Prices at 72 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files.
Cash / self-pay (median)
$41
Chargemaster (median)
$72
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$29
Medicare pays
$5
$16$77
Median cash $41 · Medicare $5 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Typical cash range: $16 – $77. The median cash price is about 7.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coshocton Regional Medical Center | Coshocton, OH | $5 | $8 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | 15.0% |
| East Liverpool City Hospital | East Liverpool, OH | $5 | $6 | ★ 3/5 | 138 min | 15.7% |
| Adena Fayette Medical Center | Washington Ch, OH | $13 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 128 min | 14.8% |
| Adena Regional Medical Center | Chillicothe, OH | $13 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 196 min | 14.7% |
| Adena Pike Medical Center | Waverly, OH | $13 | $16 | — | 90 min | 15.2% |
| Memorial Hospital | Marysville, OH | $14 | — | ★ 5/5 | 157 min | 14.9% |
| Bethesda North | Cincinnati, OH | $14 | — | ★ 3/5 | 151 min | 15.5% |
| Mccullough-hyde Memorial Hospital | Oxford, OH | $16 | — | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | 15.5% |
| Mount Carmel Dublin | Dublin, OH | $18 | $13 | — | — | — |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital | New Albany, OH | $18 | $13 | — | 109 min | 13.7% |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center | Canal Winchester, OH | $18 | $13 | — | 107 min | — |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's | Westerville, OH | $18 | $13 | ★ 3/5 | 175 min | 15.1% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $18 | — | ★ 4/5 | 157 min | 14.3% |
| Generations Behavioral Health-youngstown Llc | Youngstown, OH | $22 | — | — | — | — |
| St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital | Youngstown, OH | $22 | — | ★ 3/5 | 199 min | 15.4% |
| Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital | Warren, OH | $22 | — | ★ 3/5 | 189 min | 14.7% |
| Wayne Hospital | Greenville, OH | $23 | — | — | 130 min | 14.2% |
| Dayton Childrens Hospital | Dayton, OH | $23 | $5 | — | — | — |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center | Lima, OH | $24 | — | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | 13.7% |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | $30 | $54 | — | — | — |
| Mercy Health-anderson Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $30 | — | ★ 4/5 | 156 min | 14.4% |
| Mercy Health – Fairfield Hospital | Fairfield, OH | $30 | — | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | 14.6% |
| Mercy Health – Defiance Hospital | Defiance, OH | $30 | — | ★ 4/5 | 122 min | 14.6% |
| Fairfield Medical Center | Lancaster, OH | $30 | — | ★ 2/5 | 151 min | 15.3% |
| Fisher-titus Hospital | Norwalk, OH | $33 | $30 | ★ 4/5 | 127 min | 15.6% |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.