Prices at 8 hospitals in Cincinnati, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $49 — 5% below the US median ($52), roughly 7.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $22 | — | ★ 4/5 | 157 min | — |
| Bethesda North | Cincinnati, OH | $22 | — | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | — |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc | Cincinnati, OH | $35 | $9 | ★ 3/5 | 250 min | — |
| Mercy Health-West Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $46 | — | ★ 4/5 | 142 min | — |
| Christ Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $53 | $6 | ★ 5/5 | 172 min | — |
| Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $60 | — | ★ 4/5 | 159 min | — |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health | Cincinnati, OH | $60 | — | ★ 4/5 | 140 min | — |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | $186 | $67 | — | — | — |
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)
Typical cash price here is $49 — about 7.6× the Medicare rate ($6). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($13).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $82 list price could save about $33 (40%).
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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.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Drosick, MD | Medical Oncology | Cincinnati, OH | 144 |
| Mark Johns, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Cincinnati, OH | 137 |
| Kurt Leuenberger, MD | Medical Oncology | Cincinnati, OH | 117 |
| Suzanne Partridge, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Cincinnati, OH | 111 |
| Benjamin Herms, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Cincinnati, OH | 90 |
| Kruti Patel, DO | Hematology-Oncology | Cincinnati, OH | 74 |
| Rebecca Jung, CNP | Hematology-Oncology | Cincinnati, OH | 72 |
| James Essell, MD | Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy | Cincinnati, OH | 72 |
| Elizabeth Sorosiak, MSN,APRN, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner | Cincinnati, OH | 50 |
| Kristina Liming, CNP | Nurse Practitioner | Cincinnati, OH | 44 |
| Alison Giese | Physician Assistant | Cincinnati, OH | 42 |
| David Waterhouse, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Cincinnati, OH | 19 |
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