Emergency department visit (level 2) cost in Ohio

Prices at 98 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $479 — 37% above the US median ($351), roughly 11.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Fisher-Titus Hospital Norwalk, OH $126 $77 ★ 4/5 127 min 15.6%
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $129 $195
Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc Barnesville, OH $135 $903 113 min 15.0%
Mount Carmel East & West Columbus, OH $142 $142 ★ 2/5 145 min 15.4%
East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OH $144 $145 ★ 3/5 138 min 15.7%
Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton, OH $144 $146 ★ 4/5 149 min 15.0%
Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OH $151 $291 ★ 4/5 167 min 15.0%
Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky, OH $168 $162 ★ 5/5 132 min 14.8%
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio Portsmouth, OH $193 $319 151 min
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH $196 $146 ★ 5/5 163 min 14.0%
Firelands Regional Medical Center Sandusky, OH $206 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.0%
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $209 $237 ★ 4/5 139 min 14.4%
Grand Lake Health System Saint Marys, OH $213 $147 ★ 4/5 149 min 14.6%
Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $221 ★ 3/5 127 min 15.2%
Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis, OH $227 $279 ★ 4/5 147 min 14.9%
Holzer Medical Center Jackson Jackson, OH $227 $262 ★ 3/5 142 min 15.0%
Paulding County Hospital Paulding, OH $247 77 min 15.2%
Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH $253 $150
Harrison Community Hospital Cadiz, OH $264 84 min 15.2%
Salem Regional Medical Center Salem, OH $275 $149 ★ 3/5 223 min 14.4%
Wilson Memorial Hospital Sidney, OH $277 $362 ★ 2/5 151 min 15.0%
Adena Regional Medical Center Chillicothe, OH $277 $395 ★ 3/5 196 min 14.7%
Greenfield Area Medical Center Greenfield, OH $277 $435 109 min 15.2%
Adena Fayette Medical Center Washington Ch, OH $277 $395 ★ 3/5 128 min 14.8%
Adena Pike Medical Center Waverly, OH $277 $395 90 min 15.2%

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)
$654
Cash / self-pay
$479
Insurer-negotiated
$258
Medicare pays
$40
$195$753
Median cash $479  ·  Medicare $40  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $479 — about 11.9× the Medicare rate ($40). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($81).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $654 list price could save about $175 (27%).

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