Blood transfusion cost in Ohio

Prices at 123 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,039 — 33% above the US median ($783), roughly 21.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Paulding County Hospital Paulding, OH $170 77 min 15.2%
Twin City Medical Center Dennison, OH $275 $339 15.0%
Hocking Valley Community Hospital Logan, OH $379 $303 15.3%
East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OH $415 $444 ★ 3/5 138 min 15.7%
Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton, OH $415 $581 ★ 4/5 149 min 15.0%
Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $474 ★ 3/5 127 min 15.2%
Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OH $475 $835 ★ 4/5 167 min 15.0%
Mercy Health-Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $476 ★ 4/5 122 min 14.6%
Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc Barnesville, OH $489 $4,513 113 min 15.0%
Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky, OH $512 $325 ★ 5/5 132 min 14.8%
Salem Regional Medical Center Salem, OH $516 $427 ★ 3/5 223 min 14.4%
Miami Valley Hospital Dayton, OH $523 $1,308 ★ 3/5 161 min 16.0%
Atrium Medical Center Franklin, OH $523 $1,335 ★ 4/5 160 min 15.5%
Upper Valley Medical Center Troy, OH $523 $1,335 ★ 4/5 158 min 16.0%
Henry County Hospital, Inc Napoleon, OH $573 $764 ★ 2/5 105 min 15.1%
Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva Geneva, OH $584 $506 ★ 4/5 189 min 15.3%
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH $584 $506 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.2%
Fisher-Titus Hospital Norwalk, OH $585 $566 ★ 4/5 127 min 15.6%
Wilson Memorial Hospital Sidney, OH $615 $899 ★ 2/5 151 min 15.0%
Harrison Community Hospital Cadiz, OH $619 84 min 15.2%
Trinity Medical Ctr East &trinity Medical Ctr West Steubenville, OH $626 $404 ★ 2/5 205 min 15.7%
Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis, OH $627 $846 ★ 4/5 147 min 14.9%
Holzer Medical Center Jackson Jackson, OH $627 $941 ★ 3/5 142 min 15.0%
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $634 $425 ★ 4/5 190 min 16.4%
Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center Cambridge, OH $636 $422 ★ 4/5 178 min 15.0%

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. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,555
Cash / self-pay
$1,039
Insurer-negotiated
$778
Medicare pays
$47
$523$1,801
Median cash $1,039  ·  Medicare $47  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $1,039 — about 21.9× the Medicare rate ($47). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($95).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,555 list price could save about $516 (33%).

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