Prices at 3 hospitals in Columbus, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $20 — 67% below the US median ($62), roughly 2.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | Columbus, OH | $20 | $29 | ★ 4/5 | 230 min | — |
| Grant Medical Center | Columbus, OH | $20 | $29 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | — |
| Doctors Hospital | Columbus, OH | $20 | $29 | ★ 4/5 | 178 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)
Typical cash price here is $20 — about 2.6× the Medicare rate ($8). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($16).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $31 list price could save about $11 (35%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
Doctors who perform this in Columbus
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Knapp, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Columbus, OH | 953 |
| Timothy Moore, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Columbus, OH | 811 |
| Taral Patel, MD | Medical Oncology | Columbus, OH | 810 |
| Sameh Mikhail, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Columbus, OH | 804 |
| Mark Segal, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Columbus, OH | 650 |
| Poongothai Sundaram, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Columbus, OH | 565 |
| Emily Whitman-Purves, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Columbus, OH | 541 |
| Jorge Rios-Perez, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Columbus, OH | 529 |
| Matthew Skomorowski, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Columbus, OH | 503 |
| Matthew Mundwiler, MD | Rheumatology | Columbus, OH | 490 |
| Brian Phipps, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Columbus, OH | 453 |
| Namrata Dhillon, MD | Rheumatology | Columbus, OH | 452 |
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