Surgery and procedures CPT 54161 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Circumcision, child or adult cost in Cincinnati, OH — inpatient

In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for circumcision by surgical excision, older than 28 days (children and adults) as an inpatient: from $675.75 to $9,735.00, with a median of $9,735.00. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center — $9,059.25 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $6,124.95 at 42 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 54161, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$675.75Children's Hospital Medical Center
Median$9,735.00half pay less
Highest$9,735.00in this market
Difference14.4×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.

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Lowest $675.75Highest $9,735.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Pr Circumcision Age >28 Days|By Specialist $675.75 $1,325.00 $158.28–$1,325.00 49% —
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Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Pr Circumcision Age >28 Days|By Midlevel $675.75 $1,325.00 $118.71–$1,200.35 49% —
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University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Circumcision > 28 Days Old $9,735.00 $16,225.00 — 40% Jul 1, 2026
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West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Circumcision > 28 Days Old $9,735.00 $16,225.00 — 40% Jul 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $675.75, median $9,735.00, highest $9,735.00 — a 14.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $9,735.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

This is circumcision by surgical removal of the foreskin in a boy older than 28 days or an adult, rather than with a newborn clamp. It is done for medical reasons such as a tight foreskin or repeated infections, or by personal choice.

What the price covers

The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon's fee and anesthesia are usually billed separately.