Arterial blood gas (ABG) cost in Ohio

Prices at 124 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $117 — 24% below the US median ($154), roughly 4.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OH $26 $28 ★ 3/5 138 min 15.7%
Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton, OH $26 $28 ★ 4/5 149 min 15.0%
Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital Springfield, OH $30 $11,885 14.5%
Wilson Memorial Hospital Sidney, OH $34 $38 ★ 2/5 151 min 15.0%
Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OH $49 $23 ★ 4/5 167 min 15.0%
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $55 $40 ★ 3/5 196 min 15.0%
Ohiohealth O'bleness Hospital Athens, OH $58 $26 ★ 3/5 204 min 15.4%
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $69 $26 ★ 4/5 157 min 15.2%
Adena Regional Medical Center Chillicothe, OH $72 $92 ★ 3/5 196 min 14.7%
Greenfield Area Medical Center Greenfield, OH $72 $115 109 min 15.2%
Adena Fayette Medical Center Washington Ch, OH $72 $92 ★ 3/5 128 min 14.8%
Adena Pike Medical Center Waverly, OH $72 $92 90 min 15.2%
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $72 $98 ★ 4/5 222 min 14.3%
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $72 $98 ★ 2/5 158 min 15.7%
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $72 $98 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.1%
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $72 $98 ★ 4/5 226 min 14.9%
Dublin Springs Dublin, OH $72 $98
Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH $73 $53 ★ 3/5 175 min 15.1%
Mount Carmel East & West Columbus, OH $73 $53 ★ 2/5 145 min 15.4%
Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH $73 $53 109 min 13.7%
Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH $73 $53
Aultman Hospital Canton, OH $74 $28 ★ 4/5 204 min 13.9%
Aultman Orrville Hospital Orrville, OH $74 $28 115 min 14.8%
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $74 $26 ★ 4/5 190 min 16.4%
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio Portsmouth, OH $80 $132 151 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 July 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)
$199
Cash / self-pay
$117
Insurer-negotiated
$38
Medicare pays
$26
$72$226
Median cash $117  ·  Medicare $26  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $117 — about 4.5× the Medicare rate ($26). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($52).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $199 list price could save about $82 (41%).

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