Foreign body removal (skin) cost in Ohio

Prices at 102 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $704 — 47% above the US median ($479), roughly 4.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Paulding County Hospital Paulding, OH $135 77 min 15.2%
Hocking Valley Community Hospital Logan, OH $137 $79 15.3%
Henry County Hospital, Inc Napoleon, OH $148 $197 ★ 2/5 105 min 15.1%
Twin City Medical Center Dennison, OH $173 $253 15.0%
Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky, OH $199 $241 ★ 5/5 132 min 14.8%
Harrison Community Hospital Cadiz, OH $244 84 min 15.2%
Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc Barnesville, OH $244 $4,513 113 min 15.0%
Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH $285 $660 ★ 3/5 153 min 16.1%
Adams County Regional Medical Center Seaman, OH $303 $104 ★ 3/5 182 min 14.9%
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $323 $392 ★ 4/5 190 min 16.4%
Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center Cambridge, OH $337 $388 ★ 4/5 178 min 15.0%
Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OH $359 $769 ★ 4/5 167 min 15.0%
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $365 $396 ★ 4/5 157 min 15.2%
Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH $369 $265 ★ 3/5 175 min 15.1%
Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH $369 $265
Fulton County Health Center Wauseon, OH $369 ★ 3/5 137 min 15.3%
Aultman Hospital Canton, OH $374 $769 ★ 4/5 204 min 13.9%
Aultman Orrville Hospital Orrville, OH $374 $769 115 min 14.8%
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH $374 ★ 3/5 132 min 15.5%
Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati, OH $374 ★ 4/5 157 min 14.3%
Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH $374 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OH $382 $394 ★ 3/5 138 min 15.7%
Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton, OH $382 $402 ★ 4/5 149 min 15.0%
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $384 $318
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio Portsmouth, OH $384 $768 151 min

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)
$1,012
Cash / self-pay
$704
Insurer-negotiated
$520
Medicare pays
$157
$330$1,797
Median cash $704  ·  Medicare $157  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $704 — about 4.5× the Medicare rate ($157). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($315).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,012 list price could save about $308 (30%).

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