Chemotherapy infusion cost in New York

Prices at 85 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $347 — 17% below the US median ($418), roughly 4.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc Binghamton, NY $108 $131 ★ 3/5 219 min —
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY $119 $181 ★ 2/5 109 min —
Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY $119 $201 ★ 4/5 111 min —
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY $119 $94 — 145 min —
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY $145 $293 ★ 2/5 199 min —
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY $173 $36 ★ 3/5 203 min —
Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center Lewiston, NY $173 $36 ★ 2/5 156 min —
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY $173 $36 ★ 2/5 307 min —
Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center Cortland, NY $180 $230 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $209 $62 ★ 2/5 142 min —
Slhs Massena, Inc Massena, NY $209 — — 116 min —
Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $220 — ★ 2/5 208 min —
UPMC Chautauqua at Wca Jamestown, NY $236 $257 ★ 2/5 171 min —
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY $238 $754 ★ 2/5 234 min —
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $238 $777 ★ 2/5 220 min —
Elmhurst Hospital Center Elmhurst, NY $238 $749 ★ 2/5 278 min —
Bronx VA Medical Center Bronx, NY $238 $743 ★ 4/5 — —
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $238 $777 ★ 2/5 160 min —
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $238 $745 ★ 3/5 171 min —
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $238 $691 ★ 1/5 261 min —
Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY $238 $649 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $238 $689 ★ 2/5 245 min —
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $238 $777 ★ 2/5 144 min —
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY $238 $682 ★ 2/5 198 min —
United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY $254 $234 ★ 2/5 167 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)
$715
Cash / self-pay
$347
Insurer-negotiated
$274
Medicare pays
$81
$173$2,183
Median cash $347  ·  Medicare $81  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $347 — about 4.3× the Medicare rate ($81). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($162).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $715 list price could save about $368 (51%).

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