Emergency department visit (level 2) cost in Ohio

Prices at 115 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $491 — 42% above the US median ($347), roughly 12.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Fisher-Titus Hospital Norwalk, OH $126 $77 ★ 4/5 124 min —
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $129 $195 — — —
Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc Barnesville, OH $135 $903 — 115 min —
Mount Carmel East & West Columbus, OH $142 $142 ★ 2/5 147 min —
East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OH $144 $145 ★ 3/5 132 min —
Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton, OH $144 $146 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OH $151 $291 ★ 4/5 171 min —
Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky, OH $168 $162 ★ 5/5 132 min —
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio Portsmouth, OH $193 $319 — 146 min —
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH $196 $146 ★ 5/5 172 min —
Firelands Regional Medical Center Sandusky, OH $206 — ★ 4/5 177 min —
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $209 $237 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Grand Lake Health System Saint Marys, OH $213 $147 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $221 — ★ 3/5 128 min —
Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis, OH $227 $279 ★ 4/5 139 min —
Holzer Medical Center Jackson Jackson, OH $227 $262 ★ 3/5 137 min —
Paulding County Hospital Paulding, OH $247 — — 74 min —
Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH $253 $150 — — —
Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OH $255 $250 ★ 4/5 199 min —
Harrison Community Hospital Cadiz, OH $264 — — 82 min —
Salem Regional Medical Center Salem, OH $275 $149 ★ 3/5 207 min —
Wilson Memorial Hospital Sidney, OH $277 $362 ★ 2/5 162 min —
Greenfield Area Medical Center Greenfield, OH $277 $435 — 109 min —
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $288 $148 ★ 4/5 187 min —
Adena Regional Medical Center Chillicothe, OH $291 $399 ★ 3/5 199 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)
$711
Cash / self-pay
$491
Insurer-negotiated
$279
Medicare pays
$40
$199$738
Median cash $491  ·  Medicare $40  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $491 — about 12.1× the Medicare rate ($40). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($81).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $711 list price could save about $220 (31%).

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