Joint aspiration or injection (small joint) cost in Cincinnati, OH

Prices at 8 hospitals in Cincinnati, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $915 — 138% above the US median ($385), roughly 16.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $162 $262
Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati, OH $196 ★ 4/5 157 min 14.3%
Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH $196 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
Mercy Health-West Hospital Cincinnati, OH $904 ★ 4/5 136 min 15.1%
Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $926 $1,567 ★ 4/5 156 min 14.4%
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc Cincinnati, OH $979 $487 ★ 3/5 276 min 15.9%
The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH $1,210 $299 ★ 4/5 138 min 15.6%
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH $1,448 $273 ★ 5/5 163 min 14.0%

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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,525
Cash / self-pay
$915
Insurer-negotiated
$299
Medicare pays
$56
$186$1,281
Median cash $915  ·  Medicare $56  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $915 — about 16.3× the Medicare rate ($56). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($112).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,525 list price could save about $610 (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.

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