HIV test cost in New York

Prices at 88 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $84 — about the US median ($85), roughly 4.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Joseph's Medical Center Yonkers, NY $19 $23 ★ 1/5 202 min 15.2%
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY $21 $20 ★ 3/5 197 min 15.3%
Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore, NY $21 $20 ★ 3/5 230 min 14.4%
Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center Lewiston, NY $21 $20 ★ 2/5 163 min 15.3%
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY $21 $20 ★ 2/5 309 min 14.8%
Geneva General Hospital Geneva, NY $23 $24 ★ 2/5 183 min 16.9%
NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY $23 $35 ★ 5/5 206 min 13.1%
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates Penn Yan, NY $23 $28 110 min 15.0%
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY $24 $21 ★ 1/5 236 min 15.3%
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY $27 $28 ★ 2/5 110 min 15.7%
Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY $27 $34 ★ 4/5 109 min 14.6%
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 $39 88 min 14.7%
Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx, NY $30 ★ 1/5 184 min 16.7%
UPMC Chautauqua at Wca Jamestown, NY $34 $34 ★ 2/5 160 min 16.0%
St Mary's Healthcare Amsterdam, NY $43 $14 ★ 3/5 155 min 15.4%
Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY $55 $14 ★ 1/5 164 min 16.7%
Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc Westfield, NY $59 $24 114 min 14.8%
Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $60 $20 ★ 2/5 206 min 16.3%
United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY $60 $19 ★ 2/5 164 min 14.7%
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $60 $21 ★ 2/5 237 min 15.8%
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $60 $21 ★ 2/5 168 min 16.1%
Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY $64 $22 ★ 2/5 217 min 15.6%
Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY $65 $17 ★ 2/5 227 min 14.9%

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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$114
Cash / self-pay
$84
Insurer-negotiated
$24
Medicare pays
$19
$23$211
Median cash $84  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $84 — about 4.5× the Medicare rate ($19). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $114 list price could save about $29 (26%).

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