Heart Failure Cost in Ohio — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for heart failure with complications, the most common cardiology admission in the U.S.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for heart failure. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 4–6 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Inpatient cardiac monitoring
- IV diuretics and other heart-failure medications during admission
- Echocardiogram and other cardiac imaging
- Routine labs (BNP, electrolytes, kidney function)
Usually billed separately
- Cardiologist and hospitalist professional fees (billed separately)
- Outpatient cardiology follow-up after discharge
- Cardiac rehab program (if indicated)
- Long-term medications (diuretics, ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, SGLT2 inhibitors)
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does heart failure best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
Heart-Failure Mortality (30-day)
How often patients admitted for heart failure survive 30 days. The headline outcome.
Heart-Failure Readmissions
Heart failure is the most-readmitted condition in U.S. hospitals. Lower means better discharge planning and outpatient care coordination.
Patient Experience (HCAHPS)
Clear discharge communication on weight monitoring, fluid limits, and medication timing prevents many readmissions.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For heart failure, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- If you have advanced heart failure (low ejection fraction, prior hospitalizations), an advanced heart-failure program may be worth additional cost.
- If you're being considered for an LVAD or heart transplant, an academic medical center with a transplant program is typically the right setting.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- Will any of my physicians (cardiologist, hospitalist) be out-of-network?
- What outpatient cardiology follow-up is scheduled? Is it in-network?
- Is there a heart-failure transitions-of-care program at this hospital?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Pomerene Hospital
Millersburg, OH
Gross charge $9,621Cash pay $7,697 - 2
Adams County Regional Medical Center
Seaman, OH
Gross charge $14,693Cash pay $11,754 - 3
Licking Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Newark, OH
Gross charge $19,120 - 4
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge $25,739Cash pay $16,151 - 5
Genesis Hospital
Zanesville, OH
Gross charge $28,544Cash pay $17,126 - 6
Wayne Hospital
Greenville, OH
Gross charge $32,976Cash pay $24,732 - 7
Ohio State University State Health System
Columbus, OH
Gross charge $51,793Medicare pays (avg) $6,785 - 8
Mount Carmel St Ann's
Westerville, OH
Gross charge —Cash pay $32,026 - 9
The Jewish Hospital — Mercy Health
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge — - 10
Wood County Hospital
Bowling Green, OH
Gross charge — - 11
ProMedica Toledo Hospital
Toledo, OH
Gross charge — - 12
Fairfield Medical Center
Lancaster, OH
Gross charge — - 13
Uh Regional Hospitals
Chardon, OH
Gross charge — - 14
Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital
Tiffin, OH
Gross charge — - 15
Chillicothe VA Medical Center
Chillicothe, OH
Gross charge — - 16
Memorial Hospital (Marysville)
Marysville, OH
Gross charge — - 17
UH Lake Health
Concord, OH
Gross charge — - 18
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue, OH
Gross charge — - 19
St. John Medical Center
Westlake, OH
Gross charge — - 20
Ashtabula Regional Medical Center
Ashtabula, OH
Gross charge — - 21
UH Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Gross charge — - 22
Marymount Hospital
Garfield Heights, OH
Gross charge — - 23
Southwest General Health Center
Middleburg Heights, OH
Gross charge — - 24
Adena Regional Medical Center
Chillicothe, OH
Gross charge — - 25
Mercy Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Lorain, OH
Gross charge — - 26
Trinity Medical Center East & Trinity Medical Center West
Steubenville, OH
Gross charge — - 27
Glenbeigh Health Sources
Rock Creek, 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
Holzer Medical Center- Jackson
Jackson, OH
Gross charge — - 34
Adena Fayette Medical Center
Washington Ch, OH
Gross charge — - 35
Adena Pike Medical Center
Waverly, OH
Gross charge — - 36
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge — - 37Gross charge —
- 38
Union Hospital (Acute Care)
Dover, OH
Gross charge — - 39
Summa Health System
Akron, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,504 - 40
Knox Community Hospital
Mount Vernon, OH
Gross charge — - 41
The University of Toledo Medical Center
Toledo, OH
Gross charge — - 42
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton, OH
Gross charge — - 43
Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital
Coldwater, OH
Gross charge — - 44
Metrohealth System
Cleveland, OH
Gross charge — - 45
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge — - 46
Berger Hospital
Circleville, OH
Gross charge — - 47
TriHealth Bethesda North Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge — - 48
Salem Regional Medical Center
Salem, OH
Gross charge — - 49
Madison Health
London, OH
Gross charge — - 50
West Chester Hospital
West Chester, OH
Gross charge — - 51
Aultman Orrville Hospital
Orrville, OH
Gross charge — - 52
Fulton County Health Center
Wauseon, OH
Gross charge — - 53
Mercy Health - Anderson Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge — - 54
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center
Ashland, OH
Gross charge — - 55Gross charge —
- 56
Mercy Health - Fairfield Hospital
Fairfield, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,947 - 57
Mercy Health - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Youngstown, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,578 - 58Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,429
- 59
Mercy Health - Springfield Regional Medical Center
Springfield, OH
Gross charge — - 60
Mercy Health - St. Vincent Medical Center
Toledo, OH
Gross charge — - 61
Mercy Health - St. Joseph Warren Hospital
Warren, OH
Gross charge — - 62
Mercy Health - West Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge — - 63
Mercy Health - Clermont Hospital
Batavia, OH
Gross charge — - 64
ProMedica Bay Park Hospital
Oregon, OH
Gross charge — - 65
Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital
Defiance, OH
Gross charge — - 66
Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center
Boardman, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,060 - 67
UH Beachwood Medical Center
Beachwood, OH
Gross charge — - 68
Mercy Health — Kings Mills Hospital
Mason, OH
Gross charge — - 69
Mercy Health - Allen Hospital
Oberlin, OH
Gross charge — - 70
UH Conneaut Medical Center
Conneaut, OH
Gross charge — - 71
Mercy Health - Willard Hospital
Willard, OH
Gross charge — - 72
Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital
Urbana, OH
Gross charge — - 73
ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital
Fostoria, OH
Gross charge — - 74
Cleveland Clinic - Lutheran Hospital
Cleveland, OH
Gross charge — - 75
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Cleveland, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,722 - 76
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center
Ravenna, OH
Gross charge — - 77
University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center
Elyria, OH
Gross charge — - 78
Memorial Hospital (Fremont)
Fremont, OH
Gross charge —
7 Ohio hospitals publish gross charges for heart failure (DRG 292). Prices range from $9,621 to $51,793 — roughly $42,172 apart. The cheapest is Pomerene Hospital in Millersburg; the most expensive is Ohio State University State Health System in Columbus. The state average sits at $26,069.
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 292 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.