CT scan of the head with contrast cost in Ohio

Prices at 110 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,214 — 12% below the US median ($1,381), roughly 8.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH $303 ★ 3/5 132 min 15.5%
Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati, OH $303 ★ 4/5 157 min 14.3%
Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH $303 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $509 ★ 4/5 156 min 14.4%
Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OH $580 $332 ★ 4/5 167 min 15.0%
Aultman Hospital Canton, OH $725 $332 ★ 4/5 204 min 13.9%
Aultman Orrville Hospital Orrville, OH $725 $332 115 min 14.8%
Springfield Regional Medical Center Springfield, OH $791 ★ 4/5 139 min 14.7%
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $795 $266 ★ 5/5 114 min 15.6%
Kettering Health Main Campus Kettering, OH $795 $267 ★ 3/5 144 min 15.2%
Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital Hamilton, OH $795 $269 ★ 3/5 118 min 15.2%
Kettering Health Dayton Dayton, OH $795 $267 ★ 4/5 135 min 15.1%
Kettering Health Miamisburg Miamisburg, OH $795 $269 ★ 4/5 115 min 14.8%
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $795 $267 ★ 4/5 130 min 15.5%
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $795 $266 ★ 5/5 130 min 15.1%
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $876 $171 ★ 4/5 157 min 15.2%
Mercy Health-Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $878 ★ 4/5 122 min 14.6%
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio Portsmouth, OH $881 $1,455 151 min
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc Cincinnati, OH $888 $239 ★ 3/5 276 min 15.9%
West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH $888 $239 ★ 3/5 218 min 15.4%
Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Llc Mason, OH $900 131 min 15.6%
Memorial Hospital Marysville, OH $913 ★ 5/5 157 min 14.9%
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $913 $213 ★ 3/5 196 min 15.0%
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $951 $169 ★ 4/5 222 min 14.3%
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $951 $169 ★ 2/5 158 min 15.7%

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 June 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)
$1,971
Cash / self-pay
$1,214
Insurer-negotiated
$332
Medicare pays
$148
$793$1,848
Median cash $1,214  ·  Medicare $148  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,214 — about 8.2× the Medicare rate ($148). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($297).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,971 list price could save about $757 (38%).

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