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Operating room procedures for obesity with complications in Ohio

What 2 hospitals in Ohio charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for operating room procedures for obesity with complications (DRG 620), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 620 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $63,623 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $17,566 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $10,114 Average per stay
Volume 24 Medicare hospital stays

Hospitals in Ohio billed an average of $63,623 for operating room procedures for obesity with complications, about 3.6 times the average total payment of $17,566. That payment is 4% above the U.S. average of $16,848.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $17,566Billed $63,623

About 28¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Ohio billed for this stay.

Medicare prices this stay in 2 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in Ohio:

Ohio hospitals: operating room procedures for obesity with complications

Every Ohio hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Summa Health System - Akron CampusAkron 12 $62,661 $18,433 $8,701
Cleveland Clinic - Main CampusCleveland 12 $64,585 $16,699 $11,526
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Questions

How much does operating room procedures for obesity with complications cost in Ohio?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for operating room procedures for obesity with complications (DRG 620) at 2 hospitals in Ohio was billed at $63,623 on average, while the average total payment was $17,566, of which Medicare paid $10,114. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in Ohio, average charges were 3.6 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.