51/100
#1,230 nationally
Ohio State University State Health System
410 West 10Th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210 · (614) 293-9700
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ohio State University State Health System billed $4.37 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
- 4.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 248
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in OH
- #68
- 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 48% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 59% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 49% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 49% 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 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
1,153 | $10,020 | $2,085 | -15% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
1,072 | $16,003 | $2,414 | -18% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
506 | $8,263 | $1,687 | -30% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
468 | $14,699 | $2,841 | -42% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
298 | $54,612 | $14,582 | +26% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
283 | $103,788 | $20,984 | -22% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
240 | $9,506 | $1,425 | -6% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
234 | $22,180 | $3,649 | +7% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
209 | $86,903 | $21,687 | +33% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
202 | $48,293 | $6,320 | +21% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$71,666 | $17,197 | +99% |
|
Level 6 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5416 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$77,373 | $6,782 | +89% |
|
Level 5 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5415 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$49,472 | $4,339 | +65% |
|
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm with Complications
MS-DRG 660 · Inpatient stay |
$88,160 | $13,783 | +59% |
|
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm with Major Complications
MS-DRG 659 · Inpatient stay |
$154,508 | $30,815 | +57% |
|
Postoperative or Post-traumatic Infections with Operating Room Procedures with
MS-DRG 857 · Inpatient stay |
$149,807 | $28,402 | +55% |
|
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5493 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$36,195 | $4,691 | +49% |
|
Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon without Major Complications
MS-DRG 269 · Inpatient stay |
$235,920 | $42,123 | +43% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Full Thickness Burn with Skin Graft or Inhalation Injury with Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 928 · Inpatient stay |
$126,294 | $60,918 | -54% |
|
Otitis Media and Uri without Major Complications
MS-DRG 153 · Inpatient stay |
$22,532 | $7,830 | -50% |
|
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major
MS-DRG 897 · Inpatient stay |
$17,345 | $9,332 | -47% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,170 | $1,512 | -46% |
|
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 202 · Inpatient stay |
$21,347 | $9,431 | -46% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,732 | $1,410 | -45% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)
MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay |
$57,459 | $18,288 | -44% |
|
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Major Complications
MS-DRG 438 · Inpatient stay |
$39,457 | $16,834 | -43% |
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.