Newborn hospital care cost in Ohio

Prices at 47 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $121 — 11% below the US median ($136), roughly 2.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH $62 $60 ★ 5/5 163 min 14.0%
Harrison Community Hospital Cadiz, OH $72 84 min 15.2%
Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc Barnesville, OH $72 $4,513 113 min 15.0%
Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH $107 $216 ★ 3/5 153 min 16.1%
Henry County Hospital, Inc Napoleon, OH $116 $155 ★ 2/5 105 min 15.1%
Fisher-Titus Hospital Norwalk, OH $126 $83 ★ 4/5 127 min 15.6%
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $151 $126
Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky, OH $187 $128 ★ 5/5 132 min 14.8%
Promedica Toledo Hospital Toledo, OH $1,284 $770 ★ 4/5 179 min 14.7%
Bay Park Community Hospital Oregon, OH $1,284 $499 ★ 3/5 128 min 15.8%

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)
$149
Cash / self-pay
$121
Insurer-negotiated
$128
Medicare pays
$58
$71$1,284
Median cash $121  ·  Medicare $58  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $121 — about 2.1× 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 $149 list price could save about $28 (19%).

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