Breast reconstruction cost in New York

Prices at 59 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,309 — 59% below the US median ($8,008), roughly 2.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc Westfield, NY $840 $1,242 114 min 14.8%
O'connor Hospital Delhi, NY $983 $1,587 88 min 14.7%
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY $983 $1,310 ★ 2/5 110 min 15.7%
Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY $983 $1,526 ★ 4/5 109 min 14.6%
Ellis Hospital Schenectady, NY $2,010 $1,536 ★ 3/5 232 min 14.9%
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY $2,127 $1,163 ★ 3/5 197 min 15.3%
Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore, NY $2,127 $1,108 ★ 3/5 230 min 14.4%
Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center Lewiston, NY $2,127 $1,108 ★ 2/5 163 min 15.3%
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY $2,127 $1,108 ★ 2/5 309 min 14.8%
Samaritan Medical Center Watertown, NY $3,096 $1,386 ★ 2/5 260 min 15.3%
Clifton-Fine Hospital Star Lake, NY $3,096 $1,386
Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY $3,198 $2,113 ★ 1/5 164 min 16.7%
Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $3,420 ★ 2/5 206 min 17.2%
Suny/stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY $8,440 $17,118 ★ 5/5 225 min 14.7%
St Peter's Hospital Albany, NY $10,595 $14,311 ★ 2/5 374 min 14.8%
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York Troy, NY $10,595 $14,311 ★ 3/5 243 min 14.3%
Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus Kingston, NY $11,162 $6,523 ★ 1/5 230 min 15.2%
Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY $14,825 $11,308 ★ 3/5 200 min 15.5%
Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY $16,358 $19,117 ★ 3/5 240 min 15.0%
Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall Newburgh, NY $17,203 $13,238 ★ 2/5 192 min 15.1%
Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx, NY $21,793 $2,250 ★ 1/5 184 min 16.7%
St Joseph's Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY $29,143 $37,558 ★ 2/5 228 min 16.2%
Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $38,562 $709 ★ 2/5 206 min 16.3%
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $38,562 ★ 2/5 137 min 15.6%

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 June 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$3,642
Cash / self-pay
$3,309
Insurer-negotiated
$7,768
Medicare pays
$1,227
$983$26,938
Median cash $3,309  ·  Medicare $1,227  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $3,309 — about 2.7× the Medicare rate ($1,227). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($2,455).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,642 list price could save about $333 (9%).

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