CT scan of the chest with contrast cost in Rochester, NY

Prices at 4 hospitals in Rochester, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $406 — 73% below the US median ($1,522), roughly 2.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Unity Hospital Rochester, NY $406 $108 ★ 2/5 299 min —
Unity Specialty Hospital Rochester, NY $406 $108 — — —

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)
$649
Cash / self-pay
$406
Insurer-negotiated
$191
Medicare pays
$167
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $406 — about 2.4× the Medicare rate ($167). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($333).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $649 list price could save about $243 (37%).

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Doctors who perform this in Rochester

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
David Lee, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY349
Robert Ambrosini, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY311
Maria Shiau, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY213
Swati Deshmane, MDDiagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY209
Abhishek Chaturvedi, MDDiagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY184
Jeffrey Kallas, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY173
George Demosthenes, DODiagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY163
Katherine Kaproth-Joslin, MD/PHDDiagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY155
Susan Hobbs, MD, PHDDiagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY151
Sean Cleary, MDDiagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY148
Hongju Son, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY124
Scott Schiffman, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY124

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