Emergency department visit (level 5) cost in Ohio

Prices at 113 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,898 — 36% above the US median ($1,395), roughly 11.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Mount Carmel East & West Columbus, OH $401 $401 ★ 2/5 147 min —
Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis, OH $418 $563 ★ 4/5 139 min —
Holzer Medical Center Jackson Jackson, OH $418 $482 ★ 3/5 137 min —
Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc Barnesville, OH $476 $903 — 115 min —
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio Portsmouth, OH $512 $1,022 — 146 min —
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $560 $849 — — —
East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OH $560 $561 ★ 3/5 132 min —
Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton, OH $560 $566 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky, OH $580 $440 ★ 5/5 132 min —
Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OH $677 $1,127 ★ 4/5 171 min —
Paulding County Hospital Paulding, OH $706 — — 74 min —
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $856 $974 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Firelands Regional Medical Center Sandusky, OH $906 — ★ 4/5 177 min —
Salem Regional Medical Center Salem, OH $930 $576 ★ 3/5 207 min —
Grand Lake Health System Saint Marys, OH $952 $576 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Harrison Community Hospital Cadiz, OH $972 — — 82 min —
Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH $976 $581 — — —
Fulton County Health Center Wauseon, OH $980 — ★ 3/5 137 min —
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $998 $574 ★ 4/5 187 min —
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH $1,068 $566 ★ 5/5 172 min —
Greenfield Area Medical Center Greenfield, OH $1,073 $1,682 — 109 min —
Fisher-Titus Hospital Norwalk, OH $1,080 $960 ★ 4/5 124 min —
Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OH $1,087 $1,047 ★ 4/5 199 min —
Adena Regional Medical Center Chillicothe, OH $1,127 $1,577 ★ 3/5 199 min —
Adena Fayette Medical Center Washington Ch, OH $1,127 $1,577 ★ 3/5 130 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)
$3,097
Cash / self-pay
$1,898
Insurer-negotiated
$907
Medicare pays
$171
$680$3,393
Median cash $1,898  ·  Medicare $171  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,898 — about 11.1× the Medicare rate ($171). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($343).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,097 list price could save about $1,199 (39%).

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