Chemotherapy infusion (first hour) cost in Dayton, OH

Prices at 4 hospitals in Dayton, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $870 — 45% above the US median ($601), roughly 6.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Kettering Health Dayton Dayton, OH $444 — ★ 4/5 127 min —
Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH $548 $322 — — —
Miami Valley Hospital Dayton, OH $1,193 $347 ★ 3/5 159 min —
Shriners Hospitals for Children Dayton, OH $2,093 $119 — — —

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)
$1,151
Cash / self-pay
$870
Insurer-negotiated
$322
Medicare pays
$133
$475$1,823
Median cash $870  ·  Medicare $133  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $870 — about 6.5× the Medicare rate ($133). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($267).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,151 list price could save about $281 (24%).

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Doctors who perform this in Dayton

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.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Mark Romer, MDHematology-OncologyDayton, OH371
Ali Bukhari, M.D.Hematology-OncologyDayton, OH310
Aliya Khan, MDRheumatologyDayton, OH293
Ketan Shah, MDHematology-OncologyDayton, OH267
Charles Bane, MDHematology-OncologyDayton, OH219
Roger Wood, MDHematology-OncologyDayton, OH212
Shobha Wani, M.D.RheumatologyDayton, OH166
Howard Gross, MDHematology-OncologyDayton, OH132
Shamim Jilani, MDMedical OncologyDayton, OH121
Michael Stevens, MDRheumatologyDayton, OH108
Bernadette Hughbanks, PA-CPhysician AssistantDayton, OH24
Renee Roth, CNPNurse PractitionerDayton, OH21

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