Prices at 86 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $818 — 41% below the US median ($1,378), roughly 3.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassett Healthcare | Cooperstown, NY | $217 | $64 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| O'connor Hospital | Delhi, NY | $228 | $346 | — | 95 min | — |
| Little Falls Hospital | Little Falls, NY | $241 | $298 | ★ 2/5 | 109 min | — |
| United Memorial Medical Center | Batavia, NY | $291 | $46 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc | Westfield, NY | $424 | $268 | — | 120 min | — |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital | Springville, NY | $432 | $227 | — | 145 min | — |
| St Joseph's Medical Center | Yonkers, NY | $466 | $466 | ★ 1/5 | 201 min | — |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center | Bronx, NY | $476 | $499 | ★ 2/5 | 234 min | — |
| Jacobi Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $476 | $499 | ★ 2/5 | 220 min | — |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center | Elmhurst, NY | $476 | $499 | ★ 2/5 | 278 min | — |
| Bronx VA Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $476 | $499 | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn, NY | $476 | $499 | ★ 2/5 | 160 min | — |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center | New York, NY | $476 | $499 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | — |
| Kings County Hospital Center | Brooklyn, NY | $476 | $499 | ★ 1/5 | 261 min | — |
| Bellevue Hospital Center | New York, NY | $476 | $499 | ★ 2/5 | 181 min | — |
| Queens Hospital Center | Jamaica, NY | $476 | $499 | ★ 2/5 | 245 min | — |
| Harlem Hospital Center | New York, NY | $476 | $499 | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center | Brooklyn, NY | $476 | $499 | ★ 2/5 | 198 min | — |
| Rochester General Hospital | Rochester, NY | $504 | $45 | ★ 2/5 | 233 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital, Inc | Hamilton, NY | $539 | $172 | ★ 4/5 | 155 min | — |
| Geneva General Hospital | Geneva, NY | $571 | $256 | ★ 2/5 | 190 min | — |
| Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates | Penn Yan, NY | $571 | $628 | — | 113 min | — |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | Niagara Falls, NY | $592 | $497 | ★ 1/5 | 229 min | — |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital | Oneonta, NY | $639 | $509 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| NYU Langone Hospitals | New York, NY | $681 | $818 | ★ 5/5 | 203 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 $818 — about 3.2× the Medicare rate ($259). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($518).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,827 list price could save about $1,009 (55%).
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