Ohio / Fisher-Titus Hospital
CMS certification 360065 · Norwalk, OH · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Fisher-Titus Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Fisher-Titus Hospital reported 677 Medicare inpatient stays across 31 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.04 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Ohio, number 98 of 104 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.01×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 291, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC: 90 stays at an average charge of $23,291, 59% below the national average. It also billed 1,520 outpatient services, charging 5.4 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 677
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.04×
- 3Rank in OH (highest ratio = 1) 98 of 104
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 31 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Fisher-Titus 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 | 90 | $23,291 | -59% | $12,340 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 76 | $35,421 | -61% | $18,831 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 48 | $29,653 | -50% | $13,129 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 46 | $27,582 | -52% | $11,909 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 26 | $18,030 | -55% | $8,050 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 24 | $20,072 | -73% | $15,735 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 23 | $35,925 | -49% | $16,033 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 23 | $22,474 | -56% | $10,777 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 21 | $16,791 | -56% | $7,816 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 20 | $16,840 | -59% | $8,727 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 18 | $15,869 | -56% | $7,252 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 18 | $20,833 | -59% | $11,232 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 17 | $26,638 | -65% | $15,104 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 16 | $14,135 | -62% | $7,650 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 15 | $18,118 | -51% | $8,866 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 15 | $24,212 | -63% | $14,071 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 14 | $22,391 | -54% | $10,025 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 13 | $15,496 | -46% | $5,492 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 13 | $17,398 | -62% | $8,469 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 13 | $14,919 | -69% | $9,191 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 13 | $17,080 | -64% | $9,794 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 12 | $18,306 | -68% | $12,896 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 12 | $26,449 | -53% | $9,757 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 12 | $72,780 | -56% | $27,472 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 12 | $32,517 | -62% | $17,289 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 12 | $21,323 | -56% | $9,582 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 11 | $14,675 | -71% | $7,792 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 11 | $19,208 | -50% | $8,006 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 11 | $15,245 | -73% | $11,550 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 11 | $70,004 | -39% | $17,536 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 11 | $21,026 | -65% | $12,700 |
Outpatient services
Against the Ohio average
For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Fisher-Titus Hospital charged $23,291 on average, 46% less than the Ohio average of $42,986, and was paid $12,340 against a state average of $10,652. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Fisher-Titus Hospital charged $35,421 on average, 45% less than the Ohio average of $64,290, and was paid $18,831 against a state average of $15,664. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Fisher-Titus Hospital charged $29,653 on average, 29% less than the Ohio average of $41,598, and was paid $13,129 against a state average of $10,716. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Fisher-Titus Hospital charged $27,582 on average, 37% less than the Ohio average of $44,002, and was paid $11,909 against a state average of $10,477. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $1,843 was 40% below the state average of $3,065. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $10,446 was 39% below the state average of $17,044. For Level 3 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5373), its average charge of $4,661 was 58% below the state average of $11,228. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $57,460 was 2% below the state average of $58,420.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Fisher-Titus Hospital in Norwalk, OH, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2026-01-20 (CMS case 6834)
- CAP Request — 2026-04-28 (CMS case 6834)
- Closure Notice — 2026-06-22 (CMS case 6834)
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.