Univ. Hosp. v. Wells

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 3666

Syllabus

R.C. 2317.421 – CONTRACTS – ACTION-ON-ACCOUNT – DEFAULT JUDGMENT: A medical bill does not represent prima facie evidence of, or create a presumption regarding, the reasonableness of the charges in an action-on-account case. The trial court abused its discretion in finding that appellant hospital's charges were unreasonable and discounting the amount of the medical bill by 40 percent in awarding damages where appellant presented evidence of the medical services rendered in the form of the medical bill and that its charges were within the 75th percentile nationally for similar hospitals, and appellee patient did not offer any evidence in rebuttal.