Retinal (fundus) photography cost in Cincinnati, OH

Prices at 3 hospitals in Cincinnati, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $54 — 68% below the US median ($168), roughly 1.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH $39 $54 ★ 5/5 163 min 14.0%
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $54 $82
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc Cincinnati, OH $176 $171 ★ 3/5 276 min 15.9%

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 July 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)
$105
Cash / self-pay
$54
Insurer-negotiated
$82
Medicare pays
$37
$42$151
Median cash $54  ·  Medicare $37  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $54 — about 1.4× the Medicare rate ($37). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $105 list price could save about $51 (49%).

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Doctors who perform this in Cincinnati

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.

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