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 ($782), roughly 21.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Paulding County Hospital Paulding, OH $170 — — 74 min —
Twin City Medical Center Dennison, OH $275 $339 — — —
Hocking Valley Community Hospital Logan, OH $379 $303 — — —
East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OH $415 $444 ★ 3/5 132 min —
Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton, OH $415 $581 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $474 — ★ 3/5 128 min —
Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OH $475 $835 ★ 4/5 171 min —
Mercy Health-Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $476 — ★ 4/5 127 min —
Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc Barnesville, OH $489 $4,513 — 115 min —
Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky, OH $512 $325 ★ 5/5 132 min —
Salem Regional Medical Center Salem, OH $516 $427 ★ 3/5 207 min —
Miami Valley Hospital Dayton, OH $523 $1,308 ★ 3/5 159 min —
Atrium Medical Center Franklin, OH $523 $1,335 ★ 4/5 163 min —
Upper Valley Medical Center Troy, OH $523 $1,335 ★ 4/5 157 min —
Henry County Hospital, Inc Napoleon, OH $573 $764 ★ 2/5 104 min —
Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva Geneva, OH $584 $506 ★ 4/5 188 min —
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH $584 $506 ★ 4/5 131 min —
Fisher-Titus Hospital Norwalk, OH $585 $566 ★ 4/5 124 min —
Wilson Memorial Hospital Sidney, OH $615 $899 ★ 2/5 162 min —
Harrison Community Hospital Cadiz, OH $619 — — 82 min —
Trinity Medical Ctr East &trinity Medical Ctr West Steubenville, OH $626 $404 ★ 2/5 212 min —
Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis, OH $627 $846 ★ 4/5 139 min —
Holzer Medical Center Jackson Jackson, OH $627 $941 ★ 3/5 137 min —
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $634 $425 ★ 4/5 187 min —
Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center Cambridge, OH $636 $422 ★ 4/5 184 min —

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 October 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)
$1,574
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)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

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 $1,574 list price could save about $535 (34%).

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