Mount Carmel East & West
Mount Carmel East & West in Columbus, OH charges 5.5x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 117 analyzed procedures, according to our nonprofit hospital pricing analysis.
Columbus, OH 43213 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.55x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
8.47x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
117
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $46,425 | $23,213 | — | 8.5x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $51,233 | $25,616 | — | 7.9x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $80,336 | $40,168 | — | 7.7x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $32,179 | $16,090 | — | 7.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $53,888 | $26,944 | — | 7.6x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $34,316 | $17,158 | — | 7.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $21,754 | $10,877 | — | 7.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $30,070 | $15,035 | — | 7.4x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $52,710 | $26,355 | — | 7.4x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $33,496 | $16,748 | — | 7.3x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $30,244 | $15,122 | — | 7.3x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $109,862 | $54,931 | — | 7.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $81,443 | $40,722 | — | 6.9x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $102,039 | $51,020 | — | 6.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $42,704 | $21,352 | — | 6.7x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $37,955 | $18,978 | — | 6.7x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $59,561 | $29,781 | — | 6.7x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $86,090 | $43,045 | — | 6.7x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $48,170 | $24,085 | — | 6.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $59,695 | $29,847 | — | 6.6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $30,316 | $15,158 | — | 6.6x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $38,369 | $19,185 | — | 6.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $77,772 | $38,886 | — | 6.5x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $32,038 | $16,019 | — | 6.5x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $43,913 | $21,956 | — | 6.4x |
| COAGULATION DISORDERS | 813 | $64,540 | $32,270 | — | 6.4x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $36,494 | $18,247 | — | 6.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $20,078 | $10,039 | — | 6.4x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $87,941 | $43,970 | — | 6.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $41,255 | $20,628 | — | 6.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $39,203 | $19,602 | — | 6.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $28,808 | $14,404 | — | 6.3x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $29,393 | $14,697 | — | 6.3x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $33,365 | $16,683 | — | 6.2x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $33,123 | $16,561 | — | 6.2x |
| PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITH CC OR PERIPHERAL NEUR | 041 | $90,036 | $45,018 | — | 6.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES/ | 321 | $128,781 | $64,391 | — | 6.1x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $62,183 | $31,091 | — | 6.1x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $48,165 | $24,082 | — | 6x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $32,236 | $16,118 | — | 5.9x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $80,911 | $40,456 | — | 5.9x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 432 | $69,752 | $34,876 | — | 5.8x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $49,751 | $24,875 | — | 5.8x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $29,352 | $14,676 | — | 5.8x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $43,526 | $21,763 | — | 5.8x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $77,325 | $38,662 | — | 5.8x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $56,333 | $28,166 | — | 5.8x |
| O.R. PROCEDURES FOR OBESITY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 621 | $58,236 | $29,118 | — | 5.8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $59,588 | $29,794 | — | 5.8x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 433 | $35,054 | $17,527 | — | 5.7x |
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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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