Kidney scan (nuclear) cost in Ohio

Prices at 119 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,610 — 19% above the US median ($1,349), roughly 9.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $442 $531 — — —
East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OH $511 $511 ★ 3/5 132 min —
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $624 $824 ★ 5/5 109 min —
Kettering Health Main Campus Kettering, OH $624 $828 ★ 3/5 144 min —
Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital Hamilton, OH $624 $834 ★ 3/5 122 min —
Kettering Health Dayton Dayton, OH $624 $828 ★ 4/5 127 min —
Kettering Health Miamisburg Miamisburg, OH $624 $834 ★ 4/5 108 min —
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $624 $828 ★ 4/5 128 min —
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $624 $824 ★ 5/5 127 min —
Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OH $627 $1,027 ★ 4/5 171 min —
Adams County Regional Medical Center Seaman, OH $639 $192 ★ 3/5 189 min —
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio Portsmouth, OH $675 $1,116 — 146 min —
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $695 $787 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis, OH $784 $965 ★ 4/5 139 min —
Holzer Medical Center Jackson Jackson, OH $784 $1,207 ★ 3/5 137 min —
Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center Cambridge, OH $844 $519 ★ 4/5 184 min —
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $881 $524 ★ 4/5 230 min —
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $881 $524 ★ 2/5 158 min —
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $881 $535 ★ 4/5 178 min —
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $881 $524 ★ 4/5 229 min —
Dublin Springs Dublin, OH $881 $524 — — —
Fulton County Health Center Wauseon, OH $921 — ★ 3/5 137 min —
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH $1,039 — ★ 3/5 132 min —
Trinity Medical Ctr East &trinity Medical Ctr West Steubenville, OH $1,060 $522 ★ 2/5 212 min —
Ashtabula County Medical Center Ashtabula, OH $1,062 $162 ★ 3/5 194 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)
$2,467
Cash / self-pay
$1,610
Insurer-negotiated
$828
Medicare pays
$172
$679$2,414
Median cash $1,610  ·  Medicare $172  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,610 — about 9.3× the Medicare rate ($172). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($345).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,467 list price could save about $857 (35%).

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