Chemotherapy infusion cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 14 hospitals list a cash price for chemotherapy IV infusion, first hour: from $397.87 to $1,852.20, with a median of $513.60. The lowest listed price is at McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital — $115.73 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $766.50 at 130 hospitals.
- The median here, $513.60, is 14% below the US median of $596.05.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($337.46).
- Cincinnati, OH ranks 2nd 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 96413, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital lowest Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Infusion Chemo 1st 16-90m File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $397.87 | $530.49 | — | 25% |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Chemo Infusion Initial Hr+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $443.60 | $1,109.00 | — | 60% |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC Chemo Infusion 1st Hour Chemo File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $513.60 | $856.00 | — | 40% |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC Chemo Infusion 1st Hour Chemo File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $513.60 | $856.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 HC Chemo Infusion 1st Hour Chemo File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $513.60 | $856.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC Chemo Infusion 1st Hour Chemo File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $513.60 | $856.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 HC Chemo Infusion 1st Hour Chemo File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $513.60 | $856.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC Chemo Infusion 1st Hour Chemo File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $513.60 | $856.00 | — | 40% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Infusion Chemo 1st 16-90m File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $592.50 | $790.00 | — | 25% |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Infusion Chemo 1st 16-90m File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $592.50 | $790.00 | — | 25% |
| Atrium Medical Center Middletown, OH · (513) 420-5102 HC CHEMO ADMIN INFUSION 1ST HOUR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,193.00 | $1,193.00 | — | — |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood, KY · (859) 301-2000 HB CHEMO IV INF, INITIAL UP TO 1HR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,331.87 | $1,331.87 | — | — |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Chemo Infusion 16Min - 1 Hr Initial File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,852.20 | $3,087.00 | — | 40% |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Chemo Infusion 16Min - 1 Hr Initial File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,852.20 | $3,087.00 | — | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $397.87, median $513.60, highest $1,852.20 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $513.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What chemotherapy infusion is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Chemotherapy infusion explained.