Emergency department visit (level 5) cost in Ohio

Prices at 96 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,751 — 25% above the US median ($1,406), roughly 10.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Twin City Medical Center Dennison, OH $270 $422 15.0%
Mount Carmel East & West Columbus, OH $401 $401 ★ 2/5 145 min 15.4%
Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis, OH $418 $563 ★ 4/5 147 min 14.9%
Holzer Medical Center Jackson Jackson, OH $418 $482 ★ 3/5 142 min 15.0%
Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc Barnesville, OH $476 $903 113 min 15.0%
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio Portsmouth, OH $512 $1,022 151 min
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $560 $849
East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OH $560 $561 ★ 3/5 138 min 15.7%
Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton, OH $560 $566 ★ 4/5 149 min 15.0%
Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky, OH $580 $440 ★ 5/5 132 min 14.8%
Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OH $677 $1,127 ★ 4/5 167 min 15.0%
Paulding County Hospital Paulding, OH $706 77 min 15.2%
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $856 $974 ★ 4/5 139 min 14.4%
Firelands Regional Medical Center Sandusky, OH $906 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.0%
Salem Regional Medical Center Salem, OH $930 $576 ★ 3/5 223 min 14.4%
Grand Lake Health System Saint Marys, OH $952 $576 ★ 4/5 149 min 14.6%
Harrison Community Hospital Cadiz, OH $972 84 min 15.2%
Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH $976 $581
Fulton County Health Center Wauseon, OH $980 ★ 3/5 137 min 15.3%
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $998 $574 ★ 4/5 190 min 16.4%
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH $1,068 $566 ★ 5/5 163 min 14.0%
Adena Regional Medical Center Chillicothe, OH $1,073 $1,530 ★ 3/5 196 min 14.7%
Greenfield Area Medical Center Greenfield, OH $1,073 $1,682 109 min 15.2%
Adena Fayette Medical Center Washington Ch, OH $1,073 $1,530 ★ 3/5 128 min 14.8%
Adena Pike Medical Center Waverly, OH $1,073 $1,530 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)
$2,688
Cash / self-pay
$1,751
Insurer-negotiated
$876
Medicare pays
$171
$619$4,386
Median cash $1,751  ·  Medicare $171  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,751 — about 10.2× the Medicare rate ($171). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($343).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,688 list price could save about $937 (35%).

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