Summa Health System
SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM in Akron, Ohio charges 8.1x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average, based on analysis of 111 hospital procedures.
Akron, OH 44309 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
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
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
8.05x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
13.75x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
111
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
2.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $111,885 | $55,943 | — | 13.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $161,401 | $80,700 | — | 13.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $50,442 | $25,221 | — | 12.4x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $80,326 | $40,163 | — | 11.9x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 179 | $56,612 | $28,306 | — | 11.8x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $71,065 | $35,533 | — | 11.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $234,980 | $117,490 | — | 11.6x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $115,815 | $57,907 | — | 11.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $76,240 | $38,120 | — | 10.7x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $278,745 | $139,372 | — | 10.6x |
| ATHEROSCLEROSIS WITHOUT MCC | 303 | $52,158 | $26,079 | — | 10.6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $426,347 | $213,174 | — | 10.5x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $50,499 | $25,250 | — | 10.4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $33,393 | $16,696 | — | 10.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $48,672 | $24,336 | — | 10.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $160,840 | $80,420 | — | 10.1x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $49,551 | $24,775 | — | 10x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $47,054 | $23,527 | — | 10x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $52,112 | $26,056 | — | 9.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $136,850 | $68,425 | — | 9.9x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $221,944 | $110,972 | — | 9.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $217,228 | $108,614 | — | 9.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $50,917 | $25,459 | — | 9.7x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $48,944 | $24,472 | — | 9.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $107,076 | $53,538 | — | 9.7x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $90,571 | $45,285 | — | 9.6x |
| HYPERTENSION WITH MCC | 304 | $70,678 | $35,339 | — | 9.6x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $338,905 | $169,453 | — | 9.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $70,470 | $35,235 | — | 9.5x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $150,437 | $75,219 | — | 9.4x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $56,286 | $28,143 | — | 9.3x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $55,769 | $27,884 | — | 9.2x |
| POSTOPERATIVE OR POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 856 | $204,419 | $102,210 | — | 9.1x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $126,554 | $63,277 | — | 9.1x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $47,807 | $23,904 | — | 9.1x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $140,513 | $70,257 | — | 9x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $56,315 | $28,157 | — | 8.9x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $235,805 | $117,903 | — | 8.9x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $64,629 | $32,315 | — | 8.8x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $54,790 | $27,395 | — | 8.7x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $89,133 | $44,566 | — | 8.6x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $52,987 | $26,494 | — | 8.5x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $245,277 | $122,638 | — | 8.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $115,393 | $57,696 | — | 8.4x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $63,723 | $31,861 | — | 8.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $111,364 | $55,682 | — | 8.4x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $52,036 | $26,018 | — | 8.3x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $142,545 | $71,272 | — | 8.3x |
| POSTOPERATIVE AND POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 862 | $104,242 | $52,121 | — | 8.2x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $66,186 | $33,093 | — | 8.2x |
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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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