86/100
#165 nationally
Fisher-Titus Hospital
272 Benedict Avenue, Norwalk, OH 44857 · (419) 668-8101
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Fisher-Titus Hospital billed $2.86 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
- 2.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 52
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in OH
- #6
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 89% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 77% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 88% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 91% 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 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
441 | $1,843 | $385 | -41% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
233 | $10,446 | $2,333 | -46% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
204 | $4,661 | $1,372 | -64% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
124 | $57,460 | $11,090 | -8% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
90 | $23,291 | $12,340 | -46% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
76 | $35,421 | $18,831 | -46% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
76 | $7,799 | $1,652 | -31% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
57 | $7,777 | $1,588 | -34% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
50 | $5,146 | $1,315 | -49% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
48 | $29,653 | $13,129 | -36% |
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 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$57,460 | $11,090 | -8% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,808 | $1,375 | -22% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,896 | $2,959 | -23% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,170 | $4,817 | -25% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$47,680 | $9,405 | -30% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,098 | $4,592 | -30% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)
MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay |
$70,004 | $17,536 | -31% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,799 | $1,652 | -31% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
$15,245 | $11,550 | -68% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$20,072 | $15,735 | -65% |
|
Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic
MS-DRG 069 · Inpatient stay |
$14,675 | $7,792 | -64% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,661 | $1,372 | -64% |
|
Back Problems (without major complications)
MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay |
$14,919 | $9,191 | -62% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 057 · Inpatient stay |
$18,306 | $12,896 | -62% |
|
Level 6 Urology and Related Services
APC 5376 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,276 | $7,880 | -61% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$21,026 | $12,700 | -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.