How much does ankle fusion (arthrodesis) cost in Ohio?
CPT 27870 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Ohio.
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27870 Ankle fusion (arthrodesis)
Market typical price
$12,503
82 facilities · typical range $12,146 – $18,421 · 1.0× Medicare OPPS
Typical
$12,503
Medicare $12,867
$1,449 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $107,010
What Medicare paysⓘ
$12,867
Market typical
$12,503
Cash / self-pay price
$30,925
Prices near you — 82 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtabula County Medical Center (Ashtabula) lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $1,449negotiated | 0.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Metrohealth System (Cleveland) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $1,605cash | 0.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Knox Community Hospital (Mount Vernon) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $2,066cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center (Akron) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $2,172cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center (Ashland) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $2,590negotiated | 0.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Fisher-Titus Hospital (Norwalk) | Hospital | $3,287negotiated | 0.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Akron General Medical Center (Akron) | Hospital | $4,007cash | 0.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland) | Hospital | $4,007cash | 0.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| Union Hospital (Dover) | Hospital | $4,007cash | 0.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Berger Hospital (Circleville) | Hospital | $7,483negotiated | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Surgical Hospital At Southwoods (Youngstown) | Hospital | $7,653cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Uh St John Medical Center (Westlake) | Hospital | $8,405negotiated | 0.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.2% |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio (Portsmouth) | Hospital | $8,633negotiated | 0.7× | — |
| Glenbeigh Health Sources (Rock Creek) | Hospital | $11,438negotiated | 0.9× | — |
| Trinity Medical Ctr East &Trinity Medical Ctr West (Steubenville) | Hospital | $11,889negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.7% |
| Euclid Hospital (Euclid) | Hospital | $11,928negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Lutheran Hospital (Cleveland) | Hospital | $11,928negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Marymount Hospital (Garfield Heights) | Hospital | $11,928negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| South Pointe Hospital (Warrensville Heights) | Hospital | $11,928negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital (Avon) | Hospital | $12,146negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.5% |
| Fairview Hospital (Cleveland) | Hospital | $12,146negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Hillcrest Hospital (Mayfield Heights) | Hospital | $12,146negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.0% |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center (Beachwood) | Hospital | $12,146negotiated | 0.9× | hip/knee complications 4.0% |
| Medina Hospital (Medina) | Hospital | $12,146negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Parma Community General Hospital (Parma) | Hospital | $12,146negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Uh Cleveland Medical Center (Cleveland) | Hospital | $12,146negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Uh Regional Hospitals (Chardon) | Hospital | $12,146negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center (Elyria) | Hospital | $12,146negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center (Beachwood) | Hospital | $12,146negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.8% |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital (Marietta) | Hospital | $12,268negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center (Cambridge) | Hospital | $12,268negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| University Of Toledo Medical Center (Toledo) | Hospital | $12,284negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.0% |
| Ohiohealth O'Bleness Hospital (Athens) | Hospital | $12,320negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Fairfield Medical Center (Lancaster) | Hospital | $12,379negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Marion General Hospital (Marion) | Hospital | $12,382negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Ohiohealth Mansfield Hospital (Mansfield) | Hospital | $12,382negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Salem Regional Medical Center (Salem) | Hospital | $12,419negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Grady Memorial Hospital (Delaware) | Hospital | $12,503negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Adena Regional Medical Center (Chillicothe) | Hospital | $12,504negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Lake Health (Concord) | Hospital | $12,632negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.8% |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center (Ravenna) | Hospital | $13,117negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Grand Lake Health System (Saint Marys) | Hospital | $13,238negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Aultman Hospital (Canton) | Hospital | $13,240negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Van Wert County Hospital (Van Wert) | Hospital | $13,315negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| Trihealth Clinton Regional Hospital (Wilmington) | Hospital | $13,356negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Atrium Medical Center (Franklin) | Hospital | $13,382negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Miami Valley Hospital (Dayton) | Hospital | $13,382negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.0% |
| Upper Valley Medical Center (Troy) | Hospital | $13,382negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| West Chester Hospital (West Chester) | Hospital | $13,450negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.1% |
| University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc (Cincinnati) | Hospital | $14,002negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital (Coldwater) | Hospital | $14,758negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Lima Memorial Health System (Lima) | Hospital | $15,473cash | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Summa Health System (Akron) | Hospital | $16,974negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Summa Western Reserve Hospital (Cuyahoga Falls) | Hospital | $16,974negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Mccullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital (Oxford) | Hospital | $18,142negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital (Hamilton) | Hospital | $18,410negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Kettering Health Dayton (Dayton) | Hospital | $18,410negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Kettering Health Greene Memorial (Xenia) | Hospital | $18,410negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) | Hospital | $18,410negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Kettering Health Miamisburg (Miamisburg) | Hospital | $18,410negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Kettering Health Troy (Troy) | Hospital | $18,410negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Soin Medical Center (Beaver Creek) | Hospital | $18,410negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Bethesda North (Cincinnati) | Hospital | $18,455negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital (Cincinnati) | Hospital | $18,455negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Madison Health (London) | Hospital | $18,829cash | 1.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Alliance Community Hospital (Alliance) | Hospital | $24,293negotiated | 1.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital (Dublin) | Hospital | $25,298negotiated | 2.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Grant Medical Center (Columbus) | Hospital | $25,298negotiated | 2.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital (Columbus) | Hospital | $25,298negotiated | 2.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Doctors Hospital (Columbus) | Hospital | $25,433negotiated | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Mary Rutan Hospital (Bellefontaine) gross charge | Hospital | $29,095negotiated | 2.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Genesis Hospital (Zanesville) gross charge | Hospital | $29,163cash | 2.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Mercy Health - West Hospital (Cincinnati) gross charge | Hospital | $32,687cash | 2.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital (Youngstown) gross charge | Hospital | $34,466cash | 2.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital (Cincinnati) gross charge | Hospital | $63,568cash | 4.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital (Warren) gross charge | Hospital | $74,525cash | 5.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Avita Ontario (Ontario) gross charge | Hospital | $76,379cash | 5.9× | ★★★★★ |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health (Cincinnati) gross charge | Hospital | $77,080cash | 6.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Mount Carmel St Ann'S (Westerville) gross charge | Hospital | $87,668cash | 6.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Mercy St Vincent Medical Center (Toledo) gross charge | Hospital | $96,585cash | 7.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center (Boardman) gross charge | Hospital | $106,706cash | 8.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.8% |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital (New Albany) gross charge | Hospital | $107,010cash | 8.3× | hip/knee complications 4.5% |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 17 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
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What should 27870 cost in Ohio?
For ankle fusion (arthrodesis) (CPT 27870) in Ohio, a fair self-pay price is around $12,503, with hospitals ranging from $12,146 to $18,421 across 82 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $12,867, the benchmark every published rate is measured against. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does ankle fusion (arthrodesis) cost in Ohio?
A fair self-pay price for ankle fusion (arthrodesis) (CPT 27870) in Ohio is around $12,503, with hospital prices ranging from $12,146 to $18,421 across 82 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 27870?
Medicare pays about $12,867 for ankle fusion (arthrodesis) (CPT 27870). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of ankle fusion (arthrodesis)?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.