Prices at 8 hospitals in Cincinnati, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $53 — 59% below the US median ($130), roughly 5.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethesda North | Cincinnati, OH | $28 | — | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $36 | — | ★ 4/5 | 157 min | — |
| Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $53 | — | ★ 4/5 | 159 min | — |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health | Cincinnati, OH | $53 | — | ★ 4/5 | 140 min | — |
| Mercy Health-West Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $53 | — | ★ 4/5 | 142 min | — |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | $71 | $129 | — | — | — |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc | Cincinnati, OH | $85 | $14 | ★ 3/5 | 250 min | — |
| Christ Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $89 | $11 | ★ 5/5 | 172 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 $53 — about 5.0× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($21).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $88 list price could save about $35 (40%).
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Doctors who perform this in Cincinnati
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Retzinger, MD | Pathology | Cincinnati, OH | 3,948 |
| David Drosick, MD | Medical Oncology | Cincinnati, OH | 956 |
| Kruti Patel, DO | Hematology-Oncology | Cincinnati, OH | 914 |
| Mark Johns, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Cincinnati, OH | 876 |
| James Essell, MD | Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy | Cincinnati, OH | 759 |
| Kurt Leuenberger, MD | Medical Oncology | Cincinnati, OH | 676 |
| Tracy Schoenhoft, CNP | Nurse Practitioner | Cincinnati, OH | 568 |
| Benjamin Herms, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Cincinnati, OH | 542 |
| Suzanne Partridge, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Cincinnati, OH | 538 |
| Kristina Liming, CNP | Nurse Practitioner | Cincinnati, OH | 522 |
| Patrick Ward, MD | Medical Oncology | Cincinnati, OH | 449 |
| Akash Mukherjee, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Cincinnati, OH | 385 |
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