Emergency department visit (level 1) cost in Ohio

Prices at 98 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $276 — 33% above the US median ($208), roughly 25.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Adams County Regional Medical Center Seaman, OH $43 $42 ★ 3/5 182 min 14.9%
East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OH $79 $90 ★ 3/5 138 min 15.7%
Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton, OH $79 $91 ★ 4/5 149 min 15.0%
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $80 $121
Grand Lake Health System Saint Marys, OH $97 $78 ★ 4/5 149 min 14.6%
Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OH $103 $160 ★ 4/5 167 min 15.0%
Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $106 ★ 3/5 127 min 15.2%
Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky, OH $109 $96 ★ 5/5 132 min 14.8%
Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis, OH $113 $143 ★ 4/5 147 min 14.9%
Holzer Medical Center Jackson Jackson, OH $113 $130 ★ 3/5 142 min 15.0%
Salem Regional Medical Center Salem, OH $114 $82 ★ 3/5 223 min 14.4%
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH $116 $83 ★ 5/5 163 min 14.0%
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $122 $138 ★ 4/5 139 min 14.4%
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio Portsmouth, OH $130 $215 151 min
Fisher-Titus Hospital Norwalk, OH $131 $84 ★ 4/5 127 min 15.6%
Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH $135 $82
Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc Barnesville, OH $139 $903 113 min 15.0%
Wood County Hospital Bowling Green, OH $145 $119 ★ 4/5 161 min 14.5%
Paulding County Hospital Paulding, OH $155 77 min 15.2%
Firelands Regional Medical Center Sandusky, OH $155 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.0%
Mercy Health-Willard Hospital Willard, OH $156 94 min 14.2%
Wilson Memorial Hospital Sidney, OH $158 $202 ★ 2/5 151 min 15.0%
Adena Regional Medical Center Chillicothe, OH $170 $234 ★ 3/5 196 min 14.7%
Greenfield Area Medical Center Greenfield, OH $170 $266 109 min 15.2%
Adena Fayette Medical Center Washington Ch, OH $170 $234 ★ 3/5 128 min 14.8%

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)
$400
Cash / self-pay
$276
Insurer-negotiated
$151
Medicare pays
$11
$113$437
Median cash $276  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $276 — about 25.1× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($22).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $400 list price could save about $124 (31%).

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