Emergency department visit (level 2) cost in New York

Prices at 88 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $291 — 16% below the US median ($347), roughly 7.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Ellis Hospital Schenectady, NY $62 $45 ★ 3/5 232 min —
O'connor Hospital Delhi, NY $83 $119 — 95 min —
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY $83 $111 ★ 2/5 109 min —
Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY $83 $119 ★ 4/5 111 min —
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY $100 $67 ★ 2/5 199 min —
Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore, NY $115 $40 ★ 3/5 236 min —
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY $115 $40 ★ 2/5 307 min —
Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $120 — ★ 2/5 208 min —
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital Oneonta, NY $141 $201 ★ 3/5 132 min —
St Joseph's Medical Center Yonkers, NY $168 $216 ★ 1/5 201 min —
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY $187 $265 ★ 2/5 234 min —
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $187 $288 ★ 2/5 220 min —
Elmhurst Hospital Center Elmhurst, NY $187 $281 ★ 2/5 278 min —
Bronx VA Medical Center Bronx, NY $187 $288 ★ 4/5 — —
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $187 $273 ★ 2/5 160 min —
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $187 $265 ★ 3/5 171 min —
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $187 $265 ★ 1/5 261 min —
Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY $187 $265 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $187 $265 ★ 2/5 245 min —
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $187 $265 ★ 2/5 144 min —
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY $187 $265 ★ 2/5 198 min —
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc Binghamton, NY $200 $176 ★ 3/5 219 min —
Slhs Massena, Inc Massena, NY $209 $44 — 116 min —
Geneva General Hospital Geneva, NY $225 $44 ★ 2/5 190 min —
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates Penn Yan, NY $225 $247 — 113 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 October 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)
$656
Cash / self-pay
$291
Insurer-negotiated
$197
Medicare pays
$40
$118$1,620
Median cash $291  ·  Medicare $40  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $291 — about 7.2× the Medicare rate ($40). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($81).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $656 list price could save about $365 (56%).

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