X-ray of the ankle cost in Cincinnati, OH

Prices at 8 hospitals in Cincinnati, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $274 — about the US median ($275), roughly 7.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH $139 $33 ★ 5/5 163 min 14.0%
Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $274 ★ 4/5 156 min 14.4%
The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH $274 ★ 4/5 138 min 15.6%
Mercy Health-West Hospital Cincinnati, OH $274 ★ 4/5 136 min 15.1%
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc Cincinnati, OH $347 $103 ★ 3/5 276 min 15.9%
Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati, OH $382 ★ 4/5 157 min 14.3%
Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH $382 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%

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)
$457
Cash / self-pay
$274
Insurer-negotiated
$45
Medicare pays
$37
$106$382
Median cash $274  ·  Medicare $37  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $274 — about 7.4× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $457 list price could save about $183 (40%).

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