Prices at 121 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,046 — 26% above the US median ($830), roughly 6.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel St Ann's | Westerville, OH | $163 | $138 | ★ 3/5 | 167 min | — |
| Mount Carmel Dublin | Dublin, OH | $163 | $138 | — | 125 min | — |
| Paulding County Hospital | Paulding, OH | $261 | — | — | 74 min | — |
| Holzer Medical Center | Gallipolis, OH | $273 | $505 | ★ 4/5 | 139 min | — |
| Holzer Medical Center Jackson | Jackson, OH | $273 | $404 | ★ 3/5 | 137 min | — |
| Wyandot Memorial Hospital | Upper Sandusky, OH | $333 | $307 | ★ 5/5 | 132 min | — |
| Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc | Barnesville, OH | $375 | $4,513 | — | 115 min | — |
| Adams County Regional Medical Center | Seaman, OH | $428 | $348 | ★ 3/5 | 189 min | — |
| Mount Carmel East & West | Columbus, OH | $443 | $178 | ★ 2/5 | 147 min | — |
| Marion General Hospital | Marion, OH | $443 | $681 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | — |
| Grand Lake Health System | Saint Marys, OH | $492 | $644 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| Mercy Health-Clermont Hospital | Batavia, OH | $495 | — | ★ 4/5 | 144 min | — |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | Delaware, OH | $502 | $687 | ★ 4/5 | 154 min | — |
| Alliance Community Hospital | Alliance, OH | $531 | $1,336 | ★ 4/5 | 171 min | — |
| Mercy Health-Defiance Hospital | Defiance, OH | $545 | — | ★ 4/5 | 127 min | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $553 | — | ★ 4/5 | 157 min | — |
| Bethesda North | Cincinnati, OH | $553 | — | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | — |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | $560 | $681 | — | — | — |
| Ohiohealth Mansfield Hospital | Mansfield, OH | $564 | $681 | ★ 3/5 | 130 min | — |
| Ohiohealth Shelby Hospital | Shelby, OH | $564 | — | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| Christ Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $604 | $640 | ★ 5/5 | 172 min | — |
| Fulton County Health Center | Wauseon, OH | $605 | — | ★ 3/5 | 137 min | — |
| Trinity Medical Ctr East &trinity Medical Ctr West | Steubenville, OH | $606 | $653 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | — |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital | New Albany, OH | $639 | $785 | — | 106 min | — |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio | Portsmouth, OH | $644 | $1,093 | — | 146 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 $1,046 — about 6.3× the Medicare rate ($165). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($330).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,731 list price could save about $685 (40%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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