Joint aspiration or injection (mid-size joint) Cost in Toledo, OH

Prices at 3 hospitals in Toledo, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $817 — 101% above the US median ($407), roughly 14.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Promedica Toledo Hospital	Toledo, OH	$486	$301	★ 4/5	180 min	—
University of Toledo Medical Center	Toledo, OH	$817	$310	★ 3/5	171 min	—
Mercy St Vincent Medical Center	Toledo, OH	$910	$298	★ 3/5	156 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)

$1,361

Cash / self-pay

$817

Insurer-negotiated

$301

Medicare pays

$57

$552$891

Median cash $817 · Medicare $57 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $817 — about 14.3× the Medicare rate ($57). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($114).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,361 list price could save about $544 (40%).

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Doctors who perform this in Toledo

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
Maggi Smith, DPM	Podiatry	Toledo, OH	54
Asher Smith, M.D.	Hand Surgery	Toledo, OH	50
John Houghtaling, MD	Hand Surgery	Toledo, OH	37
Thomas Padanilam, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Toledo, OH	35
Kyle Smith, DPM	Podiatry	Toledo, OH	29
Michael Walkovich, DPM	Podiatry	Toledo, OH	15

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