Prices at 86 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,517 — 27% below the US median ($2,085), roughly 4.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassett Healthcare | Cooperstown, NY | $390 | $174 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital | Cobleskill, NY | $409 | $625 | ★ 4/5 | 111 min | — |
| St Anthony Community Hospital | Warwick, NY | $443 | $2,403 | ★ 4/5 | 162 min | — |
| Geneva General Hospital | Geneva, NY | $447 | $316 | ★ 2/5 | 190 min | — |
| Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates | Penn Yan, NY | $447 | $492 | — | 113 min | — |
| Little Falls Hospital | Little Falls, NY | $457 | $575 | ★ 2/5 | 109 min | — |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | Niagara Falls, NY | $538 | $412 | ★ 1/5 | 229 min | — |
| Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall | Newburgh, NY | $707 | $678 | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital | Oneonta, NY | $763 | $453 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| St Peter's Hospital | Albany, NY | $792 | $697 | ★ 2/5 | 341 min | — |
| Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York | Troy, NY | $792 | $697 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Bronxcare Hospital Center | Bronx, NY | $795 | $334 | ★ 1/5 | 186 min | — |
| UPMC Chautauqua at Wca | Jamestown, NY | $833 | $742 | ★ 2/5 | 171 min | — |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital | Springville, NY | $853 | $388 | — | 145 min | — |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc | Westfield, NY | $882 | $423 | — | 120 min | — |
| Ellis Hospital | Schenectady, NY | $1,100 | $620 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| United Memorial Medical Center | Batavia, NY | $1,102 | $416 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| NYU Langone Hospitals | New York, NY | $1,197 | $1,020 | ★ 5/5 | 203 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $1,228 | $305 | ★ 2/5 | 307 min | — |
| Rochester General Hospital | Rochester, NY | $1,296 | $322 | ★ 2/5 | 233 min | — |
| Unity Hospital | Rochester, NY | $1,302 | $303 | ★ 2/5 | 299 min | — |
| Unity Specialty Hospital | Rochester, NY | $1,302 | $303 | — | — | — |
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital | Kenmore, NY | $1,362 | $305 | ★ 3/5 | 236 min | — |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital | Newark, NY | $1,450 | $413 | ★ 2/5 | 205 min | — |
| Wynn Hospital | Utica, NY | $1,463 | $505 | ★ 1/5 | 211 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 September 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 $1,517 — about 4.1× the Medicare rate ($371). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($743).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,334 list price could save about $817 (35%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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