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State Price Transparency Index 153 Mapped Hospitals 142 Shoppable Procedures −1% vs. U.S. Median (near the U.S. average)

Ohio Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates, commercial insurance prices, and fair price benchmarks across all 153 Ohio hospitals.

Pillar 1 · The BaseRate™ CompositeHow 1.00× Fair BaseRate Works: Raw price averages unfairly penalize hospitals in high-wage cities or trauma centers treating sicker patients. We adjust for local CMS hospital wage levels and patient complexity first. A 1.00× score means right at the fair price average, 0.85× means 15% cheaper than fair market, and 1.30× means 30% above fair market.Near Fair BaseRate Benchmark
0.99×vs. U.S. Fair Price Average
Position vs. 1.00× Fair PriceRight at U.S. Average (0%) 1.00× (center of the bar) is the U.S. fair price average after accounting for local hospital wages and patient complexity. Left of center (<1.00×) is below fair price; right of center (>1.00×) is above fair price.

Across 153 Ohio hospitals, typical commercial prices match the U.S. fair price average (0.99×) after accounting for local wages and patient complexity.

Pillar 2 · VeriRate™ Data TrustHow VeriRate™ (0–100) Works: Hospitals are legally required to publish machine-readable price files, but some bury fake $0.01 numbers or omit cash discounts. VeriRate audits each file across 5 checks (hover any badge below to see what it tests).86/100 · Verified
86/100Hover Any Check Below to See How Prices Were Audited
File Completeness90Provenance (File Completeness): Checks whether the hospital published a complete, up-to-date machine-readable price file with valid CPT and MS-DRG billing codes instead of leaving blanks.
Price Logic88Coherence (Price Logic): Checks whether the hospital’s numbers make basic sense — e.g., self-pay cash price is lower than gross list price, with no fake $0.01 or $999,999 placeholder numbers.
Peer Alignment86Concordance (Peer Alignment): Checks whether reported prices sit in a realistic range compared to Medicare and nearby hospitals rather than wild 100× unit errors.
Clean Billing83Regularity (Clean Billing): Checks whether rates are structured consistently across procedures without erratic statistical spikes or hidden unbundled facility fees.
Real Cash Discount84Cash Honesty (Real Cash Discount): Checks whether the hospital offers a genuine self-pay cash discount that beats or matches commercial insurance rates instead of billing full sticker price.
Pillar 3 · Ohio Market & Best ValueSummarizes statewide hospital price coverage across Ohio, the average commercial markup over federal Medicare rates, and the #1 best-value hospital in the state.153 Hospitals · 142 Procedures
Hospitals Priced153 in OHTotal hospitals in Ohio with verified machine-readable price disclosures indexed in the Crystal.
Avg vs. Medicare1.4× MedicareAverage commercial insurance negotiated rate across Ohio hospitals compared to what federal Medicare pays for the same procedure.
Best Value in OH0.35× FairLowest confounder-adjusted hospital in Ohio: Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital (Urbana) at 0.35× fair market price.

Most affordable Ohio hospital: Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital (Urbana) at 0.35× the fair price (65% below benchmark).

Statewide Hospital Pricing Fingerprint153 Ohio Hospitals Analyzed

Ohio Statewide Hospital Pricing Summary

Across 153 reporting hospitals and 142 shoppable procedures in Ohio, typical commercial insurance rates sit at 0.99× the U.S. fair price average (1.4× federal Medicare rates). However, prices vary by 9.1× across the state — from 0.35× fair price at the most affordable hospitals up to 3.19× at high-markup facilities.

State Price Index: 0.99× U.S. Fair AverageAvg Commercial Rate: 1.4× Medicare
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Best Value in Ohio (Lowest-Priced Hospitals & Patient Edge)

  • Best-value hospital in Ohio: Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital (Urbana) prices care at 0.35× the fair price benchmark.
  • Additional low-cost leaders include Mercy Allen Hospital (Oberlin, 0.38× fair) and Fulton County Health Center (0.45× fair).
  • Bottom-quartile Ohio hospitals (Q25) charge 0.93× the fair price or less — comparing quotes before scheduling elective care saves 25%–45%.
  • Nonprofit 501(c)(3) hospitals across Ohio must provide free or discounted charity care under federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) income rules.
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Where Ohio Patients Get Burned (High-Markup Traps)

  • Highest-markup Ohio facilities reach 4.9× Medicare (Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio in Portsmouth, Bucyrus Community Hospital).
  • Prices for the exact same procedure swing 9.1× between the lowest-priced (0.35×) and highest-priced (3.19×) hospitals in Ohio.
  • Emergency room, lab, and outpatient surgery facility fees carry significantly higher markups than pre-scheduled imaging or freestanding centers.
Most Affordable OH Hospitals (Bottom 25%)Best Value Tier
0.35× – 0.93× Fair

Led by Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital (Urbana) at 0.35× fair price.

Typical Ohio Hospital (State Median)1.4× Medicare
1.06× Fair Price

Middle-of-the-pack commercial rate across all 153 Ohio hospitals.

Highest-Markup OH Hospitals (Top 25%)9.1× State Spread
1.25× – 3.19× Fair

Highest-priced quarter of Ohio hospitals where shopping around saves the most.

Ohio County Price & Affordability Heatmap 69 of 88 Counties with MRF Hospital Data

Ohio County-Level Hospital Price & Affordability Heatmap

Hospital price index, Medicare markup, and household affordability burden across 88 counties in Ohio

<0.94× Affordable 0.94–1.06× Near Avg 1.06–1.20× Elevated >1.20× High-Markup
Cuyahoga County17hosps
1.12× Fair
Income $63k
Franklin County10hosps
1.32× Fair
Income $74k
Hamilton County8hosps
1.16× Fair
Income $71k
Summit County5hosps
1.15× Fair
Income $71k
Montgomery County5hosps
1.16× Fair
Income $64k
Ashtabula County5hosps
1.21× Fair
Income $56k
Lorain County4hosps
0.95× Fair
Income $71k
Allen County4hosps
1.12× Fair
Income $62k
Butler County4hosps
1.19× Fair
Income $81k
Richland County3hosps
0.90× Fair
Income $58k
Lucas County3hosps
1.01× Fair
Income $60k
Warren County3hosps
1.12× Fair
Income $108k
Stark County3hosps
1.17× Fair
Income $66k
Williams County2hosps
0.89× Fair
Income $62k
Trumbull County2hosps
0.92× Fair
Income $55k
Sandusky County2hosps
0.96× Fair
Income $63k
Mahoning County2hosps
1.00× Fair
Income $56k
Medina County2hosps
1.10× Fair
Income $93k
Greene County2hosps
1.19× Fair
Income $85k
Fairfield County2hosps
1.21× Fair
Income $87k
Miami County2hosps
1.23× Fair
Income $74k
Hancock County2hosps
1.27× Fair
Income $70k
Highland County2hosps
1.41× Fair
Income $62k
Scioto County2hosps
1.57× Fair
Income $50k
Showing top 24 counties with hospital price filings of 88 total in Ohio

All Hospitals in Ohio (153)

Ranked by how their commercial prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. Select any hospital to inspect its full procedure price list.

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Compare Prices by Procedure in Ohio (142)

High-impact surgeries, scans, and hospital stays are listed first with the typical Ohio price. Search any procedure below.

Browse Ohio by Metro Area

Local hospital comparison pages for each Ohio regional market.

Which Insurers Negotiate Prices in Ohio

Across the 168 Ohio hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here is how many hospitals each major insurance carrier has an in-network contract with.

Blue Cross Blue Shield 161 of 168 hospitals
UnitedHealthcare 160 of 168 hospitals
Aetna 153 of 168 hospitals
Humana 133 of 168 hospitals
Cigna 124 of 168 hospitals
Kaiser Permanente 5 of 168 hospitals

Also negotiating in Ohio: CareSource (133) · Molina (125) · Medical Mutual (114) · Devoted Health (73) · Paramount (67) · AmeriHealth (57).

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published October 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →