Emergency department visit (level 4) cost in Dayton, OH

Prices at 3 hospitals in Dayton, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,252 — 32% above the US median ($949), roughly 10.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH $645 $407 — — —
Kettering Health Dayton Dayton, OH $1,252 — ★ 4/5 127 min —
Miami Valley Hospital Dayton, OH $3,716 $439 ★ 3/5 159 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)
$3,130
Cash / self-pay
$1,252
Insurer-negotiated
$423
Medicare pays
$118
$766$3,223
Median cash $1,252  ·  Medicare $118  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,252 — about 10.6× the Medicare rate ($118). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($236).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,130 list price could save about $1,878 (60%).

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Doctors who perform this in Dayton

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.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Bharat Raju, M.D.Family PracticeDayton, OH373
Matthew Nyholm, M.D.Family PracticeDayton, OH239
David Lazenby, D.O.Emergency MedicineDayton, OH188
Jason Tackett, D.O.Emergency MedicineDayton, OH163
Christopher Tidwell, D.O.Emergency MedicineDayton, OH156
Craig Dues, D.O.Emergency MedicineDayton, OH154
Stephanie Slouffman, DOEmergency MedicineDayton, OH149
Aaron Morgan, D.O.Emergency MedicineDayton, OH143
Lara MartinezEmergency MedicineDayton, OH134
Rachel Matthews, D.O.Emergency MedicineDayton, OH132
Joshua Bear, MDEmergency MedicineDayton, OH120
Douglas Reynolds, MDEmergency MedicineDayton, OH118

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