Prices at 6 hospitals in Brooklyn, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $15 — 42% below the US median ($26), roughly 4.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn, NY | $15 | — | ★ 2/5 | 206 min | 17.2% |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $15 — about 4.1× the Medicare rate ($4). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($7).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,129 list price could save about $1,114 (99%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
Doctors who perform this in Brooklyn
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prabhat Soni, MD | Emergency Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 18,041 |
| Gad Avshalomov, MD | Allergy/ Immunology | Brooklyn, NY | 11,832 |
| Rajendra Bhayani, MD | Otolaryngology | Brooklyn, NY | 5,471 |
| Milo Vassallo, M.D./PH.D. | Allergy/ Immunology | Brooklyn, NY | 4,253 |
| Yevgeniya Karmazin | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 4,034 |
| Igor Chernyavskiy, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Brooklyn, NY | 3,440 |
| Maurice Alwaya, MD | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 3,360 |
| Moshe Szlechter, MD | Ophthalmology | Brooklyn, NY | 3,312 |
| Marvin Becker, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 3,069 |
| Kanhaiyalal Kantu, M.D. | Otolaryngology | Brooklyn, NY | 2,720 |
| Manoj Kantu, M.D. | Otolaryngology | Brooklyn, NY | 2,440 |
| Ali El Atat, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 2,280 |
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