Ohio State University Hospitals: charges and Medicare payments

Ohio State University Hospitals reported 6,522 Medicare inpatient stays across 194 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.08 times what it was paid — mid-range in Ohio, number 47 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: 298 stays at an average charge of $54,612, 3% below the national average. It also billed 7,626 outpatient services, charging 6.51 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 6,522
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.08×
3Rank in OH (highest ratio = 1) 47 of 104
4CMS price-transparency actions 0

Average charge per stay at Ohio State University Hospitals, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 194 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Ohio State University Hospitals charged more than the national average in 34 (18%). 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	298	$54,612	-3%	$14,582
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC	209	$86,903	-4%	$21,687
064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC	135	$73,300	-27%	$19,739
274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC	121	$89,865	-43%	$28,464
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC	114	$22,045	-39%	$7,696
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...	109	$34,096	-39%	$10,296
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	100	$75,242	+7%	$17,380
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC	94	$54,572	-26%	$16,621
286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...	93	$102,166	-9%	$23,509
699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC	84	$37,866	-20%	$10,656
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	79	$44,349	-26%	$13,323
314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC	69	$79,329	-16%	$23,269
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	66	$24,906	-38%	$8,262
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC	65	$79,085	+4%	$17,531
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC	65	$42,202	-18%	$13,149
377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC	64	$60,684	-29%	$17,359
310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC	62	$16,445	-43%	$6,258
683 Renal Failure with CC	62	$26,596	-35%	$9,748
308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC	60	$39,830	-30%	$12,356
552 Medical Back Problems without MCC	59	$35,871	-27%	$9,890
219 Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures...	58	$335,189	-16%	$79,091
682 Renal Failure with MCC	58	$60,695	-8%	$17,047
101 Seizures without MCC	57	$27,863	-43%	$9,599
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC	57	$35,582	-27%	$10,210
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...	57	$229,211	0%	$60,753
432 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCC	56	$72,589	-24%	$20,302
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	55	$43,485	-24%	$12,913
312 Syncope and Collapse	55	$30,290	-33%	$9,028
391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	55	$55,673	-9%	$15,365
454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC	55	$249,375	-11%	$61,835
023 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns...	54	$195,781	-30%	$49,166
267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement...	53	$143,723	-35%	$40,772
287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...	53	$44,540	-30%	$10,797
652 Kidney Transplant	52	$265,510	-21%	$30,673
897 Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation...	52	$17,345	-53%	$9,332
330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC	51	$119,643	+1%	$22,427
603 Cellulitis without MCC	51	$27,292	-27%	$9,690
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	51	$45,799	-24%	$13,099
057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC	50	$46,659	-18%	$14,080
208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96...	49	$86,097	-37%	$25,438
470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of...	49	$82,987	-11%	$17,665
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC	49	$115,758	+15%	$20,804
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	48	$24,364	-36%	$8,701
071 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with CC	45	$42,260	-16%	$11,436
870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours	45	$236,894	-27%	$65,409
321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	44	$101,654	-38%	$26,843
056 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with MCC	42	$75,902	-21%	$25,227
322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	41	$57,459	-50%	$18,288
329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC	41	$202,306	-6%	$45,537
393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC	41	$73,109	-5%	$17,822
811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC	41	$56,291	-17%	$15,167
025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC	40	$196,165	-15%	$42,275
467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC	40	$137,276	-13%	$30,575
483 Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper...	40	$111,575	-12%	$22,603
100 Seizures with MCC	39	$61,549	-35%	$19,267
919 Complications of Treatment with MCC	39	$53,704	-39%	$17,938
003 ECMO or Tracheostomy with MV >96 Hours or Principal...	38	$924,612	-12%	$205,968
637 Diabetes with MCC	38	$46,506	-30%	$14,033
070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC	37	$66,157	-13%	$18,709
460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC	37	$160,996	-5%	$33,709

Showing the 60 most frequent of 194 DRGs.

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures	1,153	$10,020	$2,085
Comprehensive Observation Services	1,072	$16,003	$2,414
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures	506	$8,263	$1,687
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures	468	$14,699	$2,841
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures	283	$103,788	$20,984
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	240	$9,506	$1,425
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures	234	$22,180	$3,649
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	202	$48,293	$6,320
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy	201	$19,404	$3,361
Level 1 Nerve Procedures	190	$14,663	$1,740
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	188	$12,883	$2,837
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures	171	$70,152	$11,737
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	148	$46,260	$5,124
Level 5 Urology and Related Services	138	$34,031	$4,623
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures	136	$23,246	$2,871
Complex GI Procedures	127	$27,702	$4,987
Level 3 Urology and Related Services	123	$8,362	$1,754
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures	113	$86,537	$16,690
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures	104	$14,259	$2,097
Level 4 Vascular Procedures	102	$32,117	$4,545
Level 4 Urology and Related Services	97	$21,869	$3,129
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy	94	$34,907	$6,091
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures	94	$17,709	$3,390
Level 5 ENT Procedures	92	$40,987	$5,219
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures	90	$13,304	$2,374

Against the Ohio average

For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Ohio State University Hospitals charged $54,612 on average, 27% more than the Ohio average of $42,986, and was paid $14,582 against a state average of $10,652. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Ohio State University Hospitals charged $86,903 on average, 35% more than the Ohio average of $64,290, and was paid $21,687 against a state average of $15,664. For Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC (DRG 064), Ohio State University Hospitals charged $73,300 on average, 7% more than the Ohio average of $68,742, and was paid $19,739 against a state average of $16,369. For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), Ohio State University Hospitals charged $89,865 on average, 18% less than the Ohio average of $108,965, and was paid $28,464 against a state average of $25,887. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $10,020 was 5% below the state average of $10,597. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $16,003 was 6% below the state average of $17,044. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $8,263 was 20% below the state average of $10,363. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $14,699 was 37% below the state average of $23,255.

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.