80/100
#336 nationally
Blanchard Valley Hospital
1900 South Main Street, Findlay, OH 45840 · (419) 423-4500
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Blanchard Valley Hospital billed $3.35 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 3.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 84
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in OH
- #10
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 72% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 85% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 88% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 78% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
307 | $11,880 | $2,318 | -39% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
304 | $5,594 | $1,609 | -51% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
210 | $36,118 | $11,172 | -42% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
172 | $8,202 | $1,363 | -19% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
106 | $35,578 | $13,533 | -45% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
104 | $20,539 | $4,900 | -42% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
96 | $12,379 | $2,720 | -35% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
77 | $18,169 | $2,785 | -28% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
75 | $24,148 | $8,603 | -44% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
69 | $5,577 | $1,605 | -53% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,490 | $583 | +75% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,202 | $1,363 | -19% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,652 | $4,415 | -25% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,327 | $1,367 | -26% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,169 | $2,785 | -28% |
|
Heart Attack (with complications)
MS-DRG 281 · Inpatient stay |
$31,387 | $6,217 | -28% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$45,406 | $9,382 | -33% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)
MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay |
$66,787 | $13,710 | -34% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$22,402 | $11,988 | -71% |
|
Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with Complications
MS-DRG 478 · Inpatient stay |
$37,650 | $15,073 | -67% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$11,867 | $6,175 | -61% |
|
Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without
MS-DRG 563 · Inpatient stay |
$14,364 | $6,181 | -61% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,266 | $8,618 | -59% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 329 · Inpatient stay |
$74,559 | $29,438 | -58% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$20,660 | $8,219 | -57% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$19,537 | $6,509 | -57% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.