The Jewish Hospital-mercy Health
THE JEWISH HOSPITAL-MERCY HEALTH in Cincinnati, Ohio charges 4.9x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 62 analyzed procedures, according to our analysis of this nonprofit-private hospital's pricing data.
Cincinnati, OH 45236 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
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
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.92x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
9.3x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
62
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEMOTHERAPY WITHOUT ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 847 | $86,290 | $43,145 | — | 9.3x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $46,137 | $23,069 | — | 7.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $66,073 | $33,037 | — | 7x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $91,420 | $45,710 | — | 6.9x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $42,708 | $21,354 | — | 6.4x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $33,169 | $16,584 | — | 6.3x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $87,815 | $43,907 | — | 6.3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $101,952 | $50,976 | — | 6.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $78,374 | $39,187 | — | 6.2x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $31,125 | $15,562 | — | 6.2x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $39,636 | $19,818 | — | 6.2x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $106,649 | $53,325 | — | 6.1x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $35,256 | $17,628 | — | 6x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $26,917 | $13,459 | — | 6x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $37,216 | $18,608 | — | 5.8x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $173,153 | $86,576 | — | 5.8x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $68,596 | $34,298 | — | 5.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $28,013 | $14,007 | — | 5.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $38,728 | $19,364 | — | 5.5x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $73,198 | $36,599 | — | 5.5x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $86,011 | $43,005 | — | 5.4x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $38,281 | $19,140 | — | 5.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $29,005 | $14,502 | — | 5.3x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 454 | $199,058 | $99,529 | — | 5.2x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $81,687 | $40,843 | — | 5.1x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $150,078 | $75,039 | — | 5.1x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $43,170 | $21,585 | — | 5x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $144,864 | $72,432 | — | 5x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $40,776 | $20,388 | — | 4.8x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $65,601 | $32,801 | — | 4.8x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $24,902 | $12,451 | — | 4.8x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $137,499 | $68,750 | — | 4.8x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $31,577 | $15,789 | — | 4.8x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC O | 023 | $175,596 | $87,798 | — | 4.8x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $97,746 | $48,873 | — | 4.7x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $31,081 | $15,541 | — | 4.7x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $24,474 | $12,237 | — | 4.6x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $54,031 | $27,015 | — | 4.6x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $27,169 | $13,584 | — | 4.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $41,559 | $20,780 | — | 4.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $54,567 | $27,283 | — | 4.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $56,614 | $28,307 | — | 4.3x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $26,090 | $13,045 | — | 4.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $35,825 | $17,913 | — | 4.2x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $91,869 | $45,934 | — | 4.1x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $24,167 | $12,084 | — | 4.1x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $24,657 | $12,328 | — | 4.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $33,303 | $16,651 | — | 4.1x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $37,279 | $18,640 | — | 4x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $27,143 | $13,571 | — | 3.8x |
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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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