52/100
#1,193 nationally
Lima Memorial Health System
1001 Bellefontaine Avenue, Lima, OH 45804 · (419) 998-4731
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Lima Memorial Health System billed $4.68 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
- 4.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 79
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in OH
- #65
- 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 55% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 50% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 57% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 27% 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 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
321 | $20,585 | $2,821 | -18% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
281 | $15,573 | $2,355 | -20% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
196 | $7,254 | $2,776 | -62% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
189 | $47,031 | $9,623 | -30% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
165 | $921 | $598 | -71% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
119 | $13,043 | $1,771 | about average |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
104 | $14,516 | $1,357 | +44% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
85 | $13,972 | $1,603 | +19% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
80 | $30,499 | $9,569 | -30% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
74 | $38,306 | $9,342 | -26% |
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 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,736 | $2,487 | +85% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,640 | $1,351 | +84% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$39,002 | $2,744 | +68% |
|
Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5462 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,692 | $3,367 | +59% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,008 | $1,690 | +59% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,557 | $3,052 | +58% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$53,412 | $4,977 | +52% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,249 | $4,447 | +50% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$921 | $598 | -71% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$3,920 | $1,486 | -66% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,254 | $2,776 | -62% |
|
Circulatory Disorders Except Heart Attack, with Cardiac Catheterization with Major
MS-DRG 286 · Inpatient stay |
$41,930 | $16,086 | -52% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (with complications)
MS-DRG 699 · Inpatient stay |
$17,986 | $7,419 | -52% |
|
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 070 · Inpatient stay |
$35,251 | $12,705 | -47% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
$25,249 | $8,956 | -47% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$26,501 | $9,196 | -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.