CostGrade
B

71/100

#630 nationally

Uh St John Medical Center

29000 Center Ridge Road, Westlake, OH 44145 · (440) 835-8000

Charges moderately above what care is paid for

For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Uh St John Medical Center billed $3.28 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
3.3x
volume-weighted across all its priced work
Procedures priced
83
inpatient and outpatient combined
Rank in OH
#26
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.

Inpatient charge markup 29.1/35

Better than 83% of U.S. hospitals.

Outpatient charge markup 13.3/25

Better than 53% of U.S. hospitals.

Price level vs national median 20.1/30

Better than 67% of U.S. hospitals.

Price consistency 8.1/10

Better than 82% 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
Comprehensive Observation Services

APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit

437 $15,093 $2,293 -22%
Sepsis (severe)

MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay

207 $54,258 $22,707 -17%
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit

202 $54,539 $11,080 -13%
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit

138 $9,397 $1,384 -7%
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures

APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit

103 $11,700 $1,601 about average
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

88 $33,615 $15,006 -23%
Level 1 Nerve Procedures

APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit

86 $12,537 $1,633 +10%
Respiratory Infection (severe)

MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay

81 $43,412 $18,837 -21%
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit

78 $11,345 $1,302 about average
Level 4 Urology and Related Services

APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit

74 $17,402 $2,976 -16%

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 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit

$28,264 $2,720 +12%
Level 1 Nerve Procedures

APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit

$12,537 $1,633 +10%
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures

APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit

$25,974 $3,254 +9%
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit

$89,639 $15,877 +8%
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit

$36,617 $4,879 +6%
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services

APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit

$61,278 $8,501 about average
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit

$11,345 $1,302 about average
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures

APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit

$39,861 $5,567 about average

Where it charges least relative to everyone else

Procedure Charged Actually paid vs national
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours

MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay

$53,442 $30,622 -53%
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (with complications)

MS-DRG 699 · Inpatient stay

$18,198 $11,754 -52%
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Complications

MS-DRG 083 · Inpatient stay

$30,147 $15,565 -50%
Stroke (severe)

MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay

$40,948 $22,470 -46%
Digestive Disorder (severe)

MS-DRG 391 · Inpatient stay

$27,670 $14,891 -46%
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)

MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay

$31,053 $18,287 -45%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications

MS-DRG 330 · Inpatient stay

$58,210 $26,807 -42%
Kidney Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay

$30,751 $17,305 -42%

What this page cannot tell you

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