Retinal (fundus) photography cost in New York

Prices at 71 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $182 — 8% above the US median ($168), roughly 4.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
O'connor Hospital Delhi, NY $46 $81 88 min 14.7%
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY $46 $69 ★ 2/5 110 min 15.7%
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY $50 $29 ★ 2/5 199 min 15.6%
St Peter's Hospital Albany, NY $69 $69 ★ 2/5 374 min 14.8%
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York Troy, NY $69 $69 ★ 3/5 243 min 14.3%
NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY $70 $289 ★ 5/5 206 min 13.1%
St Mary's Healthcare Amsterdam, NY $74 $93 ★ 3/5 155 min 15.4%
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $82 $36 ★ 2/5 137 min 15.6%
United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY $102 $47 ★ 2/5 164 min 14.7%
Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $105 ★ 2/5 206 min 17.2%
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY $107 $41 ★ 1/5 236 min 15.3%
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc Binghamton, NY $114 $53 ★ 3/5 240 min 15.3%
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY $147 $38 144 min 15.2%
Ellis Hospital Schenectady, NY $160 $52 ★ 3/5 232 min 14.9%
Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall Newburgh, NY $166 $1,050 ★ 2/5 192 min 15.1%
Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx, NY $177 $24 ★ 1/5 184 min 16.7%
Unity Hospital Rochester, NY $179 $35 ★ 2/5 294 min 15.3%
Unity Specialty Hospital Rochester, NY $179 $35
Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center Cortland, NY $182 $167 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.3%
Corning Hospital Corning, NY $182 $153 ★ 3/5 209 min 14.5%
Wynn Hospital Utica, NY $203 $78 ★ 1/5 215 min 15.6%
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $230 $16 ★ 2/5 168 min 16.1%
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY $259 $24 ★ 3/5 197 min 15.3%
Brooklyn Hospital Center-Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY $261 $153 ★ 2/5 193 min 16.4%
Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY $262 $113 ★ 3/5 200 min 15.5%

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)
$260
Cash / self-pay
$182
Insurer-negotiated
$79
Medicare pays
$37
$52$450
Median cash $182  ·  Medicare $37  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $182 — about 4.9× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $260 list price could save about $78 (30%).

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