Prices at 88 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $296 — 7% below the US median ($319), roughly 4.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn, NY | $45 | — | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| Bassett Healthcare | Cooperstown, NY | $55 | $24 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| Ellis Hospital | Schenectady, NY | $93 | $129 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Little Falls Hospital | Little Falls, NY | $103 | $64 | ★ 2/5 | 109 min | — |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital | Springville, NY | $106 | $57 | — | 145 min | — |
| O'connor Hospital | Delhi, NY | $107 | $91 | — | 95 min | — |
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital | Cobleskill, NY | $107 | $89 | ★ 4/5 | 111 min | — |
| St Joseph's Medical Center | Yonkers, NY | $128 | $128 | ★ 1/5 | 201 min | — |
| Geneva General Hospital | Geneva, NY | $133 | $70 | ★ 2/5 | 190 min | — |
| Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates | Penn Yan, NY | $133 | $147 | — | 113 min | — |
| UPMC Chautauqua at Wca | Jamestown, NY | $136 | $148 | ★ 2/5 | 171 min | — |
| NYU Langone Hospitals | New York, NY | $138 | $138 | ★ 5/5 | 203 min | — |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc | Binghamton, NY | $157 | $118 | ★ 3/5 | 219 min | — |
| United Memorial Medical Center | Batavia, NY | $170 | $30 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Rochester General Hospital | Rochester, NY | $170 | $26 | ★ 2/5 | 233 min | — |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc | Westfield, NY | $176 | $76 | — | 120 min | — |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital | Oneonta, NY | $184 | $135 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital | Kenmore, NY | $185 | $67 | ★ 3/5 | 236 min | — |
| St Anthony Community Hospital | Warwick, NY | $195 | $171 | ★ 4/5 | 162 min | — |
| Crouse Hospital | Syracuse, NY | $206 | $131 | ★ 2/5 | 220 min | — |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | Niagara Falls, NY | $226 | $130 | ★ 1/5 | 229 min | — |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital | Newark, NY | $242 | $16 | ★ 2/5 | 205 min | — |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital | Buffalo, NY | $243 | $68 | ★ 3/5 | 203 min | — |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center | Lewiston, NY | $243 | $67 | ★ 2/5 | 156 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $243 | $67 | ★ 2/5 | 307 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 $296 — about 4.1× the Medicare rate ($72). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($144).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $482 list price could save about $186 (39%).
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