Prices at 8 hospitals in Cincinnati, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $66 — 6% above the US median ($63), roughly 6.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $33 | — | ★ 4/5 | 157 min | — |
| Bethesda North | Cincinnati, OH | $33 | — | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | — |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc | Cincinnati, OH | $53 | $13 | ★ 3/5 | 250 min | — |
| Christ Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $62 | $10 | ★ 5/5 | 172 min | — |
| Mercy Health-West Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $71 | — | ★ 4/5 | 142 min | — |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | $81 | $90 | — | — | — |
| Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $83 | — | ★ 4/5 | 159 min | — |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health | Cincinnati, OH | $83 | — | ★ 4/5 | 140 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 October 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 $66 — about 6.8× the Medicare rate ($10). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($19).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $111 list price could save about $44 (40%).
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Doctors who perform this in Cincinnati
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Ramlo Halsted, M.D. | Endocrinology | Cincinnati, OH | 307 |
| Shawn Peavie, D.O. | Endocrinology | Cincinnati, OH | 262 |
| Omar Akhtar, M.B.B.S. | Endocrinology | Cincinnati, OH | 254 |
| Shannon Haggerty, MD | Endocrinology | Cincinnati, OH | 254 |
| Sarah Foster, APRN FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner | Cincinnati, OH | 234 |
| Richa Patel, M.D. | Endocrinology | Cincinnati, OH | 234 |
| Susannah Becker, MD | Endocrinology | Cincinnati, OH | 201 |
| Thomas Hurst, MD | Endocrinology | Cincinnati, OH | 197 |
| Katherine Miller, MD | Endocrinology | Cincinnati, OH | 189 |
| Douglas Magenheim, MD | Internal Medicine | Cincinnati, OH | 187 |
| Barry Webb, MD | Family Practice | Cincinnati, OH | 174 |
| Anne Dillon, MD | Family Practice | Cincinnati, OH | 169 |
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