Prices at 86 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $14,331 — about the US median ($14,082), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond University Medical Center 🍼 | Staten Island, NY | $7,000 | $13,098 | ★ 1/5 | 200 min | — |
| Bassett Healthcare 🍼 | Cooperstown, NY | $7,610 | $9,080 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| Highland Hospital 🍼 | Rochester, NY | $9,052 | $10,784 | ★ 3/5 | 304 min | — |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital 🍼 | Potsdam, NY | $9,587 | $7,791 | ★ 2/5 | 142 min | — |
| Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall 🍼 | Newburgh, NY | $11,082 | $8,741 | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital 🍼 | Newark, NY | $11,702 | $6,924 | ★ 2/5 | 205 min | — |
| United Memorial Medical Center 🍼 | Batavia, NY | $11,827 | $8,119 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc 🍼 | Binghamton, NY | $12,039 | $7,774 | ★ 3/5 | 219 min | — |
| Unity Hospital 🍼 | Rochester, NY | $12,158 | $8,310 | ★ 2/5 | 299 min | — |
| Unity Specialty Hospital | Rochester, NY | $12,158 | $8,310 | — | — | — |
| Strong Memorial Hospital 🍼 | Rochester, NY | $12,692 | $15,960 | ★ 3/5 | 247 min | — |
| St Joseph's Hospital Health Center 🍼 | Syracuse, NY | $13,643 | $10,405 | ★ 2/5 | 226 min | — |
| St Peter's Hospital 🍼 | Albany, NY | $14,331 | $12,184 | ★ 2/5 | 341 min | — |
| Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York 🍼 | Troy, NY | $14,331 | $12,184 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| St Anthony Community Hospital 🍼 | Warwick, NY | $14,427 | $14,637 | ★ 4/5 | 162 min | — |
| Rochester General Hospital 🍼 | Rochester, NY | $14,512 | $8,401 | ★ 2/5 | 233 min | — |
| Ellis Hospital 🍼 | Schenectady, NY | $15,665 | $9,454 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Bronxcare Hospital Center 🍼 | Bronx, NY | $17,163 | $21,090 | ★ 1/5 | 186 min | — |
| Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center 🍼 | Cortland, NY | $19,208 | $9,104 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Corning Hospital 🍼 | Corning, NY | $23,561 | $8,487 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo 🍼 | Buffalo, NY | $32,442 | $6,459 | ★ 2/5 | 307 min | — |
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital | Kenmore, NY | $32,720 | $6,459 | ★ 3/5 | 236 min | — |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center | Lewiston, NY | $32,720 | $6,459 | ★ 2/5 | 156 min | — |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital 🍼 | Buffalo, NY | $33,054 | $6,474 | ★ 3/5 | 203 min | — |
| Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus 🍼 | Kingston, NY | $75,379 | $12,523 | ★ 1/5 | 222 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. 🍼 = CMS Birthing-Friendly hospital. 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 $14,331 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($7,552). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($15,104).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $28,185 list price could save about $13,854 (49%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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