CT scan of the chest with and without contrast cost in New York

Prices at 84 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,142 — 35% below the US median ($1,755), roughly 5.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Peter's Hospital Albany, NY $203 $203 ★ 2/5 374 min 14.8%
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York Troy, NY $203 $203 ★ 3/5 243 min 14.3%
St Joseph's Medical Center Yonkers, NY $216 $257 ★ 1/5 202 min 15.2%
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY $233 $281 ★ 2/5 110 min 15.7%
Geneva General Hospital Geneva, NY $253 $191 ★ 2/5 183 min 16.9%
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates Penn Yan, NY $253 $278 110 min 15.0%
St Anthony Community Hospital Warwick, NY $326 $2,204 ★ 4/5 161 min 14.9%
Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $370 ★ 2/5 206 min 17.2%
O'connor Hospital Delhi, NY $371 $443 88 min 14.7%
Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY $451 $289 ★ 4/5 109 min 14.6%
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY $465 $168 ★ 1/5 236 min 15.3%
Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx, NY $475 $247 ★ 1/5 184 min 16.7%
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $610 $161 ★ 2/5 237 min 15.8%
United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY $612 $173 ★ 2/5 164 min 14.7%
Unity Hospital Rochester, NY $699 $192 ★ 2/5 294 min 15.3%
Unity Specialty Hospital Rochester, NY $699 $192
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $703 $236 ★ 2/5 168 min 16.1%
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY $744 $231 ★ 1/5 237 min 15.7%
Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY $744 $231 ★ 2/5 217 min 15.6%
Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $744 $202 ★ 2/5 206 min 16.3%
Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore, NY $746 $168 ★ 3/5 230 min 14.4%
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY $746 $168 ★ 2/5 309 min 14.8%
UPMC Chautauqua at Wca Jamestown, NY $794 $518 ★ 2/5 160 min 16.0%
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY $931 $156 144 min 15.2%
Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc Westfield, NY $962 $214 114 min 14.8%

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)
$1,694
Cash / self-pay
$1,142
Insurer-negotiated
$258
Medicare pays
$196
$275$3,332
Median cash $1,142  ·  Medicare $196  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $1,142 — about 5.8× the Medicare rate ($196). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($391).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,694 list price could save about $551 (33%).

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