Prices at 115 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $317 — 6% above the US median ($300), roughly 2.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry County Hospital, Inc | Napoleon, OH | $64 | $85 | ★ 2/5 | 104 min | — |
| Hocking Valley Community Hospital | Logan, OH | $116 | $91 | — | — | — |
| Twin City Medical Center | Dennison, OH | $125 | $159 | — | — | — |
| University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center | Ashland, OH | $136 | $163 | ★ 4/5 | 142 min | — |
| Mercy Health-Willard Hospital | Willard, OH | $142 | — | — | 99 min | — |
| Mercy Health-Defiance Hospital | Defiance, OH | $143 | — | ★ 4/5 | 127 min | — |
| Paulding County Hospital | Paulding, OH | $154 | — | — | 74 min | — |
| Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva | Geneva, OH | $170 | $147 | ★ 4/5 | 188 min | — |
| University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center | Conneaut, OH | $170 | $147 | ★ 4/5 | 131 min | — |
| Harrison Community Hospital | Cadiz, OH | $178 | — | — | 82 min | — |
| Wyandot Memorial Hospital | Upper Sandusky, OH | $180 | $209 | ★ 5/5 | 132 min | — |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | $181 | $297 | — | — | — |
| Coshocton Regional Medical Center | Coshocton, OH | $188 | $245 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's | Westerville, OH | $196 | $141 | ★ 3/5 | 167 min | — |
| Mount Carmel East & West | Columbus, OH | $196 | $179 | ★ 2/5 | 147 min | — |
| Mount Carmel Dublin | Dublin, OH | $196 | $141 | — | 125 min | — |
| Kettering Health Greene Memorial | Xenia, OH | $206 | $471 | ★ 5/5 | 109 min | — |
| Kettering Health Main Campus | Kettering, OH | $206 | $473 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital | Hamilton, OH | $206 | $476 | ★ 3/5 | 122 min | — |
| Kettering Health Dayton | Dayton, OH | $206 | $473 | ★ 4/5 | 127 min | — |
| Kettering Health Miamisburg | Miamisburg, OH | $206 | $476 | ★ 4/5 | 108 min | — |
| Soin Medical Center | Beaver Creek, OH | $206 | $473 | ★ 4/5 | 128 min | — |
| Kettering Health Troy | Troy, OH | $206 | $471 | ★ 5/5 | 127 min | — |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital | Oxford, OH | $206 | — | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $206 | — | ★ 4/5 | 157 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 $317 — about 2.8× the Medicare rate ($114). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($228).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $514 list price could save about $197 (38%).
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