University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood, OH charges 4.6x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 61 analyzed procedures, reflecting typical nonprofit hospital pricing patterns.
Beachwood, OH 44122 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
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Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.63x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
8.29x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
61
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $76,227 | $38,114 | — | 8.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $23,117 | $11,559 | — | 6.9x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $68,932 | $34,466 | — | 6.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $18,154 | $9,077 | — | 6.3x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $26,086 | $13,043 | — | 6.3x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $31,517 | $15,758 | — | 6.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $23,862 | $11,931 | — | 5.8x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $25,329 | $12,665 | — | 5.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $53,645 | $26,822 | — | 5.5x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $28,476 | $14,238 | — | 5.5x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $24,973 | $12,487 | — | 5.5x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $76,438 | $38,219 | — | 5.5x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $62,704 | $31,352 | — | 5.5x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $133,016 | $66,508 | — | 5.4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $19,929 | $9,965 | — | 5.3x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $67,852 | $33,926 | — | 5.3x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $22,826 | $11,413 | — | 5.3x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $20,214 | $10,107 | — | 4.8x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $21,059 | $10,530 | — | 4.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $26,657 | $13,328 | — | 4.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $26,064 | $13,032 | — | 4.8x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $26,090 | $13,045 | — | 4.8x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $45,332 | $22,666 | — | 4.8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $21,888 | $10,944 | — | 4.8x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $43,682 | $21,841 | — | 4.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $46,517 | $23,259 | — | 4.7x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $64,832 | $32,416 | — | 4.6x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $97,088 | $48,544 | — | 4.6x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $24,920 | $12,460 | — | 4.6x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $39,000 | $19,500 | — | 4.5x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $27,582 | $13,791 | — | 4.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $25,614 | $12,807 | — | 4.5x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $22,605 | $11,303 | — | 4.5x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $23,411 | $11,706 | — | 4.4x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $19,180 | $9,590 | — | 4.4x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $32,164 | $16,082 | — | 4.3x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $21,176 | $10,588 | — | 4.2x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $31,890 | $15,945 | — | 4.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $30,511 | $15,255 | — | 4.1x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $24,425 | $12,212 | — | 4.1x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $29,746 | $14,873 | — | 4.1x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $23,253 | $11,626 | — | 4x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $36,808 | $18,404 | — | 4x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $26,296 | $13,148 | — | 4x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $25,185 | $12,593 | — | 3.9x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $33,445 | $16,723 | — | 3.9x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $37,351 | $18,676 | — | 3.9x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $44,026 | $22,013 | — | 3.8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $29,372 | $14,686 | — | 3.8x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $19,726 | $9,863 | — | 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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