Prices at 129 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $668 — 70% above the US median ($392), roughly 11.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyandot Memorial Hospital | Upper Sandusky, OH | $122 | $80 | ★ 5/5 | 132 min | — |
| Adams County Regional Medical Center | Seaman, OH | $144 | $108 | ★ 3/5 | 189 min | — |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | $162 | $262 | — | — | — |
| Paulding County Hospital | Paulding, OH | $190 | — | — | 74 min | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $196 | — | ★ 4/5 | 157 min | — |
| Bethesda North | Cincinnati, OH | $196 | — | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | — |
| Holzer Medical Center | Gallipolis, OH | $228 | $290 | ★ 4/5 | 139 min | — |
| Ashtabula County Medical Center | Ashtabula, OH | $244 | $43 | ★ 3/5 | 194 min | — |
| East Liverpool City Hospital | East Liverpool, OH | $288 | $318 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Coshocton Regional Medical Center | Coshocton, OH | $288 | $383 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| Mount Carmel East & West | Columbus, OH | $300 | $212 | ★ 2/5 | 147 min | — |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital | New Albany, OH | $300 | $1,104 | — | 106 min | — |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center | Canal Winchester, OH | $300 | $370 | — | 109 min | — |
| Harrison Community Hospital | Cadiz, OH | $322 | — | — | 82 min | — |
| Grand Lake Health System | Saint Marys, OH | $323 | $285 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| Fulton County Health Center | Wauseon, OH | $337 | — | ★ 3/5 | 137 min | — |
| Southwest General Health Center | Middleburg Heights, OH | $339 | $312 | ★ 4/5 | 199 min | — |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio | Portsmouth, OH | $339 | $563 | — | 146 min | — |
| Salem Regional Medical Center | Salem, OH | $346 | $297 | ★ 3/5 | 207 min | — |
| Memorial Hospital | Marysville, OH | $359 | — | ★ 5/5 | 149 min | — |
| Aultman Hospital | Canton, OH | $373 | $581 | ★ 4/5 | 220 min | — |
| Aultman Orrville Hospital | Orrville, OH | $373 | $581 | — | 119 min | — |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital | Oxford, OH | $381 | — | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Trinity Medical Ctr East &trinity Medical Ctr West | Steubenville, OH | $413 | $286 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | — |
| Mercy Allen Hospital | Oberlin, OH | $430 | — | ★ 5/5 | 103 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)
Typical cash price here is $668 — about 11.8× the Medicare rate ($57). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($113).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,069 list price could save about $401 (38%).
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