Thyroid ultrasound cost in Cincinnati, OH

Prices at 8 hospitals in Cincinnati, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $666 — 26% above the US median ($529), roughly 6.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $344 $324
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH $345 $101 ★ 5/5 163 min 14.0%
Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati, OH $655 ★ 4/5 157 min 14.3%
Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH $655 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $677 ★ 4/5 156 min 14.4%
The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH $677 ★ 4/5 138 min 15.6%
Mercy Health-West Hospital Cincinnati, OH $677 ★ 4/5 136 min 15.1%
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc Cincinnati, OH $889 $143 ★ 3/5 276 min 15.9%

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)
$1,000
Cash / self-pay
$666
Insurer-negotiated
$143
Medicare pays
$109
$345$740
Median cash $666  ·  Medicare $109  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $666 — about 6.1× the Medicare rate ($109). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($217).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,000 list price could save about $335 (33%).

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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.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
David Steward, M.D.OtolaryngologyCincinnati, OH193
Sherry Wang, MBBSDiagnostic RadiologyCincinnati, OH114
Matthew Danneman, MDDiagnostic RadiologyCincinnati, OH109
Gale Sisney, MDDiagnostic RadiologyCincinnati, OH86
Tammy HolmGeneral SurgeryCincinnati, OH68
Yash Patil, MD, MPHOtolaryngologyCincinnati, OH59
Kyuran Choe, MDDiagnostic RadiologyCincinnati, OH50
K. Rahim, MDInterventional RadiologyCincinnati, OH45
Eric Schwetschenau, MDOtolaryngologyCincinnati, OH36
Jonathan Moulton, MDDiagnostic RadiologyCincinnati, OH34
Juliana Tobler, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyCincinnati, OH33
Alice Tang, MDOtolaryngologyCincinnati, OH30

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