Prices at 127 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $27 — 17% below the US median ($32), roughly 7.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berger Hospital | Circleville, OH | $5 | $6 | ★ 3/5 | 201 min | — |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | $5 | $9 | — | — | — |
| Ohiohealth O'bleness Hospital | Athens, OH | $5 | $4 | ★ 3/5 | 202 min | — |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | Columbus, OH | $7 | $14 | ★ 4/5 | 230 min | — |
| Grant Medical Center | Columbus, OH | $7 | $14 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | — |
| Doctors Hospital | Columbus, OH | $7 | $14 | ★ 4/5 | 178 min | — |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | Delaware, OH | $7 | $4 | ★ 4/5 | 154 min | — |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital | Dublin, OH | $7 | $14 | ★ 4/5 | 229 min | — |
| Dublin Springs | Dublin, OH | $7 | $14 | — | — | — |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital | Oxford, OH | $7 | — | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Bethesda North | Cincinnati, OH | $7 | — | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | — |
| Southwest General Health Center | Middleburg Heights, OH | $8 | $5 | ★ 4/5 | 199 min | — |
| Adena Regional Medical Center | Chillicothe, OH | $9 | $11 | ★ 3/5 | 199 min | — |
| Greenfield Area Medical Center | Greenfield, OH | $9 | $14 | — | 109 min | — |
| Adena Fayette Medical Center | Washington Ch, OH | $9 | $11 | ★ 3/5 | 130 min | — |
| Adena Pike Medical Center | Waverly, OH | $9 | $11 | — | 92 min | — |
| Ohiohealth Mansfield Hospital | Mansfield, OH | $9 | $4 | ★ 3/5 | 130 min | — |
| Ohiohealth Shelby Hospital | Shelby, OH | $9 | — | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| Marion General Hospital | Marion, OH | $10 | $4 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | — |
| Promedica Defiance Regional Hospital | Defiance, OH | $10 | $10 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Mercy Health-Fairfield Hospital | Fairfield, OH | $11 | — | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Fairfield Medical Center | Lancaster, OH | $11 | — | ★ 2/5 | 145 min | — |
| Mercy Regional Medical Center | Lorain, OH | $11 | — | ★ 2/5 | 155 min | — |
| Mercy Health-West Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $11 | — | ★ 4/5 | 142 min | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $13 | — | ★ 4/5 | 157 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 $27 — about 7.3× the Medicare rate ($4). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($7).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $40 list price could save about $13 (33%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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