Arterial blood gas (ABG) cost in Brooklyn, NY

Prices at 6 hospitals in Brooklyn, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $26 — 83% below the US median ($154), roughly 1.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $26 $81 ★ 2/5 160 min —
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $26 $75 ★ 1/5 261 min —
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY $26 $59 ★ 2/5 198 min —
New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. Brooklyn, NY $311 $72 ★ 1/5 193 min —
Brooklyn Hospital Center-Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY $824 $26 ★ 2/5 200 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$81
Cash / self-pay
$26
Insurer-negotiated
$65
Medicare pays
$26
$26$619
Median cash $26  ·  Medicare $26  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $26 — about 1.0× the Medicare rate ($26). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($52).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $81 list price could save about $55 (68%).

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