Prices at 7 hospitals in Brooklyn, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $504 — 4% below the US median ($524), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn, NY | $473 | $507 | ★ 2/5 | 160 min | — |
| Kings County Hospital Center | Brooklyn, NY | $473 | $507 | ★ 1/5 | 261 min | — |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center | Brooklyn, NY | $473 | $494 | ★ 2/5 | 198 min | — |
| Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn, NY | $535 | — | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center-Downtown Campus | Brooklyn, NY | $1,042 | $473 | ★ 2/5 | 200 min | — |
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $1,436 | $1,818 | ★ 1/5 | 193 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 October 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 $504 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($220). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($440).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,122 list price could save about $618 (55%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
Doctors who perform this in Brooklyn
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonid Chernobelsky, M.D. | General Surgery | Brooklyn, NY | 130 |
| Howard Dinowitz, D.P.M. | Podiatry | Brooklyn, NY | 91 |
| Andrea Schulman, D.P.M. | Podiatry | Brooklyn, NY | 73 |
| Mario Genovese, DPM | Podiatry | Brooklyn, NY | 57 |
| Edward Morreale, DPM | Podiatry | Brooklyn, NY | 48 |
| Jacob Wallach, DPM | Podiatry | Brooklyn, NY | 43 |
| H. Eliot Y. Ghatan, MD | Dermatology | Brooklyn, NY | 32 |
| Demetrios Grossos, D.P.M. | Podiatry | Brooklyn, NY | 20 |
| Peter Saitta, D.O. | Dermatology | Brooklyn, NY | 17 |
| William Spielfogel, DPM | Podiatry | Brooklyn, NY | 15 |
| Jeffrey Lucido, DPM | Podiatry | Brooklyn, NY | 11 |
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