Medical costs in Columbus, OH
5 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Kevin Nyk , Medical Billing Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
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5 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
5
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
0.82x
Top procedures by average charge in COLUMBUS
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURSDRG 870 | 5 | $220,634 | 0.73x | 4.6x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 270 | 4 | $217,122 | 0.91x | 5x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 329 | 4 | $203,035 | 1.01x | 5.5x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 025 | 4 | $178,298 | 0.81x | 5.3x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 5 | $172,912 | 0.85x | 4.6x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 267 | 4 | $169,347 | 0.78x | 4.6x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 163 | 4 | $166,566 | 0.81x | 5.4x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCCDRG 286 | 5 | $85,824 | 0.85x | 5.7x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCCDRG 100 | 5 | $84,076 | 0.90x | 5.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 5 | $74,243 | 0.99x | 5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 377 | 5 | $67,242 | 0.85x | 4.9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 5 | $63,372 | 0.90x | 5.4x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 698 | 5 | $56,933 | 0.86x | 4.9x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 5 | $56,831 | 0.91x | 4.2x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 640 | 5 | $53,021 | 0.97x | 4.8x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 682 | 5 | $52,362 | 0.87x | 4.7x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCCDRG 291 | 5 | $46,063 | 0.92x | 4.7x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 193 | 5 | $42,078 | 0.78x | 4.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CCDRG 378 | 5 | $41,176 | 0.89x | 5.5x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILUREDRG 189 | 5 | $41,162 | 0.76x | 4.5x |
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.
City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.