Ohio / Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital
CMS certification 360058 · Coldwater, OH · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital reported 309 Medicare inpatient stays across 15 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.88 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Ohio, number 100 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: 63 stays at an average charge of $17,196, 69% below the national average. It also billed 811 outpatient services, charging 4.5 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 309
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.88×
- 3Rank in OH (highest ratio = 1) 100 of 104
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 15 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Mercer County Joint Township 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 | 63 | $17,196 | -69% | $11,397 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 40 | $21,281 | -64% | $11,770 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 36 | $27,644 | -69% | $17,160 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 20 | $18,480 | -51% | $7,217 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 19 | $14,860 | -63% | $7,397 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 18 | $18,275 | -62% | $8,798 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 14 | $17,022 | -53% | $6,657 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 14 | $47,431 | -53% | $19,022 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 14 | $37,814 | -63% | $18,781 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 13 | $22,324 | -68% | $14,531 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 13 | $17,692 | -66% | $10,145 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 12 | $10,945 | -62% | $4,993 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 11 | $15,013 | -61% | $7,304 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 11 | $23,947 | -58% | $10,732 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 11 | $22,150 | -55% | $9,144 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 282 | $11,811 | $2,309 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 91 | $30,730 | $11,186 |
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 74 | $5,865 | $1,983 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related Services | 59 | $6,984 | $1,733 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 54 | $10,974 | $2,966 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 44 | $19,388 | $4,910 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 35 | $4,970 | $1,643 |
| Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 32 | $6,959 | $1,619 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 32 | $15,531 | $4,403 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 28 | $5,208 | $1,380 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 18 | $5,261 | $1,368 |
| Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures | 14 | $7,757 | $2,660 |
| Level 2 Vascular Procedures | 13 | $9,403 | $1,363 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 12 | $11,276 | $2,712 |
| Level 2 Urology and Related Services | 12 | $3,236 | $581 |
| Level 4 Airway Endoscopy | 11 | $9,929 | $3,187 |
Against the Ohio average
For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital charged $17,196 on average, 60% less than the Ohio average of $42,986, and was paid $11,397 against a state average of $10,652. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital charged $21,281 on average, 49% less than the Ohio average of $41,598, and was paid $11,770 against a state average of $10,716. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital charged $27,644 on average, 57% less than the Ohio average of $64,290, and was paid $17,160 against a state average of $15,664. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital charged $18,480 on average, 28% less than the Ohio average of $25,492, and was paid $7,217 against a state average of $6,811. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $11,811 was 31% below the state average of $17,044. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $30,730 was 47% below the state average of $58,420. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $5,865 was 45% below the state average of $10,597. For Level 3 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5373), its average charge of $6,984 was 38% below the state average of $11,228.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital in Coldwater, OH, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2026-02-24 (CMS case 7088)
- CAP Request — 2026-06-03 (CMS case 7088)
- Closure Notice — 2026-06-17 (CMS case 7088)
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.