Prices at 59 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,988 — 33% below the US median ($2,968), roughly 1.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel East & West | Columbus, OH | $525 | $782 | ★ 2/5 | 147 min | — |
| Harrison Community Hospital | Cadiz, OH | $1,514 | — | — | 82 min | — |
| Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc | Barnesville, OH | $1,514 | $4,513 | — | 115 min | — |
| Ashtabula County Medical Center | Ashtabula, OH | $1,755 | $1,474 | ★ 3/5 | 194 min | — |
| Southwest General Health Center | Middleburg Heights, OH | $1,757 | $1,249 | ★ 4/5 | 199 min | — |
| Christ Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $1,891 | $1,497 | ★ 5/5 | 172 min | — |
| Paulding County Hospital | Paulding, OH | $1,988 | — | — | 74 min | — |
| Lima Memorial Health System | Lima, OH | $2,066 | — | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Henry County Hospital, Inc | Napoleon, OH | $2,379 | $3,172 | ★ 2/5 | 104 min | — |
| Fisher-Titus Hospital | Norwalk, OH | $3,054 | $2,585 | ★ 4/5 | 124 min | — |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | $4,175 | $4,663 | — | — | — |
| Wyandot Memorial Hospital | Upper Sandusky, OH | $4,851 | $4,689 | ★ 5/5 | 132 min | — |
| Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital | Springfield, OH | $16,379 | $1,839 | — | — | — |
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 $1,988 — about 1.6× the Medicare rate ($1,238). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($2,476).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,028 list price could save about $1,039 (34%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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