LDL cholesterol test cost in Ohio

Prices at 124 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $49 — about the US median ($49), roughly 4.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Aultman Hospital Canton, OH $9 $11 ★ 4/5 220 min —
Aultman Orrville Hospital Orrville, OH $9 $11 — 119 min —
Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton, OH $10 $15 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Summa Health System Akron, OH $11 $16 ★ 3/5 186 min —
Firelands Regional Medical Center Sandusky, OH $11 — ★ 4/5 177 min —
Adena Regional Medical Center Chillicothe, OH $23 $29 ★ 3/5 199 min —
Greenfield Area Medical Center Greenfield, OH $23 $36 — 109 min —
Adena Fayette Medical Center Washington Ch, OH $23 $29 ★ 3/5 130 min —
Adena Pike Medical Center Waverly, OH $23 $29 — 92 min —
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio Portsmouth, OH $25 $51 — 146 min —
Madison Health London, OH $27 $11 ★ 3/5 122 min —
Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH $30 $13 ★ 3/5 164 min —
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $30 $12 ★ 5/5 109 min —
Kettering Health Main Campus Kettering, OH $30 $13 ★ 3/5 144 min —
Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital Hamilton, OH $30 $13 ★ 3/5 122 min —
Kettering Health Dayton Dayton, OH $30 $13 ★ 4/5 127 min —
Kettering Health Miamisburg Miamisburg, OH $30 $13 ★ 4/5 108 min —
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $30 $13 ★ 4/5 128 min —
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $30 $13 ★ 5/5 127 min —
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $31 $16 ★ 3/5 201 min —
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH $32 — ★ 3/5 132 min —
Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati, OH $33 — ★ 4/5 157 min —
Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH $33 — ★ 3/5 155 min —
Ashtabula County Medical Center Ashtabula, OH $33 $11 ★ 3/5 194 min —
Salem Regional Medical Center Salem, OH $34 $11 ★ 3/5 207 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)
$75
Cash / self-pay
$49
Insurer-negotiated
$23
Medicare pays
$11
$30$101
Median cash $49  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $49 — about 4.7× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($21).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $75 list price could save about $26 (35%).

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