Capsule endoscopy cost in Ohio

Prices at 89 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,773 — 30% above the US median ($2,126), roughly 3.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $421 $666 — — —
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio Portsmouth, OH $487 $974 — 146 min —
Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati, OH $706 — ★ 4/5 157 min —
Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH $706 — ★ 3/5 155 min —
Ashtabula County Medical Center Ashtabula, OH $736 $780 ★ 3/5 194 min —
Promedica Toledo Hospital Toledo, OH $759 $759 ★ 4/5 180 min —
Ohiohealth O'bleness Hospital Athens, OH $779 $870 ★ 3/5 202 min —
Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH $1,016 $1,472 ★ 3/5 164 min —
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH $1,162 $930 ★ 5/5 172 min —
Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky, OH $1,288 $582 ★ 5/5 132 min —
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $1,522 $1,704 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center Cambridge, OH $1,630 $867 ★ 4/5 184 min —
Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva Geneva, OH $1,698 $1,472 ★ 4/5 188 min —
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH $1,698 $1,472 ★ 4/5 131 min —
University of Toledo Medical Center Toledo, OH $1,800 $985 ★ 3/5 171 min —
Fisher-Titus Hospital Norwalk, OH $1,868 $871 ★ 4/5 124 min —
Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital Springfield, OH $2,107 $4,022 — — —
Firelands Regional Medical Center Sandusky, OH $2,173 — ★ 4/5 177 min —
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $2,215 $883 ★ 4/5 154 min —
Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH $2,383 — — — —
Ohiohealth Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $2,471 $875 ★ 3/5 130 min —
Ohiohealth Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $2,471 — ★ 4/5 — —
Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH $2,553 $1,834 ★ 3/5 167 min —
Mount Carmel East & West Columbus, OH $2,553 $2,202 ★ 2/5 147 min —
Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH $2,553 $1,834 — 125 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 October 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)
$3,927
Cash / self-pay
$2,773
Insurer-negotiated
$1,600
Medicare pays
$802
$921$3,105
Median cash $2,773  ·  Medicare $802  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,773 — about 3.5× the Medicare rate ($802). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,605).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,927 list price could save about $1,154 (29%).

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