Newborn hospital care cost in Ohio

Prices at 63 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $116 — 16% below the US median ($139), roughly 2.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH $62 $60 ★ 5/5 172 min —
Harrison Community Hospital Cadiz, OH $72 — — 82 min —
Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc Barnesville, OH $72 $4,513 — 115 min —
Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OH $105 $76 ★ 4/5 199 min —
Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH $107 $216 ★ 3/5 164 min —
Henry County Hospital, Inc Napoleon, OH $116 $155 ★ 2/5 104 min —
Fisher-Titus Hospital Norwalk, OH $126 $83 ★ 4/5 124 min —
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $151 $126 — — —
Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky, OH $187 $128 ★ 5/5 132 min —
Promedica Toledo Hospital Toledo, OH $1,284 $770 ★ 4/5 180 min —
Bay Park Community Hospital Oregon, OH $1,284 $499 ★ 3/5 131 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)
$143
Cash / self-pay
$116
Insurer-negotiated
$121
Medicare pays
$58
$72$1,284
Median cash $116  ·  Medicare $58  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $116 — about 2.0× the Medicare rate ($58). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($116).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $143 list price could save about $27 (19%).

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