66/100
#754 nationally
Christ Hospital
2139 Auburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45219 · (513) 585-2000
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Christ Hospital billed $4.22 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
- 4.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 166
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in OH
- #31
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 5/5
- 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 51% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 73% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 70% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 90% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
1,069 | $40,170 | $11,295 | -36% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
653 | $3,704 | $589 | +18% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
600 | $18,696 | $2,788 | -26% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
525 | $8,717 | $1,743 | -33% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
480 | $13,088 | $2,349 | -33% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
382 | $10,872 | $1,389 | +8% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
346 | $8,001 | $1,673 | -30% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
317 | $110,083 | $20,340 | -17% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
284 | $31,335 | $6,126 | -21% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
272 | $57,739 | $15,698 | -12% |
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 |
$3,704 | $589 | +18% |
|
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
MS-DRG 948 · Inpatient stay |
$36,949 | $6,170 | +14% |
|
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay |
$140,209 | $23,615 | +13% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$122,856 | $26,823 | +9% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,872 | $1,389 | +8% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,440 | $2,438 | +4% |
|
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 252 · Inpatient stay |
$146,414 | $30,523 | about average |
|
Other Cardiothoracic Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 229 · Inpatient stay |
$152,123 | $24,160 | about average |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Respiratory System Operating Room Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 166 · Inpatient stay |
$71,849 | $29,636 | -51% |
|
Postoperative or Post-traumatic Infections with Operating Room Procedures with
MS-DRG 857 · Inpatient stay |
$48,328 | $15,330 | -50% |
|
Extensive Operating Room Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Major
MS-DRG 981 · Inpatient stay |
$92,912 | $31,588 | -49% |
|
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
MS-DRG 394 · Inpatient stay |
$20,133 | $7,573 | -48% |
|
Disorders of the Biliary Tract with Major Complications
MS-DRG 444 · Inpatient stay |
$38,288 | $12,589 | -47% |
|
Major Chest Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 163 · Inpatient stay |
$96,600 | $31,374 | -45% |
|
Endocrine Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 643 · Inpatient stay |
$36,171 | $13,138 | -45% |
|
Major Male Pelvic Procedures with Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 707 · Inpatient stay |
$53,501 | $14,456 | -45% |
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.