64/100
#821 nationally
Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital
1404 East Second Street, Defiance, OH 43512 · (419) 782-8444
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital billed $4.26 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
- 4.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 21
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in OH
- #34
- 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 70% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 54% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 72% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 42% 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 |
94 | $1,772 | $611 | -43% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
60 | $10,957 | $2,446 | -44% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
42 | $53,580 | $5,059 | +53% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
30 | $17,324 | $10,346 | -60% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
29 | $26,312 | $10,037 | -44% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
28 | $12,919 | $1,820 | about average |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
27 | $6,751 | $1,299 | -33% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
22 | $20,046 | $6,611 | -37% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
22 | $50,405 | $11,747 | -19% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $17,944 | $6,587 | -40% |
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 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$53,580 | $5,059 | +53% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 330 · Inpatient stay |
$134,727 | $21,142 | +34% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,919 | $1,820 | about average |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,225 | $6,393 | -14% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,661 | $2,849 | -18% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$50,405 | $11,747 | -19% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,051 | $2,893 | -21% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,341 | $3,115 | -26% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
$16,434 | $8,745 | -65% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$17,324 | $10,346 | -60% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$14,170 | $5,989 | -54% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$16,845 | $7,425 | -49% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,957 | $2,446 | -44% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$26,312 | $10,037 | -44% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$1,772 | $611 | -43% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$17,944 | $6,587 | -40% |
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.