Emergency department visit (level 1) cost in Ohio

Prices at 115 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $300 — 44% above the US median ($208), roughly 27.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Akron, OH $53 $24 ★ 5/5 — —
East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OH $79 $90 ★ 3/5 132 min —
Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton, OH $79 $91 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $80 $121 — — —
Grand Lake Health System Saint Marys, OH $97 $78 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OH $103 $160 ★ 4/5 171 min —
Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $106 — ★ 3/5 128 min —
Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky, OH $109 $96 ★ 5/5 132 min —
Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis, OH $113 $143 ★ 4/5 139 min —
Holzer Medical Center Jackson Jackson, OH $113 $130 ★ 3/5 137 min —
Salem Regional Medical Center Salem, OH $114 $82 ★ 3/5 207 min —
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH $116 $83 ★ 5/5 172 min —
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $122 $138 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio Portsmouth, OH $130 $215 — 146 min —
Fisher-Titus Hospital Norwalk, OH $131 $84 ★ 4/5 124 min —
Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH $135 $82 — — —
Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc Barnesville, OH $139 $903 — 115 min —
Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OH $141 $139 ★ 4/5 199 min —
Wood County Hospital Bowling Green, OH $145 $119 ★ 4/5 158 min —
Paulding County Hospital Paulding, OH $155 — — 74 min —
Firelands Regional Medical Center Sandusky, OH $155 — ★ 4/5 177 min —
Mercy Health-Willard Hospital Willard, OH $156 — — 99 min —
Wilson Memorial Hospital Sidney, OH $158 $202 ★ 2/5 162 min —
Greenfield Area Medical Center Greenfield, OH $170 $266 — 109 min —
Henry County Hospital, Inc Napoleon, OH $173 $230 ★ 2/5 104 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$430
Cash / self-pay
$300
Insurer-negotiated
$160
Medicare pays
$11
$113$437
Median cash $300  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $300 — about 27.2× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($22).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $430 list price could save about $130 (30%).

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