DRG 291 · Cardiovascular

Heart Failure Cost in Ohio — Compare All Hospitals

Hospitalization for heart failure with major comorbidities or complications, often involving fluid overload, low ejection fraction, or arrhythmia.

State average
$37,987
gross charge · DRG 291
Hospitals
11
with published pricing
Price range
$12,420 – $55,126
low to high
Lowest $12,420 Highest $55,126

11 Ohio hospitals publish gross charges for heart failure (DRG 291). Prices range from $12,420 to $55,126 — roughly $42,706 apart. The cheapest is Pomerene Hospital in Millersburg; the most expensive is Diley Ridge Medical Center in Canal Winchester. The state average sits at $37,987.

These numbers are list prices — what the hospital bills before any insurance adjustment. 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 heart failure at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent heart failure admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.

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 heart failure in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 291 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Pomerene Hospital

    Millersburg, OH

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $12,420
    Cash pay $9,936
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,970
  2. 2

    Adams County Regional Medical Center

    Seaman, OH

    Gross charge $14,693
    Cash pay $11,754
  3. 3

    Wayne Hospital

    Greenville, OH

    Gross charge $25,904
    Cash pay $19,428
  4. 4

    Licking Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    Newark, OH

    77 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $27,661
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,957
  5. 5

    Christ Hospital

    Cincinnati, OH

    241 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $31,061
    Cash pay $17,615
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,934
  6. 6

    Genesis Hospital

    Zanesville, OH

    182 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $32,238
    Cash pay $19,343
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,414
  7. 7

    Ohio State University State Health System

    Columbus, OH

    298 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $53,378
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,785
  8. 8

    Mount Carmel East

    Columbus, OH

    243 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $55,126
    Cash pay $35,832
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,470
  9. 9

    Mount Carmel New Albany

    New Albany, OH

    Gross charge $55,126
    Cash pay $35,832
  10. 10
    Gross charge $55,126
    Cash pay $35,832
  11. 11

    Diley Ridge Medical Center

    Canal Winchester, OH

    Gross charge $55,126
    Cash pay $35,832
  12. 12

    Mount Carmel St Ann's

    Westerville, OH

    108 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $34,666
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,674
  13. 13

    The Jewish Hospital — Mercy Health

    Cincinnati, OH

    119 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,470
  14. 14

    Wood County Hospital

    Bowling Green, OH

    50 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,545
  15. 15

    ProMedica Toledo Hospital

    Toledo, OH

    279 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,014
  16. 16

    Fairfield Medical Center

    Lancaster, OH

    124 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,194
  17. 17

    Uh Regional Hospitals

    Chardon, OH

    124 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,712
  18. 18

    Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital

    Tiffin, OH

    65 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,289
  19. 19
    Gross charge
  20. 20

    Memorial Hospital (Marysville)

    Marysville, OH

    58 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,527
  21. 21

    UH Lake Health

    Concord, OH

    193 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,005
  22. 22

    Bellevue Hospital

    Bellevue, OH

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,971
  23. 23

    St. John Medical Center

    Westlake, OH

    88 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,881
  24. 24

    Ashtabula Regional Medical Center

    Ashtabula, OH

    90 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,950
  25. 25

    UH Cleveland Medical Center

    Cleveland, OH

    84 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,662
  26. 26

    Marymount Hospital

    Garfield Heights, OH

    147 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,427
  27. 27

    Southwest General Health Center

    Middleburg Heights, OH

    133 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,380
  28. 28

    Adena Regional Medical Center

    Chillicothe, OH

    100 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,341
  29. 29

    Mercy Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Lorain, OH

    91 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,787
  30. 30

    Trinity Medical Center East & Trinity Medical Center West

    Steubenville, OH

    102 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,832
  31. 31

    Glenbeigh Health Sources

    Rock Creek, OH

    Gross charge
  32. 32

    UH Ahuja Medical Center

    Beachwood, OH

    193 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,779
  33. 33
    Gross charge
  34. 34
    Gross charge
  35. 35
    Gross charge
  36. 36

    Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva

    Geneva, OH

    Gross charge
  37. 37

    Holzer Medical Center- Jackson

    Jackson, OH

    Gross charge
  38. 38

    Adena Fayette Medical Center

    Washington Ch, OH

    Gross charge
  39. 39
    Gross charge
  40. 40

    University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc

    Cincinnati, OH

    66 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,945
  41. 41

    Lima Memorial Health System (Acute Care)

    Lima, OH

    80 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,226
  42. 42

    Union Hospital (Acute Care)

    Dover, OH

    84 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,594
  43. 43

    Summa Health System

    Akron, OH

    210 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,355
  44. 44

    Knox Community Hospital

    Mount Vernon, OH

    33 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,326
  45. 45

    The University of Toledo Medical Center

    Toledo, OH

    62 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,041
  46. 46

    Miami Valley Hospital

    Dayton, OH

    368 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,483
  47. 47

    Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital

    Coldwater, OH

    63 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,069
  48. 48

    Metrohealth System

    Cleveland, OH

    111 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,394
  49. 49

    Good Samaritan Hospital

    Cincinnati, OH

    115 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,496
  50. 50

    Berger Hospital

    Circleville, OH

    52 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,195
  51. 51

    TriHealth Bethesda North Hospital

    Cincinnati, OH

    280 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,229
  52. 52

    Salem Regional Medical Center

    Salem, OH

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,892
  53. 53

    Madison Health

    London, OH

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,977
  54. 54

    West Chester Hospital

    West Chester, OH

    109 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,795
  55. 55
    Gross charge
  56. 56

    Fulton County Health Center

    Wauseon, OH

    Gross charge
  57. 57

    Mercy Health - Anderson Hospital

    Cincinnati, OH

    95 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,463
  58. 58

    University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center

    Ashland, OH

    35 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,261
  59. 59

    Parma Community General Hospital Therapy Center

    Parma, OH

    170 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,825
  60. 60

    Mercy Health - Fairfield Hospital

    Fairfield, OH

    124 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,181
  61. 61

    Mercy Health - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital

    Youngstown, OH

    154 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,243
  62. 62

    Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center

    Lima, OH

    218 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,887
  63. 63

    Mercy Health - Springfield Regional Medical Center

    Springfield, OH

    117 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,899
  64. 64

    Mercy Health - St. Vincent Medical Center

    Toledo, OH

    288 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,227
  65. 65

    Mercy Health - St. Joseph Warren Hospital

    Warren, OH

    105 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,533
  66. 66

    Mercy Health - West Hospital

    Cincinnati, OH

    106 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,549
  67. 67

    Mercy Health - Clermont Hospital

    Batavia, OH

    59 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,976
  68. 68

    ProMedica Bay Park Hospital

    Oregon, OH

    60 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,714
  69. 69

    Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital

    Defiance, OH

    30 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,984
  70. 70

    Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center

    Boardman, OH

    194 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,447
  71. 71
    Gross charge
  72. 72
    Gross charge
  73. 73

    Mercy Health - Allen Hospital

    Oberlin, OH

    Gross charge
  74. 74

    UH Conneaut Medical Center

    Conneaut, OH

    Gross charge
  75. 75
    Gross charge
  76. 76

    Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital

    Urbana, OH

    Gross charge
  77. 77

    ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital

    Fostoria, OH

    Gross charge
  78. 78

    Cleveland Clinic - Lutheran Hospital

    Cleveland, OH

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,604
  79. 79

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    Cleveland, OH

    347 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,519
  80. 80

    University Hospitals Portage Medical Center

    Ravenna, OH

    68 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,846
  81. 81

    University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center

    Elyria, OH

    100 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,741
  82. 82

    Memorial Hospital (Fremont)

    Fremont, OH

    36 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,891

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