Flu test cost in Ohio

Prices at 117 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $74 — 20% above the US median ($62), roughly 4.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $14 $19 ★ 5/5 109 min —
Kettering Health Main Campus Kettering, OH $14 $19 ★ 3/5 144 min —
Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital Hamilton, OH $14 $19 ★ 3/5 122 min —
Kettering Health Dayton Dayton, OH $14 $19 ★ 4/5 127 min —
Kettering Health Miamisburg Miamisburg, OH $14 $19 ★ 4/5 108 min —
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $14 $19 ★ 4/5 128 min —
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $14 $19 ★ 5/5 127 min —
East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OH $16 $18 ★ 3/5 132 min —
Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton, OH $16 $21 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Summa Health System Akron, OH $17 $26 ★ 3/5 186 min —
Adams County Regional Medical Center Seaman, OH $28 $10 ★ 3/5 189 min —
St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH $29 — ★ 3/5 205 min —
Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH $29 — ★ 3/5 187 min —
Generations Behavioral Health-Youngstown Llc Youngstown, OH $29 — — — —
Harrison Community Hospital Cadiz, OH $30 $7 — 82 min —
Adena Regional Medical Center Chillicothe, OH $33 $41 ★ 3/5 199 min —
Greenfield Area Medical Center Greenfield, OH $33 $52 — 109 min —
Adena Fayette Medical Center Washington Ch, OH $33 $41 ★ 3/5 130 min —
Adena Pike Medical Center Waverly, OH $33 $41 — 92 min —
Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center Boardman, OH $33 — ★ 2/5 274 min —
Mercy Health-Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $33 — ★ 4/5 127 min —
Paulding County Hospital Paulding, OH $37 — — 74 min —
Fisher-Titus Hospital Norwalk, OH $38 $33 ★ 4/5 124 min —
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio Portsmouth, OH $38 $63 — 146 min —
Salem Regional Medical Center Salem, OH $43 $17 ★ 3/5 207 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)
$114
Cash / self-pay
$74
Insurer-negotiated
$32
Medicare pays
$17
$23$119
Median cash $74  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $74 — about 4.5× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($33).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $114 list price could save about $40 (35%).

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