Prices at 5 hospitals in Cincinnati, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,901 — 6% below the US median ($3,100), roughly 4.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $2,137 | $940 | ★ 5/5 | 172 min | — |
| Bethesda North | Cincinnati, OH | $2,901 | — | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $3,129 | — | ★ 4/5 | 157 min | — |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc | Cincinnati, OH | $3,640 | $1,107 | ★ 3/5 | 250 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 $2,901 — about 4.2× the Medicare rate ($691). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,381).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,868 list price could save about $967 (25%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karthikeyan Kanagarajan, M.D. | Sleep Medicine | Cincinnati, OH | 180 |
| Karthikeyan Kanagarajan, M.D. | Sleep Medicine | Cincinnati, OH | 166 |
| Shahrokh Javaheri, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Cincinnati, OH | 142 |
| Sunil Dama, M.D. | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Cincinnati, OH | 131 |
| Shahrokh Javaheri, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Cincinnati, OH | 118 |
| Omdevasena Thirugnanam, MD | Sleep Medicine | Cincinnati, OH | 114 |
| Bruce Corser, MD | Internal Medicine | Cincinnati, OH | 108 |
| Shayla Pullen, MD | Sleep Medicine | Cincinnati, OH | 104 |
| Bashar Brijawi, MD | Neurology | Cincinnati, OH | 99 |
| Anthony Suchoski, MD | Sleep Medicine | Cincinnati, OH | 95 |
| Sunil Dama, M.D. | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Cincinnati, OH | 94 |
| Bashar Brijawi, MD | Neurology | Cincinnati, OH | 88 |
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