Eye refraction (glasses prescription) cost in Ohio

Prices at 21 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $44 — 15% above the US median ($39).

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Uh Regional Hospitals Chardon, OH $17 $15 ★ 4/5 191 min 14.4%
Lake Health Concord, OH $17 $15 ★ 3/5 165 min 16.5%
Uh St John Medical Center Westlake, OH $17 $15 ★ 4/5 222 min 14.9%
Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital Cleveland, OH $17 $15
Harrison Community Hospital Cadiz, OH $19 84 min 15.2%
Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc Barnesville, OH $20 $4,513 113 min 15.0%
Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH $24 ★ 3/5 153 min 16.1%
Summa Health System Akron, OH $29 ★ 3/5 194 min 15.1%
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc Cincinnati, OH $44 ★ 3/5 276 min 15.9%
West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH $44 ★ 3/5 218 min 15.4%
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $47 $56
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $82 ★ 5/5 114 min 15.6%
Kettering Health Main Campus Kettering, OH $82 ★ 3/5 144 min 15.2%
Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital Hamilton, OH $82 ★ 3/5 118 min 15.2%
Kettering Health Dayton Dayton, OH $82 ★ 4/5 135 min 15.1%
Kettering Health Miamisburg Miamisburg, OH $82 ★ 4/5 115 min 14.8%
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $82 ★ 4/5 130 min 15.5%
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $82 ★ 5/5 130 min 15.1%
Adams County Regional Medical Center Seaman, OH $209 $39 ★ 3/5 182 min 14.9%

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)
$74
Cash / self-pay
$44
Insurer-negotiated
$39
$17$82
Median cash $44  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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