Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospital
651 West Marion Road, Mount Gilead, OH 43338 · 91 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are +27% above the fair benchmark (1.27×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer
Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospital prices routine shoppable procedures near 1.5× Medicare (p50 1.17×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 1.8× Medicare (p75 1.72×, +47% upper-tail jump). Patients scheduling elective outpatient care can capture competitive rates, but emergency and ancillary bills require strict line-item auditing.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.78× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 77% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (65/100 safety score) with 72% patient recommendation
- Binding Good Faith Estimate rights under 45 CFR § 149.610 protect self-pay patients before scheduling
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 1.9× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (2.2×) & laboratory (2.1×) services average 1.20× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.5×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.72×) jump +47% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.17×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 8.0× Medicare (20¢ true HCRIS cost per $1 gross)
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
Procedure Prices at Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 91 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $10,766 | 0.6× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $6,685 | 0.8× |
| Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: 49505 | $1,179 | 0.3× |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $1,106 | unverified |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $892 | 0.9× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $848 | 1.5× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $575 | 1.2× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $498 | 2.1× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $498 | 1.9× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $498 | 1.6× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $498 | 1.1× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $489 | 1.0× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $498 | unverified |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $323 | 1.0× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $323 | 0.9× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $323 | 0.9× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $232 | 1.4× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $232 | 1.4× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $232 | 1.4× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $232 | 1.4× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $232 | 1.4× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $190 | 1.5× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $190 | 1.4× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $190 | 0.7× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $124 | 1.0× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Above Standard 400% FPL Financial-Assistance Ceiling
At 274% FPL, you exceed the standard 400% FPL tier, though medical-hardship caps (when bills exceed 10% of annual income) may still apply.
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($10,766) Beats Your Bill
Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $10,766 (vs. $10,766 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $19,087 Fair BaseRate ($14,117 Medicare)
Your entered amount is at or below the modeled Fair BaseRate benchmark ($19,087).
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospital as a non-501(c)(3) facility. Federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) statutory charity-care caps apply specifically to tax-exempt nonprofit hospitals, though state hospital fair-pricing statutes and prompt-pay self-pay discounts may still apply.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospital.
Notable Payer Contract Outliers (SVD Matrix Anomalies)
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.