Simple wound stitches cost in Cincinnati, OH

Prices at 8 hospitals in Cincinnati, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $293 — 7% below the US median ($314), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH $86 $184 ★ 5/5 172 min —
Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH $206 — ★ 3/5 155 min —
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $232 $337 — — —
Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati, OH $255 — ★ 4/5 157 min —
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc Cincinnati, OH $330 $269 ★ 3/5 250 min —
Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $941 — ★ 4/5 159 min —
The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH $941 — ★ 4/5 140 min —
Mercy Health-West Hospital Cincinnati, OH $941 $199 ★ 4/5 142 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)
$502
Cash / self-pay
$293
Insurer-negotiated
$234
Medicare pays
$127
$170$941
Median cash $293  ·  Medicare $127  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $293 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($127). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($253).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $502 list price could save about $210 (42%).

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