Prices at 7 hospitals in Brooklyn, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $286 — 53% below the US median ($610), roughly 2.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn, NY | $70 | — | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn, NY | $286 | $420 | ★ 2/5 | 160 min | — |
| Kings County Hospital Center | Brooklyn, NY | $286 | $418 | ★ 1/5 | 261 min | — |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center | Brooklyn, NY | $286 | $398 | ★ 2/5 | 198 min | — |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center-Downtown Campus | Brooklyn, NY | $1,451 | $286 | ★ 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)
Typical cash price here is $286 — about 2.8× the Medicare rate ($101). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($202).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,035 list price could save about $749 (72%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Wharton, M.D. | Cardiology | Brooklyn, NY | 272 |
| Amgad Botros, MD | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 71 |
| Renata Lerner | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Brooklyn, NY | 69 |
| Aleksandra Polonetskaya | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 59 |
| Joseph Heiney, MD | Emergency Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 58 |
| Manfred Moskovits, MD | Cardiology | Brooklyn, NY | 53 |
| Rithvik Balakrishnan | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 48 |
| Joseph Rauscher, MD | Emergency Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 39 |
| Raymond Chen, DO | Emergency Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 37 |
| Franz Mendoza Garcia | Emergency Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 37 |
| David Gunsburg, MD | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 37 |
| Simon Thein, M.B.,B.S. | Cardiology | Brooklyn, NY | 36 |
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