Chemotherapy infusion cost in New York

Prices at 83 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $367 — 12% below the US median ($418), roughly 4.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc Binghamton, NY $108 $131 ★ 3/5 240 min 15.3%
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY $119 $181 ★ 2/5 110 min 15.7%
Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY $119 $201 ★ 4/5 109 min 14.6%
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY $119 $94 144 min 15.2%
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY $145 $293 ★ 2/5 199 min 15.6%
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY $173 $36 ★ 3/5 197 min 15.3%
Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center Lewiston, NY $173 $36 ★ 2/5 163 min 15.3%
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY $173 $36 ★ 2/5 309 min 14.8%
Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center Cortland, NY $180 $230 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.3%
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $209 $62 ★ 2/5 137 min 15.6%
Slhs Massena, Inc Massena, NY $209 112 min 14.6%
Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $220 ★ 2/5 206 min 17.2%
UPMC Chautauqua at Wca Jamestown, NY $236 $257 ★ 2/5 160 min 16.0%
United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY $254 $234 ★ 2/5 164 min 14.7%
St Mary's Healthcare Amsterdam, NY $271 $265 ★ 3/5 155 min 15.4%
Geneva General Hospital Geneva, NY $286 $123 ★ 2/5 183 min 16.9%
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates Penn Yan, NY $286 $280 110 min 15.0%
Ellis Hospital Schenectady, NY $293 $141 ★ 3/5 232 min 14.9%
Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $304 ★ 2/5 206 min 16.3%
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $304 $590 ★ 2/5 237 min 15.8%
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $347 $209 ★ 2/5 168 min 16.1%
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY $355 $349 ★ 1/5 237 min 15.7%
Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY $355 $349 ★ 2/5 217 min 15.6%
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY $356 $410 ★ 1/5 236 min 15.3%
Unity Hospital Rochester, NY $365 $606 ★ 2/5 294 min 15.3%

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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$586
Cash / self-pay
$367
Insurer-negotiated
$272
Medicare pays
$81
$173$2,183
Median cash $367  ·  Medicare $81  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $367 — about 4.5× the Medicare rate ($81). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($162).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $586 list price could save about $219 (37%).

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