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Ohiohealth Corporation

General Acute Care Hospital·Columbus, OH·NPI: 1255377149SharePrint Report

Red Flags Explained

Each flag represents a statistical test that identified unusual billing patterns. Here's what each flag on this provider means in plain English:

Rate Outlier

Rate Outlier means this provider charges above the 90th percentile for multiple different procedure codes simultaneously. While one high-cost code could reflect specialization, consistently high rates across many codes may indicate systematic overbilling.

These flags are statistical indicators only. Many flagged providers have legitimate explanations for their billing patterns. Learn more about our methodology.

Risk Assessment

Bills $152.62 per claim for 99283 (Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity) — 3.6× the national median of $42.48.

Bills $336.71 per claim for 96361 (IV infusion, hydration, each additional hour) — 8.7× the national median of $38.92.

Bills $119.79 per claim for 99282 (Emergency dept visit, low complexity) — 3.2× the national median of $37.72.

Billing in the top 1% nationally for 1 procedure code: 76816.

This is a statistical summary, not an accusation. See our methodology.

Compared to General Acute Care Hospital Peers

Total spending distribution among 156 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $215.0M is at the 50th percentile among 156 General Acute Care Hospital providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-012024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$215.0M

$214,992,042

Total Claims

4.2M

Beneficiaries

3.4M

1.2 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$51

#404 of 618K providers by total spending(top <0.1%)

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Ohiohealth Corporation is a General Acute Care Hospital provider based in Columbus, OH. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $215.0M in Medicaid payments across 4.2M claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $215.0M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 26,874 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

177% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$17.6M
+8%
2019
$18.9M
+4%
2020
$19.7M
+14%
2021
$22.4M
+4%
2022
$23.3M
+177%
2023
$64.6M
-25%
2024
$48.6M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 30 distinct procedure codes. The top code (99283 (Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity)) accounts for 18% of total spending.

99283Top 10%

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$39.3M

258K claims · 18.3%

Your Cost: $152.62/claim|Median: $42.48
3.6× median
99284Top 10%

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$33.3M

177K claims · 15.5%

Your Cost: $187.60/claim|Median: $69.51
2.7× median
96361Top 10%

IV infusion, hydration, each additional hour

$28.8M

86K claims · 13.4%

Your Cost: $336.71/claim|Median: $38.92
8.7× median
99285Top 10%

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$16.4M

77K claims · 7.6%

Your Cost: $213.40/claim|Median: $85.65
2.5× median
99282Top 25%

Emergency dept visit, low complexity

$9.1M

76K claims · 4.2%

Your Cost: $119.79/claim|Median: $37.72
3.2× median
70450Top 5%

CT head/brain without contrast

$7.4M

28K claims · 3.5%

Your Cost: $267.44/claim|Median: $45.53
5.9× median
J2350Normal range

Ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) injection, 1 mg

$6.6M

311 claims · 3.1%

Your Cost: $21,288.73/claim|Median: $17,264.74
1.2× median
74177Top 10%

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$6.1M

20K claims · 2.9%

Your Cost: $313.95/claim|Median: $65.76
4.8× median
G0378Normal range

Hospital observation service, per hour

$5.1M

61K claims · 2.4%

Your Cost: $82.55/claim|Median: $99.39
0.8× median
J9271Top 25%

Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg

$4.5M

522 claims · 2.1%

Your Cost: $8,553.48/claim|Median: $5,391.55
1.6× median
71275Top 25%

CT angiography, chest, with contrast

$3.0M

13K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $236.55/claim|Median: $92.96
2.5× median
J2323Top 25%

Injection, natalizumab, one milligram

$2.9M

574 claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $5,056.23/claim|Median: $2,797.07
1.8× median
96365Top 10%

IV infusion, therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic, initial, up to 1 hour

$2.6M

17K claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $150.85/claim|Median: $54.77
2.8× median
74176Top 10%

CT abdomen and pelvis without contrast

$2.4M

8K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $290.47/claim|Median: $60.19
4.8× median
96360Top 5%

IV infusion, hydration, initial, 31 minutes to 1 hour

$2.3M

10K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $226.31/claim|Median: $61.57
3.7× median
96366Top 10%

IV infusion, therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic, each additional hour

$2.2M

9K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $256.18/claim|Median: $40.12
6.4× median
94640Top 5%

Pressurized or nonpressurized inhalation treatment

$2.1M

16K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $133.95/claim|Median: $10.88
12.3× median
93976Top 10%

$1.1M

7K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $155.03/claim|Median: $42.06
3.7× median
27447Normal range

Total knee replacement surgery, both components

$1.0M

449 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $2,325.85/claim|Median: $1,115.75
2.1× median
80048Top 25%

Basic metabolic panel

$1.0M

107K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $9.70/claim|Median: $5.78
1.7× median
70496Top 5%

$1.0M

3K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $319.15/claim|Median: $78.92
4.0× median
76816Top 1%

Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, follow-up

$894K

4K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $218.77/claim|Median: $58.55
3.7× median
96413Top 25%

Chemotherapy administration, IV infusion, up to 1 hour

$883K

7K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $125.35/claim|Median: $75.28
1.7× median
70498Top 25%

$802K

6K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $140.84/claim|Median: $58.88
2.4× median
93306Top 5%

Echocardiography, transthoracic, complete, with Doppler

$781K

3K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $279.80/claim|Median: $54.68
5.1× median
96374Normal range

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, single substance

$731K

120K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $6.11/claim|Median: $21.76
0.3× median
96375Normal range

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, each additional substance

$715K

86K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $8.31/claim|Median: $14.92
0.6× median
59025Top 10%

Fetal non-stress test

$697K

4K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $166.38/claim|Median: $26.45
6.3× median
47562Top 25%

$629K

200 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $3,146.49/claim|Median: $731.87
4.3× median
80053Normal range

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$624K

65K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $9.56/claim|Median: $7.24
1.3× median