Surgical Hospital at Southwoods: charges and Medicare payments

Surgical Hospital at Southwoods reported 69 Medicare inpatient stays across 1 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.96 times what it was paid. Its most frequent stay was DRG 470, Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC: 69 stays at an average charge of $58,318, 37% below the national average. It also billed 2,071 outpatient services, charging 6.02 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 69
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.96×
3Rank in OH (highest ratio = 1) –
4CMS price-transparency actions 0

Average charge per stay at Surgical Hospital at Southwoods, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 1 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Surgical Hospital at Southwoods 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
470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of...	69	$58,318	-37%	$11,755

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Level 1 Nerve Procedures	303	$10,262	$1,634
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures	258	$52,339	$11,075
Level 3 Urology and Related Services	230	$11,552	$1,699
Level 2 Urology and Related Services	173	$4,811	$423
Level 5 Urology and Related Services	156	$16,852	$4,380
Level 4 Urology and Related Services	147	$13,245	$2,910
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	121	$25,795	$4,847
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	90	$6,639	$1,367
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures	88	$11,602	$1,983
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	74	$31,238	$6,022
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures	63	$10,413	$1,578
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures	51	$7,635	$1,330
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	43	$11,888	$2,712
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures	34	$15,071	$2,754
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures	33	$9,243	$2,473
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	32	$12,040	$2,418
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures	29	$17,861	$3,259
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures	27	$67,842	$15,826
Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	25	$11,705	$3,243
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services	22	$45,509	$8,234
Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	16	$26,112	$5,549
Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures	16	$20,101	$2,797
Level 2 Vascular Procedures	15	$5,324	$1,318
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures	14	$102,819	$26,348
Level 6 Urology and Related Services	11	$31,753	$7,839

Against the Ohio average

For Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC (DRG 470), Surgical Hospital at Southwoods charged $58,318 on average, 19% less than the Ohio average of $71,769, and was paid $11,755 against a state average of $14,325. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $10,262 was 3% below the state average of $10,568. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $52,339 was 10% below the state average of $58,420. For Level 3 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5373), its average charge of $11,552 was 3% above the state average of $11,228. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $4,811 was 57% above the state average of $3,065.

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.