Prices at 7 hospitals in Cincinnati, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $74 — 20% above the US median ($62), roughly 4.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $51 | — | ★ 4/5 | 157 min | — |
| Bethesda North | Cincinnati, OH | $51 | — | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | — |
| Christ Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $58 | $16 | ★ 5/5 | 172 min | — |
| Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $74 | — | ★ 4/5 | 159 min | — |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc | Cincinnati, OH | $77 | $22 | ★ 3/5 | 250 min | — |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health | Cincinnati, OH | $119 | — | ★ 4/5 | 140 min | — |
| Mercy Health-West Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $119 | — | ★ 4/5 | 142 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 $74 — about 4.5× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($33).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $124 list price could save about $49 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlaina Dunning, CNP | Nurse Practitioner | Cincinnati, OH | 60 |
| Nolan Johnson, PA | Physician Assistant | Cincinnati, OH | 56 |
| Shreenivasan Shanmugam, MD | Internal Medicine | Cincinnati, OH | 46 |
| Walter Donnelly, M.D. | Family Practice | Cincinnati, OH | 42 |
| Amanda Jude, DO | Family Practice | Cincinnati, OH | 41 |
| Christopher Roberts, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Cincinnati, OH | 34 |
| Lauren Schoenfeld, CNP | Nurse Practitioner | Cincinnati, OH | 34 |
| Brennan Lawall, MD | Family Practice | Cincinnati, OH | 31 |
| Jill Evers-Bunner | Nurse Practitioner | Cincinnati, OH | 30 |
| Noor Hassan, MD | Emergency Medicine | Cincinnati, OH | 28 |
| Alisa Paulus, CNP | Nurse Practitioner | Cincinnati, OH | 26 |
| Angela Pollitt, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner | Cincinnati, OH | 26 |
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