57/100
#1,042 nationally
Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
444 North Main Street, Akron, OH 44310 · (330) 670-4152
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center billed $4.84 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
- 4.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 18
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in OH
- #49
- 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 34% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 69% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 62% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 92% 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 |
535 | $51,304 | $11,101 | -18% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
371 | $8,492 | $1,361 | -24% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
304 | $57,231 | $11,829 | -28% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
297 | $15,910 | $2,735 | -22% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
258 | $31,733 | $6,072 | -20% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
139 | $9,493 | $1,649 | -16% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
122 | $69,597 | $15,766 | -16% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
68 | $118,214 | $25,172 | -18% |
|
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities
MS-DRG 483 · Inpatient stay |
65 | $69,987 | $15,710 | -32% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
62 | $9,014 | $1,353 | -11% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 468 · Inpatient stay |
$113,413 | $19,126 | +5% |
|
Single Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 451 · Inpatient stay |
$118,263 | $19,397 | about average |
|
Knee Procedures without Principal Diagnosis of Infection without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 489 · Inpatient stay |
$38,796 | $8,339 | about average |
|
Cervical Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 473 · Inpatient stay |
$86,405 | $24,241 | -5% |
|
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Complications
MS-DRG 467 · Inpatient stay |
$118,650 | $24,081 | -9% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,014 | $1,353 | -11% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$69,597 | $15,766 | -16% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,493 | $1,649 | -16% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Operating Room Procedures without
MS-DRG 517 · Inpatient stay |
$42,206 | $9,537 | -43% |
|
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities
MS-DRG 483 · Inpatient stay |
$69,987 | $15,710 | -32% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$57,231 | $11,829 | -28% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection or Extensive
MS-DRG 458 · Inpatient stay |
$118,107 | $28,016 | -26% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,492 | $1,361 | -24% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,408 | $2,427 | -24% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,910 | $2,735 | -22% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$31,733 | $6,072 | -20% |
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.