Ohio / Wood County Hospital
CMS certification 360029 · Bowling Green, OH · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Wood County Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Wood County Hospital reported 176 Medicare inpatient stays across 6 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.37 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Ohio, number 90 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: 50 stays at an average charge of $17,771, 68% below the national average. It also billed 1,120 outpatient services, charging 4.76 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 176
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.37×
- 3Rank in OH (highest ratio = 1) 90 of 104
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 6 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Wood County Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 50 | $17,771 | -68% | $8,903 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 48 | $38,701 | -58% | $13,061 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 35 | $25,625 | -72% | $13,197 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 16 | $13,592 | -65% | $6,573 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 15 | $22,791 | -68% | $10,559 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 12 | $27,694 | -52% | $9,602 |
Outpatient services
Against the Ohio average
For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Wood County Hospital charged $17,771 on average, 59% less than the Ohio average of $42,986, and was paid $8,903 against a state average of $10,652. For Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC (DRG 470), Wood County Hospital charged $38,701 on average, 46% less than the Ohio average of $71,769, and was paid $13,061 against a state average of $14,325. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Wood County Hospital charged $25,625 on average, 60% less than the Ohio average of $64,290, and was paid $13,197 against a state average of $15,664. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC (DRG 194), Wood County Hospital charged $13,592 on average, 52% less than the Ohio average of $28,423, and was paid $6,573 against a state average of $6,948. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $10,279 was 40% below the state average of $17,044. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $4,493 was 57% below the state average of $10,568. For Level 3 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5373), its average charge of $8,039 was 28% below the state average of $11,228. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $4,862 was 54% below the state average of $10,597.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Wood County Hospital in Bowling Green, OH, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2023-04-20 (CMS case 1275)
- Closure Notice — 2023-08-11 (CMS case 1275)
- Warning Notice — 2026-07-29 (CMS case 8358)
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.