Prices at 82 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,343 — 16% below the US median ($1,598), roughly 4.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | $347 | $549 | — | — | — |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital | Oxford, OH | $495 | — | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $495 | — | ★ 4/5 | 157 min | — |
| Bethesda North | Cincinnati, OH | $495 | — | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | — |
| Christ Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $716 | $223 | ★ 5/5 | 172 min | — |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's | Westerville, OH | $1,066 | $827 | ★ 3/5 | 167 min | — |
| Mount Carmel East & West | Columbus, OH | $1,066 | $858 | ★ 2/5 | 147 min | — |
| Mount Carmel Dublin | Dublin, OH | $1,066 | $827 | — | 125 min | — |
| Aultman Hospital | Canton, OH | $1,109 | $451 | ★ 4/5 | 220 min | — |
| Aultman Orrville Hospital | Orrville, OH | $1,109 | $451 | — | 119 min | — |
| Kettering Health Greene Memorial | Xenia, OH | $1,121 | $505 | ★ 5/5 | 109 min | — |
| Kettering Health Main Campus | Kettering, OH | $1,121 | $504 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital | Hamilton, OH | $1,121 | $509 | ★ 3/5 | 122 min | — |
| Kettering Health Dayton | Dayton, OH | $1,121 | $504 | ★ 4/5 | 127 min | — |
| Kettering Health Miamisburg | Miamisburg, OH | $1,121 | $511 | ★ 4/5 | 108 min | — |
| Soin Medical Center | Beaver Creek, OH | $1,121 | $504 | ★ 4/5 | 128 min | — |
| Kettering Health Troy | Troy, OH | $1,121 | $505 | ★ 5/5 | 127 min | — |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital | New Albany, OH | $1,151 | $1,197 | — | 106 min | — |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center | Canal Winchester, OH | $1,151 | $1,209 | — | 109 min | — |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio | Portsmouth, OH | $1,227 | $2,135 | — | 146 min | — |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | Columbus, OH | $1,232 | $283 | ★ 4/5 | 230 min | — |
| Grant Medical Center | Columbus, OH | $1,232 | $283 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | — |
| Doctors Hospital | Columbus, OH | $1,232 | $289 | ★ 4/5 | 178 min | — |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital | Dublin, OH | $1,232 | $283 | ★ 4/5 | 229 min | — |
| Dublin Springs | Dublin, OH | $1,232 | $283 | — | — | — |
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)
Typical cash price here is $1,343 — about 4.2× the Medicare rate ($322). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($645).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,477 list price could save about $1,134 (46%).
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