Ohio / Blanchard Valley Hospital
CMS certification 360095 · Findlay, OH · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Blanchard Valley Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Blanchard Valley Hospital reported 1,237 Medicare inpatient stays across 52 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.97 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Ohio, number 78 of 104 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.01×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 106 stays at an average charge of $35,578, 61% below the national average. It also billed 1,995 outpatient services, charging 4.82 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,237
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.97×
- 3Rank in OH (highest ratio = 1) 78 of 104
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 52 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Blanchard Valley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 106 | $35,578 | -61% | $13,533 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 75 | $24,148 | -57% | $8,603 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 46 | $24,442 | -59% | $8,820 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 44 | $27,431 | -61% | $10,960 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 43 | $21,358 | -58% | $7,826 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 43 | $14,885 | -61% | $5,530 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 39 | $17,964 | -52% | $5,366 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 35 | $22,146 | -57% | $7,862 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 34 | $20,660 | -64% | $8,218 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 34 | $24,827 | -49% | $6,989 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 30 | $18,894 | -48% | $5,150 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 29 | $28,890 | -62% | $9,493 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 29 | $12,267 | -57% | $4,345 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 29 | $46,371 | -54% | $13,235 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 27 | $16,892 | -58% | $5,425 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 27 | $32,813 | -50% | $9,803 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 27 | $17,720 | -56% | $7,117 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 25 | $19,098 | -50% | $6,951 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 25 | $28,101 | -53% | $8,972 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 25 | $22,062 | -55% | $6,857 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 24 | $19,537 | -65% | $6,509 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 22 | $11,867 | -68% | $6,175 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 19 | $21,265 | -53% | $5,977 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 19 | $80,297 | -65% | $31,364 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 18 | $18,305 | -54% | $4,977 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 18 | $44,466 | -63% | $15,508 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 18 | $43,937 | -53% | $12,367 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 16 | $23,966 | -52% | $5,508 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 16 | $66,787 | -42% | $13,710 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 16 | $44,430 | -57% | $13,698 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 15 | $74,559 | -65% | $29,438 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 15 | $85,859 | -50% | $23,661 |
| 039 Extracranial Procedures without CC/MCC | 14 | $33,775 | -47% | $7,219 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 14 | $31,387 | -38% | $6,217 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 14 | $21,413 | -62% | $8,034 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 14 | $34,027 | -60% | $10,857 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 14 | $15,028 | -61% | $5,462 |
| 948 Signs and Symptoms without MCC | 14 | $17,966 | -53% | $5,516 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 13 | $30,805 | -50% | $8,540 |
| 467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC | 13 | $59,715 | -62% | $22,308 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 13 | $17,909 | -63% | $7,143 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 13 | $34,973 | -52% | $11,649 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 12 | $30,958 | -52% | $7,219 |
| 478 Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue... | 12 | $37,650 | -68% | $15,072 |
| 660 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with CC | 12 | $24,967 | -63% | $9,487 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 11 | $22,402 | -78% | $11,988 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 11 | $19,826 | -56% | $6,862 |
| 253 Other Vascular Procedures with CC | 11 | $71,126 | -46% | $20,863 |
| 331 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures without CC/MCC | 11 | $32,162 | -63% | $10,973 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 11 | $19,183 | -59% | $6,382 |
| 468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC | 11 | $48,794 | -61% | $17,301 |
| 563 Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation except Femur, Hip,... | 11 | $14,364 | -66% | $6,181 |
Outpatient services
Against the Ohio average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Blanchard Valley Hospital charged $35,578 on average, 45% less than the Ohio average of $64,290, and was paid $13,533 against a state average of $15,664. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Blanchard Valley Hospital charged $24,148 on average, 44% less than the Ohio average of $42,986, and was paid $8,603 against a state average of $10,652. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Blanchard Valley Hospital charged $24,442 on average, 41% less than the Ohio average of $41,598, and was paid $8,820 against a state average of $10,716. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Blanchard Valley Hospital charged $27,431 on average, 46% less than the Ohio average of $50,577, and was paid $10,960 against a state average of $13,102. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $11,880 was 30% below the state average of $17,044. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $5,594 was 47% below the state average of $10,568. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $36,118 was 38% below the state average of $58,420. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $8,202 was 19% below the state average of $10,162.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay, OH, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2026-04-13 (CMS case 7429)
- Closure Notice — 2026-07-16 (CMS case 7429)
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.