UH CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER
CLEVELAND, OH 44106 · Acute Care Hospitals
132 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 27, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
132
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
4.7x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Above 90th Percentile
0%
Compared to OH hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from UH CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, UH CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER lists chargemaster rates that average 4.7x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 132 procedures with publicly available pricing data (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
The median hospital in OH has a chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio of 4.7x, with ratios across the state ranging from 2.0x to 8.7x. At 4.7x, this facility’s average ratio is below the state median. 113 hospitals in OH report pricing data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
The procedure with the largest gap between the listed price and Medicare reimbursement at UH CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER is KIDNEY TRANSPLANT (DRG 652). The listed chargemaster rate is $303,167, while Medicare reimburses $23,517 for the same procedure — a ratio of 12.9x (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
What does this actually mean for your bill? Chargemaster rates are rarely what patients pay. If you have insurance, your insurer has negotiated a separate rate — often 40–60% less than the listed price. If you are uninsured, you may be able to negotiate directly with the hospital or request financial assistance. The chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is a useful reference point for understanding listed pricing, but it does not represent what most patients will owe out of pocket.
UH CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER is a voluntary non-profit - private acute care hospitals facility with a CMS quality rating of 3/5 stars. Note: CMS quality ratings measure patient outcomes and experience, not pricing. A hospital with high listed prices may provide excellent care, and pricing data alone should not be used to evaluate the quality of a healthcare provider.
Listed Chargemaster Rates vs Medicare Reimbursement — Top Procedures by Ratio
Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Procedure Pricing Lookup
Search for a specific procedure or DRG code to see listed chargemaster rates and Medicare reimbursement amounts.
| Procedure | DRG | Listed Charge | Medicare Reimb. | Ratio | State Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $303,167 | $23,517 | 12.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $377,166 | $42,283 | 8.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC | 908 | $126,759 | $16,931 | 7.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $72,580 | $9,845 | 7.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $56,091 | $7,662 | 7.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $45,906 | $6,758 | 6.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $61,446 | $9,158 | 6.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $49,906 | $7,561 | 6.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITH CC | 657 | $106,167 | $16,616 | 6.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDUR | 827 | $121,015 | $19,735 | 6.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $96,104 | $15,837 | 6.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $58,372 | $9,733 | 6.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR BLADDER PROCEDURES WITH CC | 654 | $146,029 | $24,941 | 5.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $120,177 | $20,839 | 5.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITH MCC | 551 | $97,087 | $17,061 | 5.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $79,760 | $14,219 | 5.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $95,279 | $17,006 | 5.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $63,258 | $11,318 | 5.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $107,264 | $19,275 | 5.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $136,657 | $25,149 | 5.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $47,295 | $8,713 | 5.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $164,146 | $31,014 | 5.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITH CC | 012 | $179,049 | $33,843 | 5.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $42,944 | $8,196 | 5.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| WOUND DEBRIDEMENT AND SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT HAND FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE D | 464 | $130,686 | $25,000 | 5.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $43,807 | $8,385 | 5.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $39,438 | $7,551 | 5.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $97,853 | $18,821 | 5.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $160,033 | $31,107 | 5.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 327 | $111,933 | $22,055 | 5.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 328 | $50,931 | $10,071 | 5.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $81,304 | $16,080 | 5.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PLEURAL EFFUSION WITH MCC | 186 | $65,990 | $13,115 | 5.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $65,069 | $12,953 | 5.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $49,147 | $9,828 | 5.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $43,289 | $8,722 | 5.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $34,171 | $6,911 | 4.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH MCC | 840 | $198,648 | $40,264 | 4.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $49,769 | $10,151 | 4.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $41,477 | $8,483 | 4.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $35,060 | $7,172 | 4.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $77,133 | $15,876 | 4.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $66,577 | $13,775 | 4.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $59,941 | $12,458 | 4.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $30,013 | $6,249 | 4.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $86,788 | $18,115 | 4.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $40,488 | $8,467 | 4.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 271 | $143,334 | $30,005 | 4.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $97,277 | $20,421 | 4.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $30,514 | $6,409 | 4.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
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All data from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Statewide Context
Charge-to-Medicare ratio range across OH hospitals
113 hospitals in OH report pricing data to CMS. This facility's average ratio of 4.7x places it at the lower-middle range of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About UH CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER
How much does UH CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, UH CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER's listed chargemaster rates average 4.7x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 132 procedures. Chargemaster rates are list prices and are not what most insured patients pay — actual costs depend on insurance negotiations and coverage terms.
What is the most expensive procedure at UH CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at UH CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER is KIDNEY TRANSPLANT (DRG 652), with a listed charge of $303,167 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $23,517 — a ratio of 12.9x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is UH CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER expensive compared to other OH hospitals?
UH CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 4.7x. Ratios vary significantly across OH hospitals. This ratio reflects listed chargemaster prices, not what patients actually pay. CMS quality ratings, which measure patient outcomes and experience, are separate from pricing data.
Where does the pricing data for UH CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER come from?
All pricing data comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary, published under federal price transparency law (45 CFR Part 180). This data is publicly available and updated annually.
How can I check if my bill from UH CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER is correct?
You can upload your bill to BillRazor for a free comparison against publicly available Medicare reimbursement data. Our system analyzes every line item in 60 seconds. Research suggests 49-80% of hospital bills contain errors, including duplicate charges, incorrect procedure codes, and unbundling.
Does UH CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER in CLEVELAND, OH accept Medicare?
UH CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact UH CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.