CT scan of the neck with contrast cost in New York

Prices at 88 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $744 — 49% below the US median ($1,455), roughly 4.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY $160 $105 ★ 2/5 199 min —
St Peter's Hospital Albany, NY $170 $170 ★ 2/5 341 min —
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York Troy, NY $170 $170 ★ 3/5 228 min —
Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $180 — ★ 2/5 208 min —
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY $211 $449 ★ 2/5 234 min —
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $211 $463 ★ 2/5 220 min —
Elmhurst Hospital Center Elmhurst, NY $211 $447 ★ 2/5 278 min —
Bronx VA Medical Center Bronx, NY $211 $444 ★ 4/5 — —
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $211 $462 ★ 2/5 160 min —
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $211 $445 ★ 3/5 171 min —
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $211 $457 ★ 1/5 261 min —
Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY $211 $457 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $211 $452 ★ 2/5 245 min —
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $211 $453 ★ 2/5 144 min —
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY $211 $436 ★ 2/5 198 min —
St Joseph's Medical Center Yonkers, NY $216 $216 ★ 1/5 201 min —
Geneva General Hospital Geneva, NY $253 $176 ★ 2/5 190 min —
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates Penn Yan, NY $253 $278 — 113 min —
Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore, NY $316 $141 ★ 3/5 236 min —
St Anthony Community Hospital Warwick, NY $326 $1,697 ★ 4/5 162 min —
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY $394 $256 ★ 2/5 109 min —
O'connor Hospital Delhi, NY $407 $329 — 95 min —
Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY $407 $256 ★ 4/5 111 min —
United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY $408 $163 ★ 2/5 167 min —
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY $449 $218 ★ 1/5 229 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)
$1,778
Cash / self-pay
$744
Insurer-negotiated
$233
Medicare pays
$183
$211$2,919
Median cash $744  ·  Medicare $183  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $744 — about 4.1× the Medicare rate ($183). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($367).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,778 list price could save about $1,034 (58%).

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