Prices at 60 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,654 — 21% above the US median ($1,368), roughly 5.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall | Newburgh, NY | $298 | $368 | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn, NY | $300 | — | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| Unity Hospital | Rochester, NY | $697 | $249 | ★ 2/5 | 299 min | — |
| Unity Specialty Hospital | Rochester, NY | $697 | $249 | — | — | — |
| Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus | Kingston, NY | $760 | $686 | ★ 1/5 | 222 min | — |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital | Buffalo, NY | $870 | $925 | ★ 3/5 | 203 min | — |
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital | Kenmore, NY | $870 | $665 | ★ 3/5 | 236 min | — |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center | Lewiston, NY | $870 | $671 | ★ 2/5 | 156 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $870 | $665 | ★ 2/5 | 307 min | — |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital | Newark, NY | $885 | $379 | ★ 2/5 | 205 min | — |
| Rochester General Hospital | Rochester, NY | $885 | $229 | ★ 2/5 | 233 min | — |
| Nassau University Medical Center | East Meadow, NY | $1,495 | $289 | ★ 1/5 | 164 min | — |
| Montefiore Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $1,509 | $505 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| NYU Langone Hospitals | New York, NY | $1,798 | $624 | ★ 5/5 | 203 min | — |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc | Binghamton, NY | $2,930 | $530 | ★ 3/5 | 219 min | — |
| Suny/stony Brook University Hospital | Stony Brook, NY | $3,257 | $302 | ★ 5/5 | 223 min | — |
| VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System | Montrose, NY | $3,819 | $593 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Hudson Valley Hospital Center | Cortlandt Manor, NY | $3,819 | $593 | ★ 5/5 | 202 min | — |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | New York, NY | $4,194 | — | ★ 4/5 | 248 min | — |
| Mount Sinai West | New York, NY | $4,194 | $397 | ★ 4/5 | 272 min | — |
| Ny Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai | New York, NY | $4,194 | $397 | — | — | — |
| Mount Sinai Beth Israel | New York, NY | $4,194 | $397 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| Mount Sinai South Nassau | Oceanside, NY | $4,194 | $397 | ★ 3/5 | 219 min | — |
| Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center | Cortland, NY | $4,688 | $505 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Corning Hospital | Corning, NY | $4,688 | $530 | ★ 3/5 | 210 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 September 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 $1,654 — about 5.9× the Medicare rate ($280). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($559).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,745 list price could save about $2,091 (56%).
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