Skin biopsy (punch) cost in Ohio

Prices at 107 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $408 — 9% above the US median ($374), roughly 3.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Henry County Hospital, Inc Napoleon, OH $66 $88 ★ 2/5 105 min 15.1%
Twin City Medical Center Dennison, OH $123 $134 15.0%
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $148 $392 ★ 4/5 190 min 16.4%
Adams County Regional Medical Center Seaman, OH $153 $240 ★ 3/5 182 min 14.9%
Hocking Valley Community Hospital Logan, OH $172 $138 15.3%
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $174 $266
Harrison Community Hospital Cadiz, OH $206 84 min 15.2%
Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center Cambridge, OH $226 $388 ★ 4/5 178 min 15.0%
Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH $226 15.0%
Aultman Hospital Canton, OH $237 $769 ★ 4/5 204 min 13.9%
Aultman Orrville Hospital Orrville, OH $237 $769 115 min 14.8%
Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis, OH $256 $385 ★ 4/5 147 min 14.9%
Holzer Medical Center Jackson Jackson, OH $256 $393 ★ 3/5 142 min 15.0%
Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OH $261 $769 ★ 4/5 167 min 15.0%
Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $262 $384 ★ 3/5 127 min 15.2%
Mercy Health-Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $262 ★ 4/5 122 min 14.6%
St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH $268 $393 ★ 3/5 199 min 15.4%
Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center Boardman, OH $268 ★ 2/5 272 min 16.6%
Generations Behavioral Health-Youngstown Llc Youngstown, OH $268 $393
Ohiohealth Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $285 $392 ★ 3/5 127 min 15.2%
Ohiohealth Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $285 ★ 4/5 15.7%
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $289 $712 ★ 3/5 196 min 15.0%
Fisher-Titus Hospital Norwalk, OH $295 $213 ★ 4/5 127 min 15.6%
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $296 $345 ★ 4/5 139 min 14.4%
Mercy St Vincent Medical Center Toledo, OH $296 ★ 3/5 152 min 15.0%

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 June 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)
$575
Cash / self-pay
$408
Insurer-negotiated
$402
Medicare pays
$121
$237$690
Median cash $408  ·  Medicare $121  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $408 — about 3.4× the Medicare rate ($121). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($242).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $575 list price could save about $167 (29%).

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