Electrocardiogram (EKG) cost in Ohio

Prices at 116 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $185 — 15% above the US median ($161), roughly 22.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OH $38 $55 ★ 4/5 199 min 15.2%
Fisher-Titus Hospital Norwalk, OH $38 $34 ★ 4/5 127 min 15.6%
Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH $48 $58
East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OH $55 $56 ★ 3/5 138 min 15.7%
Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton, OH $55 $32 ★ 4/5 149 min 15.0%
Twin City Medical Center Dennison, OH $57 $36 15.0%
Mercy Health-Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $80 ★ 4/5 122 min 14.6%
Trinity Medical Ctr East &trinity Medical Ctr West Steubenville, OH $81 $56 ★ 2/5 205 min 15.7%
Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc Barnesville, OH $91 $4,513 113 min 15.0%
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $92 $57 ★ 4/5 190 min 16.4%
Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OH $94 $112 ★ 4/5 167 min 15.0%
Ohiohealth Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $97 $57 ★ 3/5 127 min 15.2%
Ohiohealth Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $97 ★ 4/5 15.7%
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $99 $57 ★ 4/5 222 min 14.3%
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $99 $57 ★ 2/5 158 min 15.7%
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $99 $58 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.1%
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $99 $57 ★ 4/5 226 min 14.9%
Dublin Springs Dublin, OH $99 $57
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Trumbull Warren, OH $100 $63 ★ 2/5 207 min 15.7%
Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH $101 $17 107 min
Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis, OH $103 $127 ★ 4/5 147 min 14.9%
Holzer Medical Center Jackson Jackson, OH $103 $118 ★ 3/5 142 min 15.0%
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $107 $44
Harrison Community Hospital Cadiz, OH $108 84 min 15.2%
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $109 $57 ★ 4/5 157 min 15.2%

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 July 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)
$285
Cash / self-pay
$185
Insurer-negotiated
$95
Medicare pays
$8
$91$293
Median cash $185  ·  Medicare $8  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $185 — about 22.2× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($17).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $285 list price could save about $99 (35%).

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