Kidney scan (nuclear) cost in New York

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

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,684
Cash / self-pay
$1,019
Insurer-negotiated
$637
Medicare pays
$172
$237$2,552
Median cash $1,019  ·  Medicare $172  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

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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