UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC
CINCINNATI, OH 45219 · Acute Care Hospitals
119 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 27, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
119
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
5.6x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Above 90th Percentile
2%
Compared to OH hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC lists chargemaster rates that average 5.6x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 119 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 5.6x, this facility’s average ratio is above 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 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC is KIDNEY TRANSPLANT (DRG 652). The listed chargemaster rate is $377,002, while Medicare reimburses $28,320 for the same procedure — a ratio of 13.3x (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.
2 of 119 procedures (2%) at this facility have listed rates above the 90th percentile compared to other OH hospitals reporting the same procedure data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC 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 | $377,002 | $28,320 | 13.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| POSTOPERATIVE AND POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 862 | $133,341 | $12,138 | 11.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LIVER TRANSPLANT WITHOUT MCC | 006 | $474,164 | $46,008 | 10.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $71,380 | $8,536 | 8.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITH CC | 012 | $245,097 | $29,727 | 8.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $224,004 | $27,193 | 8.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $86,664 | $11,450 | 7.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $140,866 | $19,207 | 7.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PROCEDURES WITH CC | 141 | $142,653 | $19,613 | 7.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LIVER TRANSPLANT WITH MCC OR INTESTINAL TRANSPLANT | 005 | $743,793 | $102,833 | 7.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $293,763 | $40,662 | 7.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $58,795 | $8,236 | 7.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| POSTOPERATIVE AND POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 863 | $55,023 | $7,736 | 7.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $115,348 | $16,245 | 7.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $135,568 | $19,120 | 7.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $171,974 | $24,586 | 7.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $61,506 | $8,806 | 7.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH SPINAL CURVATURE, MALIGNANCY, INFECTION OR EXTENSIVE | 457 | $294,807 | $42,271 | 7.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $51,805 | $7,719 | 6.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $160,844 | $24,266 | 6.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $51,338 | $7,770 | 6.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC | 957 | $435,694 | $66,055 | 6.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 327 | $135,992 | $20,700 | 6.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $37,130 | $5,667 | 6.5x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC | 964 | $75,062 | $11,570 | 6.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $187,285 | $28,894 | 6.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $103,525 | $16,048 | 6.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $141,205 | $21,988 | 6.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $73,033 | $11,416 | 6.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $309,936 | $48,526 | 6.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC | 091 | $103,379 | $16,390 | 6.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $65,951 | $10,566 | 6.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 516 | $109,500 | $17,588 | 6.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $89,688 | $14,395 | 6.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $58,736 | $9,474 | 6.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $92,007 | $15,469 | 6.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $135,889 | $22,865 | 5.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $106,204 | $17,984 | 5.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $36,159 | $6,119 | 5.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $163,069 | $27,716 | 5.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $150,516 | $25,577 | 5.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $113,526 | $19,340 | 5.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $110,351 | $18,842 | 5.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $257,071 | $43,865 | 5.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $96,460 | $16,507 | 5.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $44,862 | $7,742 | 5.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $46,177 | $7,989 | 5.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $94,729 | $16,414 | 5.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $32,483 | $5,677 | 5.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $43,638 | $7,641 | 5.7x | 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 5.6x places it at the upper-middle range of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC
How much does UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC's listed chargemaster rates average 5.6x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 119 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 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC is KIDNEY TRANSPLANT (DRG 652), with a listed charge of $377,002 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $28,320 — a ratio of 13.3x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC expensive compared to other OH hospitals?
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 5.6x. 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 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC 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 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC 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 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC in CINCINNATI, OH accept Medicare?
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.