Breathing tube insertion (intubation) cost in Ohio

Prices at 127 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $694 — 45% above the US median ($480), roughly 5.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OH $222 $268 ★ 3/5 132 min —
Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton, OH $222 $312 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc Barnesville, OH $227 $4,513 — 115 min —
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $252 $556 ★ 5/5 109 min —
Kettering Health Main Campus Kettering, OH $252 $559 ★ 3/5 144 min —
Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital Hamilton, OH $252 $562 ★ 3/5 122 min —
Kettering Health Dayton Dayton, OH $252 $559 ★ 4/5 127 min —
Kettering Health Miamisburg Miamisburg, OH $252 $562 ★ 4/5 108 min —
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $252 $559 ★ 4/5 128 min —
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $252 $556 ★ 5/5 127 min —
Henry County Hospital, Inc Napoleon, OH $266 $354 ★ 2/5 104 min —
Twin City Medical Center Dennison, OH $293 $199 — — —
Harrison Community Hospital Cadiz, OH $297 — — 82 min —
Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH $322 $299 ★ 3/5 167 min —
Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH $322 $299 — 125 min —
Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OH $335 — ★ 4/5 171 min —
Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis, OH $340 $476 ★ 4/5 139 min —
Holzer Medical Center Jackson Jackson, OH $340 $503 ★ 3/5 137 min —
Trinity Medical Ctr East &trinity Medical Ctr West Steubenville, OH $359 $215 ★ 2/5 212 min —
Adams County Regional Medical Center Seaman, OH $380 $373 ★ 3/5 189 min —
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio Portsmouth, OH $391 $782 — 146 min —
Paulding County Hospital Paulding, OH $394 — — 74 min —
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $394 — ★ 4/5 187 min —
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $406 $454 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Greenfield Area Medical Center Greenfield, OH $406 $637 — 109 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$977
Cash / self-pay
$694
Insurer-negotiated
$556
Medicare pays
$133
$294$1,560
Median cash $694  ·  Medicare $133  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $694 — about 5.2× the Medicare rate ($133). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($266).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $977 list price could save about $283 (29%).

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