Rapid flu test cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 14 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $13.60 to $118.80, with a median of $101.10. The lowest listed price is at Fort Hamilton Hospital — $87.50 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $65.65 at 113 hospitals.
- The median here, $101.10, is 67% above the US median of $60.40.
- That is 6.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.55).
- Cincinnati, OH ranks 4th of 4 metro areas in Ohio by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 cities for code 87804, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
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.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hamilton Hospital lowest Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Influenza Microbiology File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13.60 | $34.00 | — | 60% |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.40 | $49.00 | — | 40% |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood, KY · (859) 301-2000 HB INFLUENZA B+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.65 | $49.65 | — | — |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Influenza Virus+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $50.90 | $67.86 | — | 25% |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Rapid Flu Screen+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $50.90 | $67.86 | — | 25% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Rapid Flu Screen+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $50.90 | $67.86 | — | 25% |
| Atrium Medical Center Middletown, OH · (513) 420-5102 HC INFLUENZA ANTIGEN EA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $87.00 | $87.00 | — | — |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Rapid Influenza A File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $115.20 | $192.00 | — | 40% |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Rapid Influenza A File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $115.20 | $192.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $118.80 | $198.00 | — | 40% |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $118.80 | $198.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $118.80 | $198.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $118.80 | $198.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $118.80 | $198.00 | — | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $13.60, median $101.10, highest $118.80 — a 8.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $115.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What rapid flu test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Rapid flu test explained.