Eye refraction (glasses prescription) cost in Ohio

Prices at 39 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $29 — 25% below the US median ($39).

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH $10 $25 ★ 4/5 189 min —
Lodi Community Hospital Lodi, OH $10 $10 — 140 min —
Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for Rehab Cleveland, OH $10 $25 — — —
Uh Regional Hospitals Chardon, OH $17 $15 ★ 4/5 187 min —
Lake Health Concord, OH $17 $15 ★ 3/5 168 min —
Uh St John Medical Center Westlake, OH $17 $15 ★ 4/5 231 min —
Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital Cleveland, OH $17 $15 — — —
Harrison Community Hospital Cadiz, OH $19 — — 82 min —
Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc Barnesville, OH $20 $4,513 — 115 min —
Ashtabula County Medical Center Ashtabula, OH $21 $23 ★ 3/5 194 min —
Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH $24 — ★ 3/5 164 min —
Summa Health System Akron, OH $29 — ★ 3/5 186 min —
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc Cincinnati, OH $44 — ★ 3/5 250 min —
West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH $44 — ★ 3/5 219 min —
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $47 $56 — — —
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $82 — ★ 5/5 109 min —
Kettering Health Main Campus Kettering, OH $82 — ★ 3/5 144 min —
Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital Hamilton, OH $82 — ★ 3/5 122 min —
Kettering Health Dayton Dayton, OH $82 — ★ 4/5 127 min —
Kettering Health Miamisburg Miamisburg, OH $82 — ★ 4/5 108 min —
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $82 — ★ 4/5 128 min —
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $82 — ★ 5/5 127 min —
Adams County Regional Medical Center Seaman, OH $209 $39 ★ 3/5 189 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)
$40
Cash / self-pay
$29
Insurer-negotiated
$43
$11$82
Median cash $29  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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