Pregnancy blood test (hCG) cost in Ohio

Prices at 127 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $52 — 25% below the US median ($70), roughly 6.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $15 $12 ★ 3/5 196 min 15.0%
Ohiohealth O'bleness Hospital Athens, OH $17 $8 ★ 3/5 204 min 15.4%
Adena Regional Medical Center Chillicothe, OH $18 $23 ★ 3/5 196 min 14.7%
Greenfield Area Medical Center Greenfield, OH $18 $29 109 min 15.2%
Adena Fayette Medical Center Washington Ch, OH $18 $23 ★ 3/5 128 min 14.8%
Adena Pike Medical Center Waverly, OH $18 $23 90 min 15.2%
Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH $18 $9 ★ 3/5 153 min 16.1%
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH $19 ★ 3/5 132 min 15.5%
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $19 $8 ★ 4/5 157 min 15.2%
Adams County Regional Medical Center Seaman, OH $19 $7 ★ 3/5 182 min 14.9%
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $20 $8 ★ 4/5 190 min 16.4%
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $21 $28 ★ 4/5 222 min 14.3%
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $21 $28 ★ 2/5 158 min 15.7%
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $21 $28 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.1%
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $21 $28 ★ 4/5 226 min 14.9%
Dublin Springs Dublin, OH $21 $28
Memorial Hospital Marysville, OH $23 ★ 5/5 157 min 14.9%
Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH $23 $8
Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati, OH $26 ★ 4/5 157 min 14.3%
Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH $26 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
Ohiohealth Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $31 $8 ★ 3/5 127 min 15.2%
Ohiohealth Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $31 ★ 4/5 15.7%
Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $31 ★ 3/5 127 min 15.2%
Wayne Hospital Greenville, OH $31 130 min 14.2%
Union Hospital Dover, OH $34 $23 ★ 3/5 202 min 14.5%

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 July 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)
$83
Cash / self-pay
$52
Insurer-negotiated
$16
Medicare pays
$8
$20$101
Median cash $52  ·  Medicare $8  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $52 — about 6.9× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($15).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $83 list price could save about $31 (37%).

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