University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC in Cincinnati, OH charges 5.6x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 119 analyzed procedures, according to our analysis of this nonprofit-private hospital's pricing data.
Cincinnati, OH 45219 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.59x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
13.31x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
119
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
1.7%
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 | $377,002 | $188,501 | — | 13.3x |
| POSTOPERATIVE AND POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 862 | $133,341 | $66,670 | — | 11x |
| LIVER TRANSPLANT WITHOUT MCC | 006 | $474,164 | $237,082 | — | 10.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $71,380 | $35,690 | — | 8.4x |
| TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITH CC | 012 | $245,097 | $122,549 | — | 8.2x |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $224,004 | $112,002 | — | 8.2x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $86,664 | $43,332 | — | 7.6x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $140,866 | $70,433 | — | 7.3x |
| MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PROCEDURES WITH CC | 141 | $142,653 | $71,327 | — | 7.3x |
| LIVER TRANSPLANT WITH MCC OR INTESTINAL TRANSPLANT | 005 | $743,793 | $371,897 | — | 7.2x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $293,763 | $146,881 | — | 7.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $58,795 | $29,398 | — | 7.1x |
| POSTOPERATIVE AND POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 863 | $55,023 | $27,511 | — | 7.1x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $115,348 | $57,674 | — | 7.1x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $135,568 | $67,784 | — | 7.1x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $171,974 | $85,987 | — | 7x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $61,506 | $30,753 | — | 7x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH SPINAL CURVATURE, MALIGNANCY, INFECTION OR EXTENSIVE | 457 | $294,807 | $147,404 | — | 7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $51,805 | $25,902 | — | 6.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $160,844 | $80,422 | — | 6.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $51,338 | $25,669 | — | 6.6x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC | 957 | $435,694 | $217,847 | — | 6.6x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 327 | $135,992 | $67,996 | — | 6.6x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $37,130 | $18,565 | — | 6.6x |
| OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC | 964 | $75,062 | $37,531 | — | 6.5x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $187,285 | $93,642 | — | 6.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $103,525 | $51,762 | — | 6.5x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $141,205 | $70,603 | — | 6.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $73,033 | $36,516 | — | 6.4x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $309,936 | $154,968 | — | 6.4x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC | 091 | $103,379 | $51,689 | — | 6.3x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $65,951 | $32,976 | — | 6.2x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $89,688 | $44,844 | — | 6.2x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 516 | $109,500 | $54,750 | — | 6.2x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $58,736 | $29,368 | — | 6.2x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $92,007 | $46,004 | — | 6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $135,889 | $67,945 | — | 5.9x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $36,159 | $18,080 | — | 5.9x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $106,204 | $53,102 | — | 5.9x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $150,516 | $75,258 | — | 5.9x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $163,069 | $81,535 | — | 5.9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $113,526 | $56,763 | — | 5.9x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $257,071 | $128,535 | — | 5.9x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $110,351 | $55,175 | — | 5.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $96,460 | $48,230 | — | 5.8x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $44,862 | $22,431 | — | 5.8x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $46,177 | $23,088 | — | 5.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $94,729 | $47,365 | — | 5.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $32,483 | $16,242 | — | 5.7x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $43,638 | $21,819 | — | 5.7x |
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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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