Retina scan (OCT) cost in New York

Prices at 60 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $80 — 21% below the US median ($101), roughly 2.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY $18 $20 ★ 2/5 110 min 15.7%
Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY $18 $23 ★ 4/5 109 min 14.6%
O'connor Hospital Delhi, NY $19 $27 88 min 14.7%
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY $35 $34 ★ 2/5 199 min 15.6%
NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY $39 $160 ★ 5/5 206 min 13.1%
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $42 $36 ★ 2/5 137 min 15.6%
Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $47 ★ 2/5 206 min 16.3%
United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY $47 ★ 2/5 164 min 14.7%
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $47 ★ 2/5 168 min 16.1%
Slhs Massena, Inc Massena, NY $47 112 min 14.6%
Unity Hospital Rochester, NY $58 ★ 2/5 294 min 15.3%
Unity Specialty Hospital Rochester, NY $58
Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall Newburgh, NY $74 $465 ★ 2/5 192 min 15.1%
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc Binghamton, NY $80 $48 ★ 3/5 240 min 15.3%
Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx, NY $108 $29 ★ 1/5 184 min 16.7%
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $108 $99 ★ 2/5 237 min 15.8%
Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center Cortland, NY $128 $77 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.3%
Corning Hospital Corning, NY $128 $70 ★ 3/5 209 min 14.5%
Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY $158 $46 ★ 1/5 164 min 16.7%
Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY $173 $102 ★ 3/5 200 min 15.5%
Suny/stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY $239 $74 ★ 5/5 225 min 14.7%
New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. Brooklyn, NY $283 $54 ★ 1/5 193 min 16.8%
Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY $306 ★ 4/5 240 min 14.6%
Mount Sinai West New York, NY $306 $88 ★ 4/5 278 min 14.3%
Ny Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY $306 $88

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 August 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)
$160
Cash / self-pay
$80
Insurer-negotiated
$74
Medicare pays
$33
$19$306
Median cash $80  ·  Medicare $33  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $80 — about 2.4× the Medicare rate ($33). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($65).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $160 list price could save about $80 (50%).

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