Back Problems Cost in Ohio — Compare All Hospitals
Back or spine problems, such as disc disease, spinal narrowing, or severe back pain, treated without surgery. The stay typically involves pain control, medication, and physical therapy.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Pomerene Hospital
Millersburg, OH
Gross charge $11,825Cash pay $9,460 - 2
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge $30,334Cash pay $18,898 - 3
Licking Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Newark, OH
Gross charge $30,460 - 4
Genesis Hospital
Zanesville, OH
Gross charge $40,745Cash pay $24,447 - 5
Ohio State University State Health System
Columbus, OH
Gross charge $62,059Medicare pays (avg) $13,615 - 6
Mount Carmel East
Columbus, OH
Gross charge $170,250Cash pay $110,662 - 7
Mount Carmel New Albany
New Albany, OH
Gross charge $170,250Cash pay $110,662 - 8
Mount Carmel Dublin Hospital
Dublin, OH
Gross charge $170,250Cash pay $110,662 - 9
Mount Carmel St Ann's
Westerville, OH
Gross charge —Cash pay $61,630 - 10
The Jewish Hospital — Mercy Health
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge — - 11
Wood County Hospital
Bowling Green, OH
Gross charge — - 12
ProMedica Toledo Hospital
Toledo, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,253 - 13
Fairfield Medical Center
Lancaster, OH
Gross charge — - 14
Uh Regional Hospitals
Chardon, OH
Gross charge — - 15
Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital
Tiffin, OH
Gross charge — - 16
Chillicothe VA Medical Center
Chillicothe, OH
Gross charge — - 17
Memorial Hospital (Marysville)
Marysville, OH
Gross charge — - 18
UH Lake Health
Concord, OH
Gross charge — - 19
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue, OH
Gross charge — - 20
St. John Medical Center
Westlake, OH
Gross charge — - 21
Ashtabula Regional Medical Center
Ashtabula, OH
Gross charge — - 22
UH Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,689 - 23
Marymount Hospital
Garfield Heights, OH
Gross charge — - 24
Southwest General Health Center
Middleburg Heights, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,936 - 25
Adena Regional Medical Center
Chillicothe, OH
Gross charge — - 26
Mercy Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Lorain, OH
Gross charge — - 27
Trinity Medical Center East & Trinity Medical Center West
Steubenville, OH
Gross charge — - 28
UH Ahuja Medical Center
Beachwood, OH
Gross charge — - 29
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio
Portsmouth, OH
Gross charge — - 30
Twin City Medical Center
Dennison, OH
Gross charge — - 31
Adena Greenfield Medical Center
Greenfield, OH
Gross charge — - 32
Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva
Geneva, OH
Gross charge — - 33
Adena Fayette Medical Center
Washington Ch, OH
Gross charge — - 34
Adena Pike Medical Center
Waverly, OH
Gross charge — - 35
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge — - 36
Union Hospital (Acute Care)
Dover, OH
Gross charge — - 37
Summa Health System
Akron, OH
Gross charge — - 38
Knox Community Hospital
Mount Vernon, OH
Gross charge — - 39
The University of Toledo Medical Center
Toledo, OH
Gross charge — - 40
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,479 - 41
Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital
Coldwater, OH
Gross charge — - 42
Metrohealth System
Cleveland, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,568 - 43
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge — - 44
Berger Hospital
Circleville, OH
Gross charge — - 45
TriHealth Bethesda North Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,723 - 46
Salem Regional Medical Center
Salem, OH
Gross charge — - 47
West Chester Hospital
West Chester, OH
Gross charge — - 48
Mercy Health - Anderson Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge — - 49
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center
Ashland, OH
Gross charge — - 50Gross charge —
- 51
Mercy Health - Fairfield Hospital
Fairfield, OH
Gross charge — - 52
Mercy Health - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Youngstown, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,252 - 53Gross charge —
- 54
Mercy Health - Springfield Regional Medical Center
Springfield, OH
Gross charge — - 55
Mercy Health - St. Vincent Medical Center
Toledo, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,201 - 56
Mercy Health - St. Joseph Warren Hospital
Warren, OH
Gross charge — - 57
Mercy Health - West Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge — - 58
Mercy Health - Clermont Hospital
Batavia, OH
Gross charge — - 59
ProMedica Bay Park Hospital
Oregon, OH
Gross charge — - 60
Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center
Boardman, OH
Gross charge — - 61
UH Beachwood Medical Center
Beachwood, OH
Gross charge — - 62
Mercy Health — Kings Mills Hospital
Mason, OH
Gross charge — - 63
Mercy Health - Allen Hospital
Oberlin, OH
Gross charge — - 64
UH Conneaut Medical Center
Conneaut, OH
Gross charge — - 65
ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital
Fostoria, OH
Gross charge — - 66
Cleveland Clinic - Lutheran Hospital
Cleveland, OH
Gross charge — - 67
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Cleveland, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,783 - 68
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center
Ravenna, OH
Gross charge — - 69
University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center
Elyria, OH
Gross charge — - 70
Memorial Hospital (Fremont)
Fremont, OH
Gross charge — - 71
Madison Health
London, OH
Gross charge — - 72
Glenbeigh Health Sources
Rock Creek, OH
Gross charge —
8 Ohio hospitals publish gross charges for back problems (DRG 551). Prices range from $11,825 to $170,250 — roughly 14×. The cheapest is Pomerene Hospital in Millersburg; the most expensive is Mount Carmel Dublin Hospital in Dublin. The state average sits at $85,772.
The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of back problems. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists back problems at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling back problems in Ohio, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Ohio hospitals missing from the list either don't perform back problems in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 551 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.