Cesarean section (C-section) cost in Ohio

Prices at 101 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $11,091 — 21% below the US median ($14,099), roughly 1.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton, OH $8,016 $9,059 ★ 4/5 149 min —
East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OH $8,696 $9,488 ★ 3/5 132 min —
Pomerene Hospital 🍼 Millersburg, OH $9,456 $8,691 ★ 3/5 178 min —
Christ Hospital 🍼 Cincinnati, OH $11,091 $7,311 ★ 5/5 172 min —
Wayne Hospital 🍼 Greenville, OH $18,560 $25,656 — 136 min —
Mount Carmel East & West 🍼 Columbus, OH $25,016 $25,693 ★ 2/5 147 min —
Wilson Memorial Hospital 🍼 Sidney, OH $25,594 $13,796 ★ 2/5 162 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. 🍼 = CMS Birthing-Friendly hospital. 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)
$21,250
Cash / self-pay
$11,091
Insurer-negotiated
$10,049
Medicare pays
$7,552
$8,424$25,247
Median cash $11,091  ·  Medicare $7,552  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $11,091 — about 1.5× the Medicare rate ($7,552). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($15,104).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $21,250 list price could save about $10,159 (48%).

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