Prices at 83 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,019 — 24% below the US median ($1,347), roughly 5.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn, NY | $155 | — | ★ 2/5 | 206 min | 17.2% |
| Rochester General Hospital | Rochester, NY | $191 | $110 | ★ 2/5 | 237 min | 15.8% |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital | Oneonta, NY | $232 | $682 | ★ 3/5 | 123 min | 15.2% |
| Little Falls Hospital | Little Falls, NY | $256 | $211 | ★ 2/5 | 110 min | 15.7% |
| NYU Langone Hospitals | New York, NY | $471 | $637 | ★ 5/5 | 206 min | 13.1% |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center | Lewiston, NY | $502 | $119 | ★ 2/5 | 163 min | 15.3% |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $502 | $125 | ★ 2/5 | 309 min | 14.8% |
| Wynn Hospital | Utica, NY | $503 | $260 | ★ 1/5 | 215 min | 15.6% |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital | Springville, NY | $557 | $169 | — | 144 min | 15.2% |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc | Westfield, NY | $568 | $182 | — | 114 min | 14.8% |
| Unity Hospital | Rochester, NY | $582 | $110 | ★ 2/5 | 294 min | 15.3% |
| Unity Specialty Hospital | Rochester, NY | $582 | $110 | — | — | — |
| St Joseph's Medical Center | Yonkers, NY | $605 | $605 | ★ 1/5 | 202 min | 15.2% |
| Slhs Massena, Inc | Massena, NY | $678 | $61 | — | 112 min | 14.6% |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | Niagara Falls, NY | $692 | $137 | ★ 1/5 | 236 min | 15.3% |
| Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic | Clifton Springs, NY | $756 | $125 | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | 16.1% |
| Geneva General Hospital | Geneva, NY | $764 | $166 | ★ 2/5 | 183 min | 16.9% |
| Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates | Penn Yan, NY | $764 | $841 | — | 110 min | 15.0% |
| United Memorial Medical Center | Batavia, NY | $834 | $118 | ★ 2/5 | 164 min | 14.7% |
| St Joseph's Hospital Health Center | Syracuse, NY | $948 | $1,039 | ★ 2/5 | 228 min | 16.2% |
| Montefiore Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $955 | $678 | ★ 3/5 | 200 min | 15.5% |
| St Anthony Community Hospital | Warwick, NY | $987 | $850 | ★ 4/5 | 161 min | 14.9% |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital | Newark, NY | $994 | $83 | ★ 2/5 | 206 min | 16.3% |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital | Potsdam, NY | $1,019 | $76 | ★ 2/5 | 137 min | 15.6% |
| Crouse Hospital | Syracuse, NY | $1,043 | — | ★ 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)
Typical cash price here is $1,019 — about 5.9× the Medicare rate ($172). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($345).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,684 list price could save about $666 (40%).
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