,177, and was paid $16,598 against a state average of $15,976. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Arnot Ogden Medical Center charged $43,494 on average, 54% less than the New York average of $94,371, and was paid $20,047 against a state average of $19,472. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $11,989 was 55% below the state average of $26,675. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $33,810 was 50% below the state average of $67,926. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $5,518 was 57% below the state average of $12,815. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $5,940 was 55% below the state average of $13,330.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira, NY, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2022-12-19 (CMS case 1199)
- Met Requirements — 2023-12-11 (CMS case 2121)
- Warning Notice — 2024-03-26 (CMS case 2415)
- Closure Notice — 2024-06-28 (CMS case 2415)
- Met Requirements — 2025-05-16 (CMS case 4584)
- Warning Notice — 2026-04-09 (CMS case 7415)
- Closure Notice — 2026-05-28 (CMS case 7415)
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.