Prices at 84 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $72 — 12% below the US median ($82), roughly 3.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sisters of Charity Hospital | Buffalo, NY | $18 | $25 | ★ 3/5 | 197 min | 15.3% |
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital | Kenmore, NY | $18 | $24 | ★ 3/5 | 230 min | 14.4% |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center | Lewiston, NY | $18 | $24 | ★ 2/5 | 163 min | 15.3% |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $18 | $24 | ★ 2/5 | 309 min | 14.8% |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | Niagara Falls, NY | $24 | $29 | ★ 1/5 | 236 min | 15.3% |
| St Joseph's Medical Center | Yonkers, NY | $24 | $24 | ★ 1/5 | 202 min | 15.2% |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital | Oneonta, NY | $29 | $24 | ★ 3/5 | 123 min | 15.2% |
| Bassett Healthcare | Cooperstown, NY | $29 | $25 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | 15.6% |
| O'connor Hospital | Delhi, NY | $29 | $38 | — | 88 min | 14.7% |
| Little Falls Hospital | Little Falls, NY | $29 | $31 | ★ 2/5 | 110 min | 15.7% |
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital | Cobleskill, NY | $29 | $36 | ★ 4/5 | 109 min | 14.6% |
| Geneva General Hospital | Geneva, NY | $29 | $26 | ★ 2/5 | 183 min | 16.9% |
| NYU Langone Hospitals | New York, NY | $29 | $60 | ★ 5/5 | 206 min | 13.1% |
| Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates | Penn Yan, NY | $29 | $32 | — | 110 min | 15.0% |
| Wynn Hospital | Utica, NY | $29 | $24 | ★ 1/5 | 215 min | 15.6% |
| UPMC Chautauqua at Wca | Jamestown, NY | $34 | $34 | ★ 2/5 | 160 min | 16.0% |
| St Mary's Healthcare | Amsterdam, NY | $51 | $24 | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | 15.4% |
| Nassau University Medical Center | East Meadow, NY | $55 | $24 | ★ 1/5 | 164 min | 16.7% |
| Crouse Hospital | Syracuse, NY | $60 | $29 | ★ 2/5 | 227 min | 14.9% |
| Ellis Hospital | Schenectady, NY | $63 | $30 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | 14.9% |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | New York, NY | $68 | — | ★ 4/5 | 240 min | 14.6% |
| Mount Sinai West | New York, NY | $68 | $53 | ★ 4/5 | 278 min | 14.3% |
| Ny Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai | New York, NY | $68 | $53 | — | — | — |
| Mount Sinai Beth Israel | New York, NY | $68 | $53 | ★ 3/5 | 227 min | 16.4% |
| Mount Sinai South Nassau | Oceanside, NY | $68 | $53 | ★ 3/5 | 221 min | 15.9% |
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)
Typical cash price here is $72 — about 3.0× the Medicare rate ($24). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($48).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $106 list price could save about $34 (32%).
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