Prices at 8 hospitals in Cincinnati, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $19 — 47% below the US median ($37), roughly 4.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health | Cincinnati, OH | $12 | — | ★ 4/5 | 140 min | — |
| Mercy Health-West Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $12 | — | ★ 4/5 | 142 min | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $13 | — | ★ 4/5 | 157 min | — |
| Bethesda North | Cincinnati, OH | $13 | — | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | — |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc | Cincinnati, OH | $26 | $6 | ★ 3/5 | 250 min | — |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | $35 | $44 | — | — | — |
| Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $35 | — | ★ 4/5 | 159 min | — |
| Christ Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $40 | $4 | ★ 5/5 | 172 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 $19 — about 4.5× the Medicare rate ($4). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($9).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $31 list price could save about $12 (38%).
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaurang Gandhi, MD FACC | Cardiology | Cincinnati, OH | 262 |
| Brooks Gerlinger, M.D. | Cardiology | Cincinnati, OH | 207 |
| Asimul Ansari, MD | Nuclear Medicine | Cincinnati, OH | 149 |
| Maziar Arya, M.D. | Cardiology | Cincinnati, OH | 149 |
| Marshall Winner, M.D. | Cardiology | Cincinnati, OH | 130 |
| Hemal Shah, MD | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Cincinnati, OH | 123 |
| Simon Jung, M.D. | Cardiology | Cincinnati, OH | 122 |
| Najamul Ansari, M.D. | Cardiology | Cincinnati, OH | 100 |
| Dilesh Patel, M.D. | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Cincinnati, OH | 92 |
| Christopher Roberts, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Cincinnati, OH | 92 |
| Stephanie Becker, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Cincinnati, OH | 91 |
| John Mashny, MD | Cardiology | Cincinnati, OH | 78 |
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