Ohio State University Hospitals: posted prices
Ohio State University Hospitals in Columbus, OH posted prices for 9 common services in its price file (file last updated July 1, 2026; downloaded November 14, 2026). Cash prices and insurer-negotiated rates below are what the hospital lists for each service. They are not what any one patient pays, which depends on insurance and the care received.
| Service and the line as posted | Cash price (discounted, without insurance) | Insurer-negotiated rates, lowest to highest | List price before discounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency room visit, level 3 HC EMERGENCY ROOM LEVEL 3, CPT 99283 | Not stated in the file | $1 – $1,374 | $1,414 |
| Emergency room visit, level 4 HC EMERGENCY ROOM LEVEL 4, CPT 99284 | Not stated in the file | $1 – $3,142 | $2,303 |
| MRI of a leg joint, without contrast HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT W/O CONTRAST, CPT 73721 | Not stated in the file | $1 – $2,873 | $2,957 |
| MRI of the brain, without contrast HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST, CPT 70551 | Not stated in the file | $1 – $1,732 | $1,782 |
| CT scan of the head, without contrast HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST, CPT 70450 | Not stated in the file | $1 – $2,006 | $2,064 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views HC RADIOLOGY X-RAY CHEST 2 VIEWS, CPT 71046 | Not stated in the file | $1 – $314 | $323 |
| Vaginal delivery VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC, MS-DRG 807 | Not stated in the file | $4,237 – $15,881 | $15,881 |
| Cesarean delivery CESAREAN SECTION WITHOUT STERILIZATION WITHOUT CC/MCC, MS-DRG 788 | Not stated in the file | $6,025 – $52,412 | $52,412 |
| Coronary angioplasty with stent HC INSERTION NON-DES W/WO ANGIOPLAST SINGLE MAJOR ARTERY/BRANCHES 1 LESION 1+ CORONARY SEGMENTS, CPT 92928 | Not stated in the file | $1 – $18,294 | $18,827 |
Each figure is read from the hospital’s own line for the service, as on the interactive hospital page, which also shows every other line the file posts. Source: the hospital’s standard charges file, required by federal price transparency rules. The hospital’s price file