Prices at 89 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $770 — about the US median ($782), roughly 16.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn, NY | $130 | — | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital | Oneonta, NY | $313 | $554 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Bassett Healthcare | Cooperstown, NY | $313 | $554 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| O'connor Hospital | Delhi, NY | $313 | $395 | — | 95 min | — |
| Little Falls Hospital | Little Falls, NY | $313 | $348 | ★ 2/5 | 109 min | — |
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital | Cobleskill, NY | $313 | $383 | ★ 4/5 | 111 min | — |
| UPMC Chautauqua at Wca | Jamestown, NY | $378 | $473 | ★ 2/5 | 171 min | — |
| Geneva General Hospital | Geneva, NY | $464 | $551 | ★ 2/5 | 190 min | — |
| Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates | Penn Yan, NY | $464 | $605 | — | 113 min | — |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | Niagara Falls, NY | $470 | $548 | ★ 1/5 | 229 min | — |
| St Joseph's Medical Center | Yonkers, NY | $489 | $738 | ★ 1/5 | 201 min | — |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center | Bronx, NY | $517 | $674 | ★ 2/5 | 234 min | — |
| Jacobi Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $517 | $708 | ★ 2/5 | 220 min | — |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center | Elmhurst, NY | $517 | $671 | ★ 2/5 | 278 min | — |
| Bronx VA Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $517 | $669 | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn, NY | $517 | $693 | ★ 2/5 | 160 min | — |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center | New York, NY | $517 | $670 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | — |
| Kings County Hospital Center | Brooklyn, NY | $517 | $691 | ★ 1/5 | 261 min | — |
| Bellevue Hospital Center | New York, NY | $517 | $690 | ★ 2/5 | 181 min | — |
| Queens Hospital Center | Jamaica, NY | $517 | $686 | ★ 2/5 | 245 min | — |
| Harlem Hospital Center | New York, NY | $517 | $686 | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center | Brooklyn, NY | $517 | $669 | ★ 2/5 | 198 min | — |
| Ellis Hospital | Schenectady, NY | $527 | $483 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Montefiore Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $543 | $3,056 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall | Newburgh, NY | $551 | $3,480 | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
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 October 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 $770 — about 16.2× the Medicare rate ($47). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($95).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,360 list price could save about $589 (43%).
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