Robinson v. Bates

{¶ 1} In this case, accepted on a discretionary appeal, we conclude that the collateral-source rule does not apply to bar evidence of the amount accepted by a medical care provider from an insurer as full payment for medical or hospital treatment. Both the amount originally billed by the provider and the amount paid by the insurer are admissible to prove the reasonable value of the medical treatment.

{¶ 2} On the evening of April 21, 2001, the appellee, Carolyn Robinson, broke a bone in her foot when she fell in the driveway of the residence she rented from the appellant, Helen Gist Bates,…