Finding a Gynecologist in Columbus That Fits Your Needs

You can get great care almost anywhere in central Ohio, but your day-to-day needs decide the right fit: which system takes your insurance, where you can park without stress, which clinics are open when you’re off work, and whether the office does gynecology only or obstetrics too. The options below are real Columbus practices with current hours, access policies, and practical details that matter when you’re actually booking.

What should you weigh first in Columbus?

Hospital system and care model. Many private practices align with one of the big systems (OhioHealth, Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Mount Carmel). If you prefer to keep tests, records, and referrals under one umbrella, start with practices inside that system. Ohio State’s general Ob/Gyn clinics list multiple in-city sites including Outpatient Care Upper Arlington at 1800 Zollinger Road and a teaching-clinic site at McCampbell Hall on the medical campus. The McCampbell clinic states patients are seen regardless of insurance status, with scheduling by phone at 614-293-8045.

Location and parking. For quick in-and-out, note where parking is free and close. Outpatient Care Upper Arlington posts free surface-lot parking on the north and east sides of the building, with a covered drop-off lane. On the main campus, Wexner’s published valet price is $10 per day as of February 22, 2026, and garages around University Hospital, The James, and McCampbell operate on hourly rates. If you want to avoid those garage costs, choosing a neighborhood clinic can be simpler.

Hours and after-hours coverage. Extended hours are uneven across the city. Professionals for Women’s Health at 921-B Jasonway Ave lists 8 a.m.–6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Columbus OB/GYN runs multiple suburban sites that commonly close at 12 p.m. on Fridays, and publishes an after-hours answering service at 800-959-1562. If you need an early or late slot, shop location pages, not just a system’s main site.

Cost signals if you’re uninsured or underinsured. Two federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in Columbus actively advertise sliding-fee programs and Saturday hours at certain sites. Lower Lights Health’s flagship clinic at 1160 W. Broad St. is open Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.–12 p.m., and it offers a sliding fee discount for qualifying patients. PrimaryOne Health’s East Main site at 1180 E. Main St. lists Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. with rotating Saturday availability and also uses a sliding-fee scale for patients without insurance.

Which Columbus clinics actually match common scheduling needs?

Need walk-in friendly and insurance-flexible? The Planned Parenthood North Columbus Health Center at 18 E. 17th Ave. posts weekday hours that vary by day, for example Monday 11 a.m.–6 p.m. and Tuesday 10 a.m.–5 p.m., plus alternating Friday and Saturday blocks. The site explicitly welcomes patients without insurance and notes walk-ins are accepted if you arrive at least one hour before closing, with same‑day slots when available. Services include birth control counseling, STI testing and treatment, vaccines, wellness and preventive care, and telehealth.

Want evenings without crossing town?Professionals for Women’s Health (Columbus location, 921‑B Jasonway Ave) lists office hours of 8 a.m.–6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 8 a.m.–4 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Parking is onsite. This practice handles both obstetrics and gynecology, and it maintains additional offices in Westerville and Dublin for patients who move between suburbs.

Prefer a multi-location private group with predictable hours?Columbus OB/GYN posts detailed hours for each site. The Hilliard/Upper Arlington office (3750 Ridge Mill Dr.) and Grandview Yard site (1125 Yard St., Suite 200) list 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Thursday, with Friday mornings running until noon. The Taylor Station site on the east side (150 Taylor Station Rd., Suite 300) carries the same pattern. It’s straightforward if you want consistent mid‑day availability across different neighborhoods.

Looking for a central, system-based destination with easy parking?Ohio State Outpatient Care Upper Arlington operates facility hours of 7 a.m.–7:30 p.m. daily, including weekends, and lists free surface parking. Ob/Gyn, women’s imaging, mammography, and other services are in one building. If you’re on a tight schedule and need labs or imaging the same day, this one‑stop layout can cut down on travel between offices.

Need a women’s health option in an FQHC setting?Lower Lights Health at 1160 W. Broad St. provides women’s health alongside primary care, pharmacy, dental, and vision. Hours are Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.–12 p.m. Parking is free in the adjacent lots, and the clinic publicly states it accepts patients with and without insurance with a sliding-fee option. PrimaryOne Health likewise lists Ob/Gyn and family planning services at multiple sites, including East Main (1180 E. Main St.) and West Broad (2300 W. Broad St.), each with Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. medical hours and rotating Saturdays at some locations.

Want gynecology without obstetrics? Within OhioHealth, the gynecology-only model appears both in system clinics and certain private groups. If you specifically want menopause and perimenopause care or procedures without an obstetric focus, ask whether a site is “gynecology only” when you call. Ohio State lists a Center for Women’s Health (gynecologic care only) in Upper Arlington with scheduling via 614-293-2076.

Trying to stay inside one hospital system in Columbus?

Ohio State Wexner Medical Center. For patients who like a large academic center and want subspecialists nearby, OSU lists general Ob/Gyn offices at several addresses, including Outpatient Care Upper Arlington (1800 Zollinger Rd.) and a central clinic site in McCampbell Hall on the main campus, the latter noting patients are seen regardless of insurance status and scheduling is via 614-293-8045. Women’s imaging and urogynecology are also offered within the Upper Arlington facility footprint, which keeps visits and referrals in one system. If you must go to main campus, valet is $10/day and posted garage rates apply; at Upper Arlington, parking is free.

OhioHealth network. If your primary care or delivery hospital is within OhioHealth, sticking with an OhioHealth‑aligned Ob/Gyn group can simplify MyChart, referrals, and labor-and-delivery planning. Two examples with current details: Women Physicians in OB/GYN lists a Riverside campus office at 3525 Olentangy River Rd., Suite 6350, with hours Mon–Thu 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Fri 8 a.m.–4 p.m.Columbus Metropolitan OB/GYN (a Privia Medical Group practice) posts Gahanna hours of Mon–Thu 8 a.m.–4 p.m., Fri 8 a.m.–12 p.m. at 1375 Cherry Way Dr., Suite 100, and a Pickerington office at 1030 Refugee Rd., Suite 260 with a Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule. These are typical examples of OhioHealth‑affiliated private practices with stable daytime blocks.

Mount Carmel and independent groups near Riverside. Some independent practices cluster near the Riverside campus on Olentangy River Road. Avina Women’s Care lists a Columbus office at 3600 Olentangy River Rd., Building 490 with Monday 7:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m. hours and a broad payer list (Aetna, Anthem, CareSource, Medicaid and Medicare among others). If you prize an early evening slot at a central address, that Monday schedule is one of the more flexible posted blocks in the city.

Do you need a subspecialist or age‑specific care?

Pelvic floor and urogynecology

Both major systems run dedicated urogynecology services in Columbus. OhioHealth Urogynecology outlines evaluation and treatment for incontinence, prolapse, bladder pain disorders, and related conditions, with advanced options like urodynamics, office cystoscopy, and sacral nerve stimulation. Ohio State Urogynecology lists scheduling through its Upper Arlington address at 1800 Zollinger Rd. If you’re calling a general gynecology office about pelvic floor issues, ask whether they schedule directly into urogynecology or require a referral within the system.

Adolescent and young adult gynecology

Nationwide Children’s Hospital provides Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology on the main campus with scheduling through its gynecology team lines. The department offers diagnosis and management for gynecologic and reproductive concerns in adolescents, and it lists direct phone contact for clinic staff. If you are seeking care for a teen or young adult, this clinic keeps visits in a pediatric setting with specialists trained for that age group.

How much will you pay before insurance in Columbus?

Published, fixed appointment prices are rare for private Ob/Gyn offices. Instead, look at stable, public cost signals:

Sliding fee programs.Lower Lights Health and PrimaryOne Health both state that fees for uninsured patients are discounted on a sliding scale based on household income and family size; both outline what documents you need to apply and that copays or minimum fees are collected at time of service. Lower Lights explicitly invites new patients and posts Saturday morning hours, which helps if missing work is hard.

Parking and visit logistics. If you’re heading to the Wexner main campus, budget the posted $10/day for valet or plan for garage hourly rates; if you use Outpatient Care Upper Arlington, parking is free, which lowers out‑of‑pocket for quick follow‑ups or multi‑stop visits. Many suburban private practices have free surface lots.

Insurance and networks.Avina Women’s Care publicly lists a long payer panel at its Olentangy River Road office, including Aetna, Anthem, Buckeye Health Plan, CareSource, Cigna, Medical Mutual, Molina, Medicare and Medicaid. Planned Parenthood North Columbus states that insurance is not required and that it accepts walk‑ins when capacity allows. Columbus OB/GYN and Women Physicians in OB/GYN each publish phone lines and patient‑information pages for accepted insurance and billing, and Columbus OB/GYN posts the after‑hours number for urgent questions outside office time.

Side‑by‑side: real options around Columbus

Quick takeaways for booking smarter

• If you want a one‑stop visit with imaging and labs, OSU’s Outpatient Care Upper Arlington posts 7 a.m.–7:30 p.m. daily facility hours and free parking.
• Budget for main‑campus costs: Wexner valet is $10/day and garages are hourly; clinics away from campus often have no parking fees.
• For sliding‑fee options and Saturday availability, Lower Lights (Sat 8 a.m.–12 p.m.) and PrimaryOne Health (rotating Saturdays) are the most flexible publicized choices.
• Planned Parenthood North Columbus accepts walk‑ins if you arrive at least one hour before closing and lists weekday hours plus alternating Fridays and Saturdays.
• Need evening choices? Professionals for Women’s Health runs to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Avina’s Olentangy office stays open to 6:30 p.m. on Mondays.
• Prefer to start inside a system? Women Physicians in OB/GYN (Riverside campus) and Columbus Metropolitan OB/GYN (Gahanna/Pickerington) are OhioHealth‑aligned examples with posted daytime hours.
• For teens and young adults, Nationwide Children’s Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology keeps care in a pediatric setting and lists direct scheduling phone contacts.

Reader Q&A

Where can I book a gynecology appointment on a Saturday in Columbus?

Lower Lights Health at 1160 W. Broad St. lists Saturday 8 a.m.–12 p.m. clinic hours, and PrimaryOne Health shows rotating Saturday availability at some sites such as East Main and West Broad. Private Ob/Gyn groups in the suburbs typically close by early afternoon on Fridays and do not post Saturday hours.

Is there a Columbus Ob/Gyn option if I don’t have insurance yet?

Yes. The OSU Ob/Gyn clinic at McCampbell Hall states patients are seen regardless of insurance status and schedules by phone at 614-293-8045. FQHCs including Lower Lights and PrimaryOne Health offer sliding‑fee programs based on household income and family size. Planned Parenthood North Columbus also notes that insurance is not required and accepts walk‑ins when capacity allows.

I need an appointment after standard work hours. Who stays open later?

Professionals for Women’s Health in Columbus posts evening availability to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Avina Women’s Care on Olentangy River Road lists 7:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Mondays. System facilities like OSU Outpatient Care Upper Arlington keep the building open 7 a.m.–7:30 p.m. daily, though individual clinic schedules vary.

How can I avoid paying for parking when I go to a specialist?

Choose clinics with free surface lots. OSU’s Outpatient Care Upper Arlington lists free surface parking, as do most suburban private practices and FQHC sites (Lower Lights and PrimaryOne Health). If you must visit main campus, plan for posted garage rates or the $10/day valet price.

To narrow your choice, match the office schedule and parking to your routine first, then confirm your insurance network and whether you want a system clinic or a private group. If you’re unsure where to start, call two sites from the table and ask the same three questions: earliest new‑patient slot, total cost if you’re between plans, and whether they coordinate imaging in the same building.

Published: September 9, 2026 · Reviewed by the Whats Up Columbus editorial team