Prices at 65 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $593 — 36% below the US median ($922), roughly 4.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn, NY | $120 | — | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| NYU Langone Hospitals | New York, NY | $197 | $538 | ★ 5/5 | 203 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 | — |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center | Brooklyn, NY | $286 | $398 | ★ 2/5 | 198 min | — |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc | Westfield, NY | $296 | $164 | — | 120 min | — |
| Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall | Newburgh, NY | $298 | $1,882 | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| St Joseph's Hospital Health Center | Syracuse, NY | $351 | $387 | ★ 2/5 | 226 min | — |
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital | Kenmore, NY | $408 | $106 | ★ 3/5 | 236 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $408 | $106 | ★ 2/5 | 307 min | — |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital | Oneonta, NY | $425 | $306 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital | Springville, NY | $489 | $166 | — | 145 min | — |
| Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center | Cortland, NY | $489 | $612 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Wynn Hospital | Utica, NY | $574 | $199 | ★ 1/5 | 211 min | — |
| Bronxcare Hospital Center | Bronx, NY | $612 | $286 | ★ 1/5 | 186 min | — |
| Montefiore Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $617 | $307 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Nassau University Medical Center | East Meadow, NY | $641 | $286 | ★ 1/5 | 164 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 $593 — about 4.3× the Medicare rate ($138). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($276).
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