Defibrillator (ICD) implant cost in Brooklyn, NY

Prices at 6 hospitals in Brooklyn, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $37,940 — 27% above the US median ($29,780), roughly 47.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $37,940 $22,406 ★ 2/5 160 min —
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $37,940 $20,432 ★ 1/5 261 min —
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY $37,940 $20,408 ★ 2/5 198 min —
Brooklyn Hospital Center-Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY $100,000 $30,352 ★ 2/5 200 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)
$77,959
Cash / self-pay
$37,940
Insurer-negotiated
$21,419
Medicare pays
$798
$37,940$81,382
Median cash $37,940  ·  Medicare $798  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $37,940 — about 47.5× the Medicare rate ($798). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,596).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $77,959 list price could save about $40,019 (51%).

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Doctors who perform this in Brooklyn

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
Bharath Reddy, MDClinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyBrooklyn, NY20
Brian Wong, M.D.CardiologyBrooklyn, NY16
Jesse Greenberg, MDClinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyBrooklyn, NY11
Gregory Cunn, MDInternal MedicineBrooklyn, NY11

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