Uh Cleveland Medical Center
UH Cleveland Medical Center, a nonprofit hospital in Cleveland, OH, charges 4.7x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 132 analyzed procedures.
Cleveland, OH 44106 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.66x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
12.89x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
132
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $303,167 | $151,584 | — | 12.9x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $377,166 | $188,583 | — | 8.9x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC | 908 | $126,759 | $63,379 | — | 7.5x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $72,580 | $36,290 | — | 7.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $56,091 | $28,046 | — | 7.3x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $45,906 | $22,953 | — | 6.8x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $61,446 | $30,723 | — | 6.7x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $49,906 | $24,953 | — | 6.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITH CC | 657 | $106,167 | $53,084 | — | 6.4x |
| MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDUR | 827 | $121,015 | $60,508 | — | 6.1x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $96,104 | $48,052 | — | 6.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $58,372 | $29,186 | — | 6x |
| MAJOR BLADDER PROCEDURES WITH CC | 654 | $146,029 | $73,014 | — | 5.9x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $120,177 | $60,088 | — | 5.8x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITH MCC | 551 | $97,087 | $48,543 | — | 5.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $79,760 | $39,880 | — | 5.6x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $95,279 | $47,640 | — | 5.6x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $63,258 | $31,629 | — | 5.6x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $107,264 | $53,632 | — | 5.6x |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $136,657 | $68,328 | — | 5.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $47,295 | $23,647 | — | 5.4x |
| TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITH CC | 012 | $179,049 | $89,525 | — | 5.3x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $164,146 | $82,073 | — | 5.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $42,944 | $21,472 | — | 5.2x |
| WOUND DEBRIDEMENT AND SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT HAND FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE D | 464 | $130,686 | $65,343 | — | 5.2x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $39,438 | $19,719 | — | 5.2x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $43,807 | $21,904 | — | 5.2x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $97,853 | $48,927 | — | 5.2x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $160,033 | $80,017 | — | 5.1x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 327 | $111,933 | $55,966 | — | 5.1x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 328 | $50,931 | $25,466 | — | 5.1x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $81,304 | $40,652 | — | 5.1x |
| PLEURAL EFFUSION WITH MCC | 186 | $65,990 | $32,995 | — | 5x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $65,069 | $32,534 | — | 5x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $49,147 | $24,573 | — | 5x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $43,289 | $21,645 | — | 5x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $34,171 | $17,086 | — | 4.9x |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH MCC | 840 | $198,648 | $99,324 | — | 4.9x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $49,769 | $24,884 | — | 4.9x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $41,477 | $20,738 | — | 4.9x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $35,060 | $17,530 | — | 4.9x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $77,133 | $38,566 | — | 4.9x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $66,577 | $33,289 | — | 4.8x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $59,941 | $29,971 | — | 4.8x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $30,013 | $15,007 | — | 4.8x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $86,788 | $43,394 | — | 4.8x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 271 | $143,334 | $71,667 | — | 4.8x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $40,488 | $20,244 | — | 4.8x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $30,514 | $15,257 | — | 4.8x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $97,277 | $48,639 | — | 4.8x |
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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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