Chemotherapy infusion (first hour) cost in New York, NY

Prices at 8 hospitals in New York, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,722 — 186% above the US median ($601), roughly 12.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $393 $414 ★ 3/5 171 min —
Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY $393 $412 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $393 $424 ★ 2/5 144 min —
NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY $654 $2,213 ★ 5/5 203 min —
Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY $2,790 — ★ 4/5 248 min —
Mount Sinai West New York, NY $2,790 $35 ★ 4/5 272 min —
Ny Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY $2,790 $35 — — —
Mount Sinai Beth Israel New York, NY $2,790 $35 ★ 3/5 239 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)
$3,100
Cash / self-pay
$1,722
Insurer-negotiated
$412
Medicare pays
$133
$393$2,790
Median cash $1,722  ·  Medicare $133  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,722 — about 12.9× the Medicare rate ($133). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($267).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,100 list price could save about $1,378 (44%).

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Doctors who perform this in New York

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.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Robert Gelfand, M.D.Hematology-OncologyNew York, NY517
Anna Gattani, MDMedical OncologyNew York, NY498
Alec Goldenberg, MDHematology-OncologyNew York, NY437
Manish Shah, MDMedical OncologyNew York, NY405
Armistead Williams, M.D.NephrologyNew York, NY385
Allyson Ocean, MDMedical OncologyNew York, NY293
Anna Pavlick, DOMedical OncologyNew York, NY259
Rachel Kramer, M.D.Hematology-OncologyNew York, NY215
Roger Pearse, MDMedical OncologyNew York, NY186
Elizabeta Popa, MDMedical OncologyNew York, NY179
Waseem Mir, M.D.RheumatologyNew York, NY171
Kimon ViolarisPediatric MedicineNew York, NY168

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