Simple wound stitches cost in New York, NY

Prices at 8 hospitals in New York, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $729 — 133% above the US median ($313), roughly 5.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY $729 ★ 4/5 240 min 14.6%
Mount Sinai West New York, NY $729 $3,041 ★ 4/5 278 min 14.3%
Ny Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY $729 $3,041
Mount Sinai Beth Israel New York, NY $729 $3,041 ★ 3/5 227 min 16.4%
NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY $801 $1,562 ★ 5/5 206 min 13.1%

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)
$810
Cash / self-pay
$729
Insurer-negotiated
$1,562
Medicare pays
$127
$729$772
Median cash $729  ·  Medicare $127  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $729 — about 5.8× the Medicare rate ($127). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($253).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $810 list price could save about $81 (10%).

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