US Health Care Costs

Critical care, first hour in Ohio

CPT 99291 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $2,109 to $8,216 at the 7 Ohio hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

Estimate what you would pay

$3,310typical cash price
$1,813typical commercial insurer rate
$2.1k–$8.2kcash price range, 7 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
Kettering Health Main Campus
$2,109
Kettering Health Miamisburg
$2,109
Bethesda North
$3,300
Metrohealth System
$3,310
Riverside Methodist Hospital
$3,766
Cleveland Clinic
$3,779
Miami Valley Hospital
$8,216

Ohio typical cash price: $3,310

Ohio hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Kettering Health Main CampusKettering$5,272$2,109–
Kettering Health MiamisburgMiamisburg$5,272$2,109–
Bethesda NorthCincinnati$4,400$3,300$1,955$1,022–$2,307 · 12 plans
Metrohealth SystemCleveland$9,456$3,310$1,670$1,086–$2,171 · 10 plans
Riverside Methodist HospitalColumbus$5,794$3,766–
Cleveland ClinicCleveland$5,814$3,779$3,497$1,657–$4,651 · 54 plans
Miami Valley HospitalDayton$8,216$8,216$1,533$1,209–$2,266 · 4 plans
Only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor (radiologist, surgeon, anesthesiologist) usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does critical care, first hour cost at a hospital in Ohio?

At 7 Ohio hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for critical care, first hour is $3,310, and most charge between $2,109 and $5,554. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $1,813. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for critical care, first hour?

At 0 of the 4 hospitals in Ohio that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Which hospital in Ohio has the lowest cash price for critical care, first hour?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $2,109 at Kettering Health Main Campus. Confirm the price with the hospital before you book.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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