Prices at 87 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $407 — 33% below the US median ($610), roughly 4.0× 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 | — |
| O'connor Hospital | Delhi, NY | $81 | $124 | — | 95 min | — |
| St Peter's Hospital | Albany, NY | $85 | $85 | ★ 2/5 | 341 min | — |
| Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York | Troy, NY | $85 | $85 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital | Springville, NY | $111 | $110 | — | 145 min | — |
| Little Falls Hospital | Little Falls, NY | $133 | $182 | ★ 2/5 | 109 min | — |
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital | Cobleskill, NY | $133 | $195 | ★ 4/5 | 111 min | — |
| Corning Hospital | Corning, NY | $159 | $187 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $159 | $84 | ★ 2/5 | 307 min | — |
| NYU Langone Hospitals | New York, NY | $173 | $538 | ★ 5/5 | 203 min | — |
| St Joseph's Hospital Health Center | Syracuse, NY | $198 | $92 | ★ 2/5 | 226 min | — |
| Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center | Cortland, NY | $244 | $130 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| St Mary's Healthcare | Amsterdam, NY | $245 | $296 | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | — |
| St Joseph's Medical Center | Yonkers, NY | $280 | $280 | ★ 1/5 | 201 min | — |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital | Oneonta, NY | $281 | $453 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center | Bronx, NY | $286 | $402 | ★ 2/5 | 234 min | — |
| Jacobi Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $286 | $425 | ★ 2/5 | 220 min | — |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center | Elmhurst, NY | $286 | $400 | ★ 2/5 | 278 min | — |
| Bronx VA Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $286 | $397 | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn, NY | $286 | $420 | ★ 2/5 | 160 min | — |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center | New York, NY | $286 | $398 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | — |
| Kings County Hospital Center | Brooklyn, NY | $286 | $418 | ★ 1/5 | 261 min | — |
| Bellevue Hospital Center | New York, NY | $286 | $418 | ★ 2/5 | 181 min | — |
| Queens Hospital Center | Jamaica, NY | $286 | $414 | ★ 2/5 | 245 min | — |
| Harlem Hospital Center | New York, NY | $286 | $414 | ★ 2/5 | 144 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 $407 — about 4.0× the Medicare rate ($101). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($202).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $918 list price could save about $511 (56%).
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