Riverside Methodist Hospital
RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL in Columbus, OH charges 5.7x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 210 analyzed procedures, reflecting the pricing variations patients may encounter at this nonprofit facility.
Columbus, OH 43214 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
About the analyst
Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.71x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
18.15x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
210
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 743 | $127,104 | $63,552 | — | 18.2x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $86,684 | $43,342 | — | 12.8x |
| UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-OVARIAN AND NON-ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 740 | $132,090 | $66,045 | — | 10.5x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 328 | $88,147 | $44,073 | — | 10x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 038 | $110,615 | $55,308 | — | 9.7x |
| O.R. PROCEDURES FOR OBESITY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 621 | $82,960 | $41,480 | — | 9.4x |
| CHEMOTHERAPY WITHOUT ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 847 | $72,193 | $36,097 | — | 8.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $48,106 | $24,053 | — | 8.8x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 254 | $100,197 | $50,098 | — | 8.7x |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $154,449 | $77,224 | — | 8.6x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $135,774 | $67,887 | — | 8.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $30,000 | $15,000 | — | 8.4x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $72,264 | $36,132 | — | 8.2x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $83,040 | $41,520 | — | 8.1x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $129,037 | $64,518 | — | 7.9x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $85,139 | $42,569 | — | 7.8x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $94,553 | $47,277 | — | 7.8x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $252,832 | $126,416 | — | 7.8x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $33,334 | $16,667 | — | 7.6x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $133,396 | $66,698 | — | 7.6x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $207,522 | $103,761 | — | 7.6x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH MCC | 199 | $86,183 | $43,091 | — | 7.5x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $84,659 | $42,329 | — | 7.3x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 438 | $83,977 | $41,988 | — | 7.3x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH MCC | 417 | $143,846 | $71,923 | — | 7.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $24,151 | $12,075 | — | 7.2x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $42,190 | $21,095 | — | 7.2x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH CC | 436 | $53,047 | $26,524 | — | 7.2x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 219 | $344,167 | $172,083 | — | 7.1x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $112,650 | $56,325 | — | 7.1x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 517 | $65,494 | $32,747 | — | 7x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $120,717 | $60,359 | — | 7x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 982 | $120,524 | $60,262 | — | 7x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 371 | $72,584 | $36,292 | — | 7x |
| POSTOPERATIVE OR POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 857 | $88,135 | $44,068 | — | 6.9x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $91,081 | $45,541 | — | 6.9x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $41,401 | $20,700 | — | 6.9x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $143,513 | $71,757 | — | 6.9x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 473 | $100,264 | $50,132 | — | 6.8x |
| BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 519 | $90,370 | $45,185 | — | 6.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $77,811 | $38,906 | — | 6.6x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $240,375 | $120,187 | — | 6.6x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $92,881 | $46,440 | — | 6.6x |
| PLEURAL EFFUSION WITH MCC | 186 | $68,140 | $34,070 | — | 6.6x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $38,722 | $19,361 | — | 6.5x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WIT | 216 | $438,172 | $219,086 | — | 6.5x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $32,716 | $16,358 | — | 6.5x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $35,616 | $17,808 | — | 6.4x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $61,964 | $30,982 | — | 6.4x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $54,811 | $27,405 | — | 6.4x |
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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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