Akron General Medical Center
AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER in Akron, Ohio charges 4.6x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 93 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit hospital.
Akron, OH 44307 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
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Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.61x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
7.98x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
93
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $45,748 | $22,874 | — | 8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $89,309 | $44,655 | — | 7.5x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $63,563 | $31,781 | — | 7.4x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $227,146 | $113,573 | — | 6.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $60,913 | $30,457 | — | 6.3x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 163 | $170,749 | $85,375 | — | 6x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $46,652 | $23,326 | — | 6x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $38,590 | $19,295 | — | 5.9x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $158,317 | $79,158 | — | 5.8x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $79,014 | $39,507 | — | 5.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $36,779 | $18,390 | — | 5.7x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC O | 023 | $208,001 | $104,000 | — | 5.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $32,560 | $16,280 | — | 5.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $25,124 | $12,562 | — | 5.6x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $51,021 | $25,510 | — | 5.6x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $68,449 | $34,225 | — | 5.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $107,123 | $53,562 | — | 5.5x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $89,242 | $44,621 | — | 5.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $65,026 | $32,513 | — | 5.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $17,001 | $8,501 | — | 5.2x |
| CELLULITIS WITH MCC | 602 | $44,077 | $22,039 | — | 5.2x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 371 | $48,162 | $24,081 | — | 5.2x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $53,439 | $26,720 | — | 5.2x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $39,545 | $19,773 | — | 5.1x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $130,499 | $65,250 | — | 5.1x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $61,747 | $30,873 | — | 5.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $31,800 | $15,900 | — | 5.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $38,857 | $19,428 | — | 5x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $36,106 | $18,053 | — | 5x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $69,924 | $34,962 | — | 5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $28,693 | $14,346 | — | 5x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 565 | $25,840 | $12,920 | — | 5x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $75,969 | $37,985 | — | 5x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $113,306 | $56,653 | — | 4.9x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $28,514 | $14,257 | — | 4.9x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $87,147 | $43,574 | — | 4.8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $124,872 | $62,436 | — | 4.8x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $24,559 | $12,280 | — | 4.7x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $54,178 | $27,089 | — | 4.7x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $23,458 | $11,729 | — | 4.7x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $26,639 | $13,320 | — | 4.6x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $54,554 | $27,277 | — | 4.6x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH MCC | 199 | $58,170 | $29,085 | — | 4.6x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $31,772 | $15,886 | — | 4.5x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $30,759 | $15,380 | — | 4.5x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $39,058 | $19,529 | — | 4.5x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $20,020 | $10,010 | — | 4.5x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $22,073 | $11,036 | — | 4.4x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $23,602 | $11,801 | — | 4.4x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $36,770 | $18,385 | — | 4.4x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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