Prices at 8 hospitals in Cincinnati, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $46 — 8% below the US median ($51), roughly 6.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethesda North | Cincinnati, OH | $18 | — | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $23 | — | ★ 4/5 | 157 min | — |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc | Cincinnati, OH | $33 | $9 | ★ 3/5 | 250 min | — |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | $40 | $61 | — | — | — |
| Christ Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $53 | $7 | ★ 5/5 | 172 min | — |
| Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $56 | — | ★ 4/5 | 159 min | — |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health | Cincinnati, OH | $56 | — | ★ 4/5 | 140 min | — |
| Mercy Health-West Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $56 | — | ★ 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)
Typical cash price here is $46 — about 6.9× the Medicare rate ($7). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($13).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $83 list price could save about $37 (44%).
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Doctors who perform this in Cincinnati
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Retzinger, MD | Pathology | Cincinnati, OH | 490 |
| Kruti Patel, DO | Hematology-Oncology | Cincinnati, OH | 94 |
| James Essell, MD | Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy | Cincinnati, OH | 85 |
| Tracy Schoenhoft, CNP | Nurse Practitioner | Cincinnati, OH | 70 |
| Akash Mukherjee, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Cincinnati, OH | 57 |
| Suzanne Partridge, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Cincinnati, OH | 38 |
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