LDL cholesterol test cost in Ohio

Prices at 108 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $51 — 4% above the US median ($49), roughly 4.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Aultman Hospital Canton, OH $9 $11 ★ 4/5 204 min 13.9%
Aultman Orrville Hospital Orrville, OH $9 $11 115 min 14.8%
Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton, OH $10 $15 ★ 4/5 149 min 15.0%
Summa Health System Akron, OH $11 $16 ★ 3/5 194 min 15.1%
Firelands Regional Medical Center Sandusky, OH $11 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.0%
Adena Regional Medical Center Chillicothe, OH $23 $29 ★ 3/5 196 min 14.7%
Greenfield Area Medical Center Greenfield, OH $23 $36 109 min 15.2%
Adena Fayette Medical Center Washington Ch, OH $23 $29 ★ 3/5 128 min 14.8%
Adena Pike Medical Center Waverly, OH $23 $29 90 min 15.2%
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio Portsmouth, OH $25 $51 151 min
Madison Health London, OH $27 $11 ★ 3/5 127 min 15.0%
Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH $30 $13 ★ 3/5 153 min 16.1%
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $30 $12 ★ 5/5 114 min 15.6%
Kettering Health Main Campus Kettering, OH $30 $13 ★ 3/5 144 min 15.2%
Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital Hamilton, OH $30 $13 ★ 3/5 118 min 15.2%
Kettering Health Dayton Dayton, OH $30 $13 ★ 4/5 135 min 15.1%
Kettering Health Miamisburg Miamisburg, OH $30 $13 ★ 4/5 115 min 14.8%
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $30 $13 ★ 4/5 130 min 15.5%
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $30 $13 ★ 5/5 130 min 15.1%
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $31 $16 ★ 3/5 196 min 15.0%
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH $32 ★ 3/5 132 min 15.5%
Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati, OH $33 ★ 4/5 157 min 14.3%
Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH $33 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
Salem Regional Medical Center Salem, OH $34 $11 ★ 3/5 223 min 14.4%
Mount Carmel East & West Columbus, OH $34 $25 ★ 2/5 145 min 15.4%

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 June 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)
$77
Cash / self-pay
$51
Insurer-negotiated
$21
Medicare pays
$11
$27$101
Median cash $51  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $51 — about 4.9× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($21).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $77 list price could save about $26 (34%).

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