Ohio / Uh St John Medical Center
CMS certification 360123 · Westlake, OH · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Uh St John Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Uh St John Medical Center reported 1,408 Medicare inpatient stays across 51 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.39 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Ohio, number 89 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: 207 stays at an average charge of $54,258, 40% below the national average. It also billed 1,966 outpatient services, charging 7.15 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,408
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.39×
- 3Rank in OH (highest ratio = 1) 89 of 104
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 51 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Uh St John Medical Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 207 | $54,258 | -40% | $22,707 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 88 | $33,615 | -40% | $15,006 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 81 | $43,412 | -39% | $18,837 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 65 | $34,729 | -42% | $15,458 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 53 | $26,578 | -48% | $13,611 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 40 | $63,011 | -37% | $23,767 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 36 | $33,157 | -42% | $14,391 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 35 | $31,053 | -58% | $18,287 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 34 | $51,559 | -32% | $17,823 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 34 | $20,944 | -45% | $9,457 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 31 | $22,601 | -37% | $8,794 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 30 | $25,317 | -50% | $12,866 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 30 | $31,484 | -35% | $11,600 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 29 | $32,605 | -46% | $14,823 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 28 | $23,950 | -40% | $8,810 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 27 | $21,574 | -42% | $9,255 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 26 | $22,249 | -40% | $10,411 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 25 | $40,948 | -59% | $22,470 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 23 | $30,751 | -53% | $17,305 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 23 | $26,441 | -46% | $12,096 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 22 | $35,518 | -36% | $12,078 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 21 | $59,262 | -31% | $21,148 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 20 | $35,753 | -29% | $10,835 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 20 | $27,321 | -33% | $10,667 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 19 | $34,124 | -40% | $14,246 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 19 | $58,210 | -51% | $26,807 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 19 | $25,116 | -49% | $11,123 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 18 | $18,198 | -62% | $11,754 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 18 | $120,149 | -48% | $52,798 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 17 | $22,383 | -42% | $9,544 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 17 | $73,661 | -47% | $33,115 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 16 | $115,685 | -29% | $32,663 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 15 | $36,375 | -44% | $16,313 |
| 445 Disorders of The Biliary Tract with CC | 15 | $40,769 | -30% | $12,779 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 14 | $61,989 | -39% | $24,306 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 13 | $81,684 | -27% | $25,437 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 13 | $29,881 | -34% | $10,407 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 13 | $83,049 | -28% | $23,047 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 13 | $23,382 | -40% | $9,497 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 13 | $70,039 | -25% | $21,370 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 12 | $24,774 | -49% | $10,631 |
| 176 Pulmonary Embolism without MCC | 12 | $27,546 | -34% | $9,527 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 12 | $24,649 | -46% | $11,386 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 12 | $27,670 | -55% | $14,891 |
| 444 Disorders of The Biliary Tract with MCC | 12 | $49,535 | -40% | $18,751 |
| 660 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with CC | 12 | $53,740 | -20% | $15,766 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 12 | $156,634 | -52% | $70,959 |
| 083 Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with CC | 11 | $30,147 | -59% | $15,565 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 11 | $53,442 | -61% | $30,622 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 11 | $17,197 | -40% | $6,687 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 11 | $36,328 | -45% | $15,009 |
Outpatient services
Against the Ohio average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Uh St John Medical Center charged $54,258 on average, 16% less than the Ohio average of $64,290, and was paid $22,707 against a state average of $15,664. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Uh St John Medical Center charged $33,615 on average, 22% less than the Ohio average of $42,986, and was paid $15,006 against a state average of $10,652. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Uh St John Medical Center charged $43,412 on average, 14% less than the Ohio average of $50,577, and was paid $18,837 against a state average of $13,102. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Uh St John Medical Center charged $34,729 on average, 17% less than the Ohio average of $41,598, and was paid $15,458 against a state average of $10,716. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $15,093 was 11% below the state average of $17,044. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $54,539 was 7% below the state average of $58,420. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $9,397 was 8% below the state average of $10,162. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $11,700 was 13% above the state average of $10,363.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Uh St John Medical Center in Westlake, OH, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-11-21 (CMS case 2029)
- Closure Notice — 2025-02-26 (CMS case 2029)
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.