Ohio / Mercy Health - Clermont Hospital

CMS certification 360236 · Batavia, OH

Mercy Health - Clermont Hospital: charges and Medicare payments

Mercy Health - Clermont Hospital reported 816 Medicare inpatient stays across 31 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.32 times what it was paid — mid-range in Ohio, number 39 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: 132 stays at an average charge of $52,949, 41% below the national average. It also billed 884 outpatient services, charging 9.83 times what Medicare paid.

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  1. 1Medicare inpatient stays 816
  2. 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.32×
  3. 3Rank in OH (highest ratio = 1) 39 of 104
  4. 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
DRG 871$52,949DRG 177$54,517DRG 291$50,360DRG 885$18,871DRG 189$51,204DRG 190$43,135DRG 378$39,812DRG 872$35,655DRG 193$36,545DRG 178$38,240
Average charge per stay at Mercy Health - Clermont Hospital, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 31 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Mercy Health - Clermont Hospital charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.

DRGStaysAvg chargevs USAvg paid
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC132$52,949-41%$13,156
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC65$54,517-23%$11,002
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC59$50,360-11%$9,201
885 Psychoses52$18,871-57%$9,874
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure35$51,204-11%$9,158
190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC30$43,135-15%$8,455
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC28$39,812-18%$7,258
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC28$35,655-27%$7,504
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC27$36,545-39%$9,007
178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC25$38,240-16%$7,264
191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC22$30,231-24%$6,392
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC21$25,232-33%$6,225
603 Cellulitis without MCC20$23,013-38%$7,010
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...20$33,839-9%$5,937
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC19$31,915-38%$8,560
683 Renal Failure with CC18$36,755-10%$6,700
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC18$44,596-39%$11,526
194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC17$26,224-32%$6,147
312 Syncope and Collapse17$30,229-34%$6,519
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...17$27,827-31%$5,926
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...17$114,322-50%$28,605
884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability17$24,315-61%$10,501
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...14$34,485-38%$7,830
202 Bronchitis and Asthma with CC/MCC13$31,214-32%$7,157
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC13$28,464-21%$5,534
638 Diabetes with CC13$23,201-44%$6,311
682 Renal Failure with MCC13$38,337-42%$10,218
377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC12$68,789-19%$11,410
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...12$39,299-35%$9,167
660 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with CC11$49,724-26%$12,094
699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC11$22,842-52%$7,422

Outpatient services

Against the Ohio average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Mercy Health - Clermont Hospital charged $52,949 on average, 18% less than the Ohio average of $64,290, and was paid $13,156 against a state average of $15,664. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Mercy Health - Clermont Hospital charged $54,517 on average, 8% more than the Ohio average of $50,577, and was paid $11,002 against a state average of $13,102. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Mercy Health - Clermont Hospital charged $50,360 on average, 17% more than the Ohio average of $42,986, and was paid $9,201 against a state average of $10,652. For Psychoses (DRG 885), Mercy Health - Clermont Hospital charged $18,871 on average, 38% less than the Ohio average of $30,516, and was paid $9,874 against a state average of $11,244. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $9,715 was 4% below the state average of $10,162. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $16,747 was 58% above the state average of $10,597. For Level 3 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5373), its average charge of $12,618 was 12% above the state average of $11,228. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $17,017 was 0% below the state average of $17,044.

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.