Newborn hospital care cost in New York

Prices at 43 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $134 — about the US median ($136), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc Westfield, NY $41 $77 114 min 14.8%
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY $55 $66 ★ 2/5 199 min 15.6%
Ellis Hospital Schenectady, NY $103 $95 ★ 3/5 232 min 14.9%
United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY $112 $46 ★ 2/5 164 min 14.7%
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $112 $75 ★ 2/5 237 min 15.8%
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $112 $62 ★ 2/5 137 min 15.6%
Unity Hospital Rochester, NY $112 $43 ★ 2/5 294 min 15.3%
Unity Specialty Hospital Rochester, NY $112 $43
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY $134 $53 ★ 3/5 197 min 15.3%
Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore, NY $134 $50 ★ 3/5 230 min 14.4%
Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center Lewiston, NY $134 $50 ★ 2/5 163 min 15.3%
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY $134 $53 ★ 2/5 309 min 14.8%
St Peter's Hospital Albany, NY $150 $105 ★ 2/5 374 min 14.8%
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York Troy, NY $150 $105 ★ 3/5 243 min 14.3%
Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY $158 $91 ★ 3/5 240 min 15.0%
Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall Newburgh, NY $166 $1,050 ★ 2/5 192 min 15.1%
Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY $173 $95 ★ 1/5 164 min 16.7%
Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $183 ★ 2/5 206 min 17.2%
St Joseph's Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY $190 $45 ★ 2/5 228 min 16.2%
Samaritan Medical Center Watertown, NY $283 $79 ★ 2/5 260 min 15.3%
Clifton-Fine Hospital Star Lake, NY $283 $79
Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY $569 $166 ★ 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)
$150
Cash / self-pay
$134
Insurer-negotiated
$78
Medicare pays
$58
$104$274
Median cash $134  ·  Medicare $58  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $134 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($58). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($116).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $150 list price could save about $15 (10%).

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