Cataract surgery cost in Ohio

Prices at 84 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,981 — 28% above the US median ($3,102), roughly 7.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Harrison Community Hospital Cadiz, OH $658 84 min 15.2%
Adams County Regional Medical Center Seaman, OH $1,072 $813 ★ 3/5 182 min 14.9%
Ashtabula County Medical Center Ashtabula, OH $1,079 $2,420 ★ 3/5 191 min 16.8%
East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OH $2,172 $2,390 ★ 3/5 138 min 15.7%
Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton, OH $2,172 $2,574 ★ 4/5 149 min 15.0%
Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH $2,607 ★ 3/5 153 min 16.1%
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Trumbull Warren, OH $2,800 $1,750 ★ 2/5 207 min 15.7%
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $2,943 $3,296
Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc Barnesville, OH $3,034 $4,513 113 min 15.0%
Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky, OH $3,473 $3,357 ★ 5/5 132 min 14.8%
Summa Health System Akron, OH $3,981 $3,712 ★ 3/5 194 min 15.1%
Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital Springfield, OH $5,490 $2,174 14.5%
Bucyrus Community Hospital Bucyrus, OH $7,319 $2,933 110 min 14.9%
Avita Ontario Ontario, OH $7,319 $2,358 ★ 4/5 138 min 14.8%
Galion Community Hospital Galion, OH $7,319 $3,598 ★ 3/5 130 min 14.7%
Memorial Hospital Marysville, OH $8,535 ★ 5/5 157 min 14.9%
Mercy Health-Urbana Hospital Urbana, OH $8,881 ★ 4/5 112 min 14.7%
Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $9,218 $2,178 ★ 3/5 127 min 15.2%
Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH $9,717 $2,183 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.7%
Mercy Health-Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH $13,054 $2,249 ★ 4/5 142 min 14.5%
Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH $21,260 $2,334 ★ 4/5 166 min 13.7%

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)
$6,067
Cash / self-pay
$3,981
Insurer-negotiated
$2,222
Medicare pays
$547
$1,079$9,717
Median cash $3,981  ·  Medicare $547  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $3,981 — about 7.3× the Medicare rate ($547). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,093).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $6,067 list price could save about $2,086 (34%).

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