Prices at 121 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $18 — 29% below the US median ($26), roughly 7.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berger Hospital | Circleville, OH | $4 | $4 | ★ 3/5 | 196 min | 15.0% |
| Bethesda North | Cincinnati, OH | $4 | — | ★ 3/5 | 151 min | 15.5% |
| Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc | Barnesville, OH | $6 | $2,257 | — | 113 min | 15.0% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | Columbus, OH | $6 | $9 | ★ 4/5 | 222 min | 14.3% |
| Grant Medical Center | Columbus, OH | $6 | $9 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | 15.7% |
| Doctors Hospital | Columbus, OH | $6 | $9 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | 15.1% |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital | Dublin, OH | $6 | $9 | ★ 4/5 | 226 min | 14.9% |
| Dublin Springs | Dublin, OH | $6 | $9 | — | — | — |
| Marion General Hospital | Marion, OH | $7 | $2 | ★ 4/5 | 190 min | 16.4% |
| Ohiohealth O'bleness Hospital | Athens, OH | $7 | $2 | ★ 3/5 | 204 min | 15.4% |
| Ohiohealth Mansfield Hospital | Mansfield, OH | $7 | $2 | ★ 3/5 | 127 min | 15.2% |
| Ohiohealth Shelby Hospital | Shelby, OH | $7 | — | ★ 4/5 | — | 15.7% |
| Adena Regional Medical Center | Chillicothe, OH | $7 | $8 | ★ 3/5 | 196 min | 14.7% |
| Greenfield Area Medical Center | Greenfield, OH | $7 | $10 | — | 109 min | 15.2% |
| Adena Fayette Medical Center | Washington Ch, OH | $7 | $8 | ★ 3/5 | 128 min | 14.8% |
| Adena Pike Medical Center | Waverly, OH | $7 | $8 | — | 90 min | 15.2% |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | Delaware, OH | $7 | $2 | ★ 4/5 | 157 min | 15.2% |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital | Oxford, OH | $8 | — | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | 15.5% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $8 | — | ★ 4/5 | 157 min | 14.3% |
| Hardin Memorial Hospital | Kenton, OH | $8 | — | — | — | 15.0% |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio | Portsmouth, OH | $9 | $15 | — | 151 min | — |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center | Canal Winchester, OH | $10 | $7 | — | 107 min | — |
| Wayne Hospital | Greenville, OH | $10 | — | — | 130 min | 14.2% |
| Union Hospital | Dover, OH | $10 | $7 | ★ 3/5 | 202 min | 14.5% |
| Akron General Medical Center | Akron, OH | $10 | $7 | ★ 5/5 | 169 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 August 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)
Typical cash price here is $18 — about 7.7× the Medicare rate ($2). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($5).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $32 list price could save about $13 (42%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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