X-ray of the ankle cost in Columbus, OH

Prices at 4 hospitals in Columbus, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $362 — 32% above the US median ($275), roughly 9.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Mount Carmel East & West Columbus, OH $319 $313 ★ 2/5 145 min 15.4%
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $362 $84 ★ 4/5 222 min 14.3%
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $362 $84 ★ 2/5 158 min 15.7%
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $362 $86 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.1%

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)
$557
Cash / self-pay
$362
Insurer-negotiated
$85
Medicare pays
$37
$332$362
Median cash $362  ·  Medicare $37  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $362 — about 9.8× 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 $557 list price could save about $195 (35%).

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