Ohio / Summa Western Reserve Hospital
CMS certification 360150 · Cuyahoga Falls, OH · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Summa Western Reserve Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Summa Western Reserve Hospital reported 154 Medicare inpatient stays across 8 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 6.52 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Ohio, number 2 of 104 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.01×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 690, Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC: 34 stays at an average charge of $47,654, 26% above the national average. It also billed 933 outpatient services, charging 11.86 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 154
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 6.52×
- 3Rank in OH (highest ratio = 1) 2 of 104
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 8 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Summa Western Reserve Hospital charged more than the national average in 8 (100%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 34 | $47,654 | +26% | $8,650 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 28 | $135,091 | +50% | $18,183 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 20 | $71,120 | +26% | $13,109 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 18 | $68,394 | +83% | $9,974 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 18 | $46,572 | +26% | $8,298 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 13 | $56,724 | +39% | $9,250 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 12 | $95,826 | +69% | $12,655 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 11 | $67,994 | +40% | $9,204 |
Outpatient services
Against the Ohio average
For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Summa Western Reserve Hospital charged $47,654 on average, 87% more than the Ohio average of $25,492, and was paid $8,650 against a state average of $6,811. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Summa Western Reserve Hospital charged $135,091 on average, 110% more than the Ohio average of $64,290, and was paid $18,183 against a state average of $15,664. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Summa Western Reserve Hospital charged $71,120 on average, 65% more than the Ohio average of $42,986, and was paid $13,109 against a state average of $10,652. For Cellulitis without MCC (DRG 603), Summa Western Reserve Hospital charged $68,394 on average, 167% more than the Ohio average of $25,662, and was paid $9,974 against a state average of $7,521. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $29,322 was 50% below the state average of $58,420. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $13,945 was 32% above the state average of $10,568. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $53,988 was 33% above the state average of $40,587. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $46,074 was 170% above the state average of $17,044.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Summa Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, OH, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-08 (CMS case 3649)
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.