Ohio / Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital
CMS certification 360132 · Hamilton, OH
Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital reported 777 Medicare inpatient stays across 29 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.93 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Ohio, number 18 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: 146 stays at an average charge of $68,650, 24% below the national average. It also billed 779 outpatient services, charging 10.39 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 777
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.93×
- 3Rank in OH (highest ratio = 1) 18 of 104
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 29 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial 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 | 146 | $68,650 | -24% | $13,275 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 95 | $41,101 | -27% | $8,756 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 42 | $55,200 | -22% | $11,911 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 36 | $62,258 | -18% | $11,020 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 30 | $30,414 | -25% | $6,480 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 29 | $113,546 | -50% | $30,570 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 28 | $43,220 | -28% | $9,616 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 25 | $29,466 | -21% | $7,234 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 24 | $30,209 | -16% | $5,548 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 23 | $56,294 | -2% | $9,781 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 21 | $44,985 | -7% | $7,163 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 21 | $24,613 | -34% | $6,242 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 21 | $51,284 | -22% | $10,050 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 19 | $39,463 | -35% | $9,998 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 18 | $103,776 | -9% | $13,564 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 18 | $35,427 | -31% | $8,050 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 17 | $31,623 | -30% | $7,453 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 16 | $93,989 | -7% | $14,089 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 15 | $41,758 | -25% | $7,176 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 15 | $46,411 | -8% | $6,639 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 15 | $32,830 | -13% | $5,949 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 15 | $40,759 | -17% | $8,210 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 14 | $32,591 | -19% | $7,051 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 13 | $44,890 | -11% | $9,458 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 13 | $28,065 | -27% | $6,754 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 12 | $56,615 | -43% | $10,948 |
| 070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC | 12 | $36,084 | -53% | $12,003 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 12 | $42,807 | -24% | $8,552 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 12 | $57,045 | -33% | $13,082 |
Outpatient services
Against the Ohio average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital charged $68,650 on average, 7% more than the Ohio average of $64,290, and was paid $13,275 against a state average of $15,664. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital charged $41,101 on average, 4% less than the Ohio average of $42,986, and was paid $8,756 against a state average of $10,652. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital charged $55,200 on average, 9% more than the Ohio average of $50,577, and was paid $11,911 against a state average of $13,102. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital charged $62,258 on average, 9% more than the Ohio average of $57,170, and was paid $11,020 against a state average of $13,024. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $21,724 was 27% above the state average of $17,044. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $87,060 was 49% above the state average of $58,420. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $14,015 was 38% above the state average of $10,162. For Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5113), its average charge of $32,428 was 59% above the state average of $20,370.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
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.